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Tipsheets | May 09, 2023

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Judicial Watch: Federal Hearing in Civil Rights Lawsuit for High School Teacher Fired for Preemployment Social Media Posts

Judicial Watch announced recently that a court hearing will be held before Judge Denise J. Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in the civil rights lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of Kari MacRae, a Massachusetts high school teacher who was fired in retaliation for posts on social media that predated her employment at Hanover High School.

Court Hearing Set for Lawsuit over California Sec of State’s Censorship of Judicial Watch YouTube Election Integrity Video Just Before 2020 Election

Judicial Watch recently announced that District Court Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong will hold a hearing on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. PT on a Motion to Dismiss brought by the California Secretary of State in the lawsuit.

Documents Show Texas A&M Appeared to Receive Almost $500 Million in Grants from Qatar Regime

“Now we know why terrorist-linked Qatar has fought us in court to hide its financial support for Texas A&M – which we just found out is nearly a half billion dollars,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

Judge Rules in Favor of Judicial Watch Client: Bucks County, PA Acted in Bad Faith in Withholding School COVID Shutdown Documents – Court Orders County to Pay $3,000

Judicial Watch announced recently that a Bucks County, PA judge ruled the county acted “in bad faith” in withholding records that are, by law, public from Megan Brock, a parent represented by Judicial Watch who was sued by Bucks County to prevent the release of documents related to COVID restrictions and the re-opening of the county’s schools that she requested under the commonwealth’s Right-to-Know Law.

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DCNF Reporter Wins Massive Legal Victory Against County That Tried To Silence Her For Requesting Public Records

The Daily Caller

Daily Caller News Foundation reporter Megan Brock secured a victory last week after she was sued by Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in 2022 to prevent the release of documents she requested related to the county’s school reopening plans and COVID-19 restrictions.

Climate Envoy John Kerry’s Jet-Set Spending Is Getting Plenty of Cloud Cover

RealClearInvestigations

Congress and RCI are not alone in being stonewalled by Kerry’s office. Judicial Watch, a conservative government watchdog group, also filed a FOIA request for information on Kerry’s spending and staff, and they followed that up with a lawsuit last October.

Catholic Vote, Judicial Watch Sue FBI, DOJ for Information About Leaked Memo Targeting Catholics

Breitbart

Catholic Vote and Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday, demanding they comply with records requests related to agency actions targeting Catholics.