Emma Camp
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Washington, D.C., DC, United States
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U.S. College Attendance Is Declining Due to Skyrocketing Tuition
While the population has grown, the number of college students has declined in the past decade. → Read More
Five Women Sue Texas Over the State's Narrow Abortion Exception
The law allows abortions when there is a "medical emergency"—but what qualifies as an emergency? → Read More
Fewer People Are Going To College. That Could Be a Good Thing.
Students who would have otherwise begrudgingly attended college are now skipping it entirely, avoiding potentially thousands of dollars in debt. → Read More
New Lawsuit Challenges New Jersey's Lifetime Child Abuse Registry
In New Jersey, individuals found to have committed any act of child abuse or neglect are placed on the state's child abuse registry for life/ → Read More
Ron DeSantis wants to cultivate ‘viewpoint diversity’ by censoring universities
Florida's H.B. 999 claims to support "viewpoint diversity" and "intellectual rigor." It does just the opposite. → Read More
Pennsylvania Governor Says He Won't Sign Execution Warrants
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced that he would not grant any execution warrants during his tenure as governor—continuing a trend set by his predecessor. → Read More
Bad Schools Aren't Always Underfunded
A viral TikTok video of Carmel High School outside Indianapolis, Indiana, has sparked a revealing conversation about school funding and school performance. → Read More
Can the Feds Prosecute Douglass Mackey for His Twitter Trolling?
Because of a series of misleading memes, a troll has been charged with conspiracy "to injure, oppress, threaten and intimidate one or more persons in the free exercise and enjoyment of a right and privilege secured to them by the Constitution and laws of the United States." → Read More
Biden's Claims About Universal Pre-K Are Malarkey
Despite President Biden's praise during the State of the Union, the evidence for universal pre-k is inconclusive. → Read More
An Iowa Town Charged a Man With Disorderly Conduct Because He Called a Cop a 'Domestic Abuser'
"What's the First Amendment for if not criticizing the government?" says Noah Petersen, who was arrested for comments during a Newton, Iowa city council meeting. → Read More
Review: 'Inside Job' reinvents the workplace comedy
The Netflix show ostensibly satirizes government control, but it is not made for anyone truly suspicious of government power. → Read More
Georgia Police Harassed a Man Holding a 'God Bless the Homeless Vets' Sign. He's Suing.
Jeff Gray is suing after police in two Georgia towns tried to prevent him from holding a sign to raise awareness for homeless veterans. → Read More
Arizona Pauses Executions After Gov. Hobbs Orders a Review of the State's Procedures.
Following numerous botched executions in the past decade, Arizona will temporarily halt executions to review death penalty procedures. → Read More
Will Katie Hobbs take down Arizona's expanded school choice program?
Arizona's newly sworn-in governor has repeatedly said that she wants to reverse the state's expansion of its school-choice program. → Read More
In Alabama, New Rules Make Botched Executions More Likely
"Under the new rule, the State would have been able to prolong the botched execution process indefinitely," the Equal Justice Initiative wrote in a press release. → Read More
An Arizona Boy Was Taken Into State Custody. 2 Weeks Later, He Was Dead.
Richard Blodgett's 9-year-old son was taken into Arizona Department of Child Safety custody after Blodgett was arrested on a drug possession charge. Just weeks later, the boy was dead. → Read More
Chicago Public Schools will call child services if you're late to pick up your kids from school
"My daughter rushed to the car and she's like, 'mommy DCFS came to the school, and the lady made it sound like we weren't going to come home with you today,'" Tresa Razaaq told a local news station. → Read More
Federal Adoption Law Leads States To Prematurely Separate Families
A 25-year-old federal law pushes states to increase adoptions from foster care, leading to hasty terminations of many parents' legal rights. → Read More
A Top-Ranked High School Hid National Merit Recognition From Students for Years
Administrators at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology reportedly hid awards from students to not "hurt" the feelings of their classmates. → Read More
5 Infuriating Ways People Got the First Amendment Wrong in 2022
As free speech becomes an increasing part of the culture war, people won't stop misinterpreting—and outright violating—the First Amendment. → Read More