Sarah Parshall Perry

Is there a crisis of "illegitimacy" at SCOTUS? No. Rep. Olszewski (D-Md) is proposing a law establishing 18-yr term limits for SCOTUS justices which would (conveniently) mean the removal of C.J. Roberts, and Justices Thomas & Alito. It flouts Art. III of the Constitution, which states federal judges serve for a lifetime w. good behavior--a key to immunity from political pressure & judicial independence. While 38% of Americans say they have "little to no confidence" in SCOTUS (according to a March 2026 NBC poll), that number is likely due to the impassioned critiques from liberal corners of the Capitol that the Court is "illegitimate" (looking at you, Hakeem Jeffries) a criticism that arises when the corporate Left doesn't like a judicial outcome (see, e.g., NPR, The Nation, Guardian, & NYT's hysterical commentary on Louisiana v. Callais). But what's missing here is a fulsome understanding of the Supreme Court's unique success. As Justice Gorsuch stated recently: "[W]e’ve been appointed by five different presidents over 30 years, and yet we’re able to resolve those cases unanimously, about 40 percent of the time. So, when you bear that in mind … the system is working pretty much as it has for a very, very long time.” Attempts to pack the Court must fail. Even the late Justice Ruth Ginsburg proffered that "Nine is the number." To this day, the Court remains--as Hamilton once opined--the "least dangerous branch" and the unanimity it achieves (even in controversial cases like First Choice Women's Resource v. Davenport) proves it so.

American Bar Association ends DEI accreditation requirement for law schools thepostmillennial.com/american-bar-a…

Not only have conservatives become vanishingly rare in academia, so have centrists. That’s how complete the left’s dominance is: Even moderates are now a fringe group in academia. stevestewartwilliams.com/p/academias-le…

The activist American Bar Association—which has long since outlived its credibility as an accrediting organization and has a shameful history of smearing constitutional conservatives, including here in Nebraska—has dropped the final remnant of its backward DEI rules for law schools. Good riddance. Sadly, the University of Nebraska College of Law established coursework and curricula—some of it mandatory—specifically to meet this discriminatory requirement. That ABA rule was their stated justification. While some of this nonsense has been rolled back thanks to the anti-discrimination work of @EDSecMcMahon, guidance as to how Nebraska law students can “satisfy Standard 303(c)” remains in @UNLCollegeofLaw course catalog requirements. Nebraskans expect—and I demand—that the law school will immediately clear out of its coursework, publications, curricula, and catalogs ALL “cross-cultural competence” and related material implemented as a result of these now-obsolete (and always misguided) ABA rules. The weak excuse for this DEI creep within Nebraska’s flagship taxpayer-funded university law college no longer exists. In Nebraska, “DEI” should only mean: Dedication, Excellence, and Integrity.

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Legal Scholar Sarah Parshall Perry weighs in: x.com/i/status/20554…

@ExpostReview Agreed! Next up: Tennessee and Ohio.

@SarahPPerry The ABA only did this since it’s losing its monopoly over accreditation, Texas and Florida are just the beginning of the end of the ABA.

The ABA - play acting at law school accreditation & ethics while jamming liberal orthodoxy down the throats of the nation -voted to officially eliminate its unconstitutional DEI rule for law schools (standard 206). Approval may take until 2027 - so I’ll believe it when I see it

Interesting timing after we @DefendingEd released our report on the ABA’s accreditation standards almost exactly a month ago. We found nearly 1/3 of American law schools still push DEI nonsense required for accreditation. 🧵

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Perhaps this Administration's biggest win yet.

An excellent take on the CA5's 10 Commandments decision, and the factors at play. Yes, the Establishment Clause, but also, so much more. A must-read from @kurtlash1

Parents should never be cut out of major decisions involving their own children. @DefendingEd has identified over 1,200 districts across the country with these parental exclusion policies. 👉 defendinged.org/investigations…

There is no “DEI Exemption” to longstanding federal anti-discrimination law. Employment decisions based on race or sex can violate Title VII, regardless of intent. This includes: hiring, firing, and promotions as well as access to training, fellowships, mentorships, workplace events or other benefits.

⁨ICYMI: @DefendingEd uncovered a UC Berkeley training event called "Teaching Histories of Anti-Imperialistic Solidarity,” encouraging K-12 teachers to incorporate anti-imperialist and pro-Palestine political activism into ethnic studies curriculum. 👉 nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-…

Link to opinions: supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

In big SCOTUS news: Court grants request of Danco & GenBioPro (abortion pill manufacturers) for a stay of the ca5 ruling reimposing the in-person dispensing requirement for abortion pills. Dissenting, Justices Alito & Thomas argue the Comstock Act bars interstate shipment of abortifacients. A few years ago, a colleague & I argued for just that thing. heritage.org/life/report/th…

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@SarahPPerry This is what it looks like to be last. 😭 These are high schools in Las Cruces and Albuquerque, the two largest school districts in NM.

This ought to be leading every one of the news cycles. As the 2024 NAEP scores confirmed, our children are trending toward functional illiteracy.

12.5 million children attend a school district with gender secrecy policies allowing staff to hide students' gender transitions from their parents. @SarahPPerry, Vice President and Legal Fellow for @DefendingEd, warns that this "scandal of national proportions" will be detrimental if not addressed.

A long, winding road has finally come to an end for the state of Tennessee. Biden’s Title IX rule gutting due process protections, prioritizing gender identity over sex, & stifling free speech in education was illegal from the start. Congrats to @AGTennessee

At Yale Medical School, a black applicant is 29 times more likely to be invited to interview than an Asian with equally strong academics.   Today, @CivilRights told Yale that its use of race in admissions is ILLEGAL—and that @TheJusticeDept will step in to enforce Title VI. justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…