Lisa Buie

1 month ago | nextstepsblog.org | Lisa Buie

In the 1949 Looney Tunes short “Mouse Wreckers,” two mind-manipulating rodents named Hubie and Bertie try to chase award-winning mouser Claude Cat out of his home by driving him crazy. They bang him on the head with a fireplace log, throw a stick of dynamite on Claude’s nap cushion, and even frame him for antagonizing a bulldog, who pummels him. The last straw is when the mice nail all the living room furniture to the floor while Claude is napping.

1 month ago | ij.org | Lisa Buie

In the 1949 Looney Tunes short “Mouse Wreckers,” two mind-manipulating rodents named Hubie and Bertie try to chase award-winning mouser Claude Cat out of his home by driving him crazy. They bang him on the head with a fireplace log, throw a stick of dynamite on Claude’s nap cushion, and even frame him for antagonizing a bulldog, who pummels him. The last straw is when the mice nail all the living room furniture to the floor while Claude is napping.

2 months ago | nextstepsblog.org | Lisa Buie

The story: With less than a week to go before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments about the constitutionality of religious charter schools, supporters and opponents are making wildly different predictions about the possible effects. Supporters, who include advocates for religious education, are framing a win for their side as a victory for religious freedom and a logical extension of recent rulings that affirmed faith-based schools’ right to participate in publicly funded programs.

2 months ago | ij.org | Lisa Buie

When Utah officials defended a union-backed court challenge to its Utah Fits All Scholarship Program, they relied on cases in five other states in which courts upheld similar programs as constitutional. However, in her ruling against Utah’s scholarship program last week, Third District Judge Laura Scott noted the absence of a Florida case: Bush v. Holmes. The 1999 complaint challenged the Florida Opportunity Scholarship Program.

2 months ago | nextstepsblog.org | Lisa Buie

When Utah officials defended a union-backed court challenge to its Utah Fits All Scholarship Program, they relied on cases in five other states in which courts upheld similar programs as constitutional. However, in her ruling against Utah’s scholarship program last week, Third District Judge Laura Scott noted the absence of a Florida case: Bush v. Holmes. The 1999 complaint challenged the Florida Opportunity Scholarship Program.