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TMS is currently following and/or taking action related to several legislative issues of importance to its membership.

An article, 'Energising conservative voters, one school board election at a time'

  PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to strengthen and promote the rule of law and facilitate a stable criminal justice system in Burkina Faso by bolstering the capacity of existing bar and legal aid associations to provide advocacy, training, and on-going professional development for defense attorneys. Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms requires effective access to legal services by an independent and fully functioning legal profession ...

This alert takes a more detailed look at these publications and discusses select policy changes, initiatives and goals set forth by the Administration and their potential impact.

Legislative efforts to address teachings on race pose threats to academic freedom Last year, the White House issued an Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping that FIRE warned could create a chilling effect on how race and sex would be taught and discussed at institutions of higher education. The executive order instructed federal agencies to condition grants they administer on the recipient institution’s certification that it will not use those funds to “promote” interpretations of race and sex stereotypes that the administration deems “divisive.” It then set forth a...