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About Charles J. Russo
Charles J. Russo, M.Div., J.D., Ed.D., Joseph Panzer Chair of Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences (SEHS), Director of SEHS’s Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership, and Research Professor of Law in the School of Law at the University of Dayton, OH, specializes in issues involving education and the law with a special focus on religious freedom. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame University of Australia School of Law, Sydney Campus. He can be reached at crusso1@udayton.edu. All views expressed herein are exclusively his own.
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SCOTUS decision on “transitioning” policies is a victory for parental rights

March 4, 2026 Charles J. Russo 8

The Supreme Court’s March 2, 2026, decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta is another significant win for parental rights. A divided Court, in its 6-3 unsigned per curiam, “for the court” order—part of its so-called shadow docket, […]

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Controversy continues: SCOTUS, the Ten Commandments, and public schools

February 3, 2026 Charles J. Russo 3

A controversy that reached the United States Supreme Court twice and may be returning for a third round concerns state-mandated public postings of the Ten Commandments. In the most recent litigation involving the Commandments, the […]

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Reflections on SCOTUS and transgenderism in women’s sports

January 23, 2026 Charles J. Russo 11

On January 13, 2026, the Supreme Court conducted oral arguments in what promise to be blockbuster rulings—Little v. Hecox from Idaho and West Virginia v. B.P.J.—over state laws banning males claiming to be “transgender” from participating […]

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Father in MA succeeds in battle against sexualizing his kindergartener son

January 13, 2026 Charles J. Russo 12

On December 30, 2025, less than ten weeks after a father had filed suit in Alan L. v. Lexington Public Schools, a federal trial court judge in Massachusetts granted the father’s request for a preliminary injunction. In doing […]

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Mothers in NY file suit over teacher’s use of explicit materials in art class

December 27, 2025 Charles J. Russo 16

Two mothers in Watertown, New York, have filed suit in a federal trial court, challenging school officials for allowing the teacher to expose their children to sexually inappropriate and explicit materials. The controversy developed after […]

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SCOTUS refuses to intervene in suit over prayer at football game

December 18, 2025 Charles J. Russo 6

On November 17, 2025, without explanation, the Supreme Court denied an appeal in Cambridge Christian School v. Florida High School Athletic Association. At issue was the refusal of state athletic association officials to allow representatives of the […]

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SCOTUS reviews New Jersey’s fishing expedition against pro-life centers

December 11, 2025 Charles J. Russo 17

On December 2, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in First Choice Women’s Resource Center v. Platkin, a potentially far-reaching dispute over whether public officials could, without justification, investigate the activities of a faith-based, pro-life […]

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A common sense victory in Ohio in the pronoun wars

December 1, 2025 Charles J. Russo 14

Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education is a victory for free speech and common sense. A divided Sixth Circuit temporarily enjoined officials in Ohio from compelling students to use the “preferred […]

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Federal Court upholds ban on crucifix in seventh-grade class in CT

November 25, 2025 Charles J. Russo 32

A grave violation of religious freedom continues in New Britain, Connecticut. In Arroyo-Castro v. Gasper the federal trial court denied a teacher’s First Amendment speech and religion claims after officials suspended her for insubordination, involuntarily placing her in an administrative position for having […]

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A win for religious freedom and women’s rights in sports in Vermont

November 15, 2025 Charles J. Russo 20

Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders is a win for religious liberty, female student-athletes, fair play, and common sense. The Second Circuit, reversing an earlier order to the contrary, reasoned that educational officials, parents, and the […]

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