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Maryland’s Election Data Standoff: Privacy, Politics, or Plain Stonewalling?

The U.S. DOJ requested Maryland’s voter-roll data for election integrity checks, leading to a rejection by state officials citing privacy and state sovereignty. This refusal reflects political bias, as Maryland’s Democrats oppose scrutiny from a Republican-led DOJ but embrace similar inquiries from left-leaning administrations. The ongoing tension raises concerns about electoral transparency and accountability.

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Loudoun County’s War on Privacy: How Policy 8040 and Title IX Are Being Weaponized Against Students

Loudoun County has once again landed at the center of a national firestorm—this time for punishing two boys who expressed discomfort about sharing a locker room with a biological female identifying as male. Instead of disciplining the student who illegally recorded them, school officials branded the boys as Title IX violators, handing down suspensions and permanent marks on their records. With Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, Governor Glenn Youngkin, and now U.S. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon weighing in, this case could become a landmark battle over privacy, parental rights, and the misuse of Title IX.

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