Welcome to the TMS Weekly Dispatch for February 13, 2026—with the latest news and updates from the front line, to keep you in-the-know on all things Thomas More Society. If you missed last week’s edition, click here.  

Here's the latest from the past week:

TMS FOUNDER & PRESIDENT TOM BREJCHA MEETS SECRETARY LINDA MCMAHON: Thomas More Society Founder and President Tom Brejcha had the honor of meeting U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during her visit to Chicago Hope Academy this month. Secretary McMahon's visit to Illinois celebrated the rich history of American education and the principles that have guided our nation since its founding.

"We recognize the amazing work that Thomas More Society has done to advance freedom in the United States, including in education,” the Secretary's office noted in its invitation to Brejcha.

THOMAS MORE SOCIETY FILES CRITICAL AMICUS BRIEF IN LOUISIANA ABORTION PILL CASE: Thomas More Society attorneys filed an amicus curiae (“friend-of-the-court”) brief on behalf of Heartbeat International in support of the State of Louisiana's motion for preliminary injunction against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The case, Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, challenges the practice of out-of-state prescribers using telehealth to dispense and mail abortion pills to women—including into states like Louisiana where abortion is prohibited.

The brief details the myriad health risks to women arising from the FDA's 2023 changes to mifepristone regulations, which eliminated the requirement for in-person dispensing and allowed non-physicians to prescribe the drug. The brief documents that ultrasound use prior to chemical abortions has plummeted from nearly 100% in 2018 to just 62% in 2023—a troubling trend that leaves women without critical information about gestational age, the preborn baby's viability, and dangerous ectopic pregnancies for which the drugs are contraindicated.

The brief also highlights the increased risk of coerced or forced abortions, noting that Heartbeat International’s Abortion Pill Rescue Network has received a growing number of calls from women who were coerced, forced, or even unknowingly given abortion drugs by others.

From the Brief:

"Removing the in-person dispensing requirement increases the likelihood that the drugs will fall into the hands of someone who could use them to induce an abortion in an unwilling participant. Without the safeguards of seeing the patient face-to-face, obtaining a pregnancy test and ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy, and assessing the patient's emotional state and whether her consent is free and informed, all that is necessary to obtain the abortion pills is for a purported patient to self-attest that she is pregnant."

Read the full amicus brief here.

MARY CATHERINE MARTIN SPEAKS TO MARC COX MORNING SHOW: Thomas More Society Senior Counsel Mary Catherine Martin joined the Marc Cox Morning Show this week to discuss TMS's ongoing efforts to hold Kirkwood School District accountable for providing students with private access to inappropriate material on school computers. As reported in last week's Dispatch, after years of advocacy from concerned parents at Kirkwood for Educational Integrity (KFEI), the District finally admitted to the problem, but its purported solutions have fallen short.

Martin urged listeners to become aware of the apps their child’s school makes available and to remove objectionable apps such as the Sora digital reading app from their student's devices until appropriate safeguards are implemented by the school.

Thomas More Society has sent a formal demand letter requesting a response from Kirkwood School District by February 19 and remains committed to ensuring the District takes meaningful action to protect students.

Listen to the full interview here.