LJC In The News
Chicago Teachers Union Faces Growing Legal Pressure over Financial Transparency
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) announced Thursday that seven additional members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) have joined a legal effort to hold union leadership accountable for failing to produce audited financial reports for more than four years. The CTU’s constitution mandates annual audited financial reports, a...
Lawsuit Filed to Defend First Amendment Rights of North Carolina Man Silenced at Public Meeting
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center filed a federal lawsuit Thursday on behalf of James Campbell, a North Carolina resident who was forcibly removed and banned from public meetings of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners after exercising his First Amendment rights. James Campbell began attending Cabarrus County Board of...
Judge: Tennessee Court Advisory Meetings Can Stay Closed
Opinion: Federal TikTok Ban Violates First Amendment Free Speech Rights
(The Washington Examiner)—Earlier this year, my company, BASED Politics, filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its pending TikTok ban. The ban is a tremendous attack on the free speech rights of content creators, including us, who use this app to voice our opinions and help educate people about...
Free Housing or Fifth Amendment Violation? Supreme Court Urged to Hear LA Eviction Moratorium Case
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief Thursday urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up GHP Management Corporation v. City of Los Angeles, a case challenging Los Angeles’s COVID-era eviction moratorium as a violation of property owners’ Fifth Amendment rights. In response to the pandemic, Los...
Small Business Group Joins Suit Against Illinois Law Restricting Employer Speech
(The Center Square)—An Illinois trade organization has joined a legal challenge to a new law that restricts employers’ free speech rights in the workplace. The Schaumburg-based Technology and Manufacturing Association represents more than 800 small businesses in Illinois. The group has joined a lawsuit against Illinois Department of Labor Director...
New Jersey Plumber Wins Case Against Union over Illegal Deductions
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center has secured a significant win for workers’ rights, as a New Jersey union has agreed to settle a lawsuit involving unlawful paycheck deductions from a local plumber’s wages. The case centered on Nicolo Giangrasso, a plumber employed by the Hamilton Township School District, who...
Interfaith Coalition Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Overturn Oklahoma Ban on Religious Charter Schools
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court, representing an interfaith coalition that includes the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty, the Religious Freedom Institute’s Islam and Religious Freedom Action Team, and the Abraham Knowledge Academy. The coalition is urging the Court to...
Liberty Justice Center Advocates for School Choice Rights in California Court
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center submitted an amicus brief Wednesday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, advocating for parents’ rights in the case of Woolard v. Thurmond. This case challenges California’s current stance on educational funding, emphasizing the right of families to choose instructional resources...
Illinois Employer Speech Ban Faces Legal Challenge
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center is taking action to protect free speech in the workplace. On October 30th, the organization filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against Illinois’ recently enacted Senate Bill 3649 (SB 3649), which restricts employer speech on religious and political matters. The lawsuit, filed in...
Orange County Education Board Sues over Parental Notification Ban
(Orange County Lawyers)—The Orange County Board of Education has joined a lawsuit against the state of California that challenges AB 1955, known as the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth (SAFETY) Act. Under the new law, policies that previously required school officials to inform parents about their child’s...
Dean McGee: Here’s Why Chicago Teachers Are Suing Their Own Union
(The Chicago Tribune)—The Chicago Teachers Union, representing more than 25,000 educators, touts itself as “the most democratic institution devoted to this city’s schools.” But for more than four years, the CTU has failed to publish mandatory audited financial reports, an obligation intended to maintain transparency and trust between CTU leadership...
Interview: Wyoming Doctor Forced off Medical Board for Exercising His Right to Free Speech
(The Daily Signal)—In an interview with the Daily Signal, Liberty Justice Center Senior Counsel Buck Dougherty and plaintiff Dr. Eric Cubin discuss the legal battle for Dr. Cubin’s free speech. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon forced Dr. Cubin to resign from the Wyoming Board of Medicine after the doctor wrote a...
School Board Accused of Illegal Election Interference after Advocating Against School Choice
(The Daily Caller)—A joint school board meeting in Kentucky on Thursday has been accused of violating the state’s law by openly using taxpayer resources to oppose a ballot amendment, potentially constituting illegal election interference. The Daviess County School Board and the Owensboro Public Schools held a joint meeting to discuss...
Oregon Track Coach Who Sued after Being Fired for Suggesting an ‘Open’ Division for Trans Athletes Requests Reinstatement
(The Lion)—He wants his job back and he’s keeping his views. A coach involved in a First Amendment lawsuit because he was allegedly fired for suggesting biological males have an advantage over girls in sports is asking to be reinstated immediately. The request to the United States District Court in...