LJC In The News
Liberty Justice Center Sues Trump Admin Over “Liberation Day” Tariffs
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s executive authority to unilaterally impose the “Liberation Day” tariffs, arguing that the tariffs are devastating small businesses and exceed the President’s constitutional powers. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade, targets the administration’s...
Trump Sued Over “Liberation Day” Tariffs
(The Hill)—President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs came under their first major legal challenge Monday, brought by a libertarian public-interest firm that argues the president overstepped his authority. Trump’s April 2 announcement imposed a baseline 10 percent tariff on imports and targeted dozens of countries with higher “reciprocal” tariffs. The announcement...
One Iowa Landowner Fights to Farm a Designated Wetland. Others Could Face Consequences Downstream
(Minnesota Star Tribune)—In northeast Iowa, a wispy stand of trees looks out of place. It is surrounded by crop fields on the north side of a four-lane highway, an oasis of nature that is uncommon in rural Iowa, where farming every inch of land is paramount. Its owner hopes to...
Bootleggers, Cops, and Cars: How Driving Became a Privacy Trap
(Bloomberg Law)—Chief Petty Officer Lee Schmidt was stuck in morning traffic en route from Norfolk, Va., to his job in Virginia Beach when he first noticed the “weird little camera” outside a CVS: an automated license plate reader. Schmidt began seeing the cameras everywhere after that first sighting in late...
Liberty Justice Center and I File Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs
(Reason)—Today, the Liberty Justice Center and I filed a lawsuit in the Court of International Trade challenging the legality of Donald Trump’s gargantuan “Liberation Day” tariffs, on behalf of five US businesses that import goods from many of the countries targeted by the tariffs. The case is entitled VOS Selections,...
Appeals Court Revives Parental Rights Challenge Against Chico School District Policy
(Legal Newsline)—The Liberty Justice Center has announced a notable legal development for parental rights. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to overturn a prior court ruling, reinstating Aurora Regino’s case against the Chico Unified School District. The case originated when Regino challenged a policy that allowed school staff...
The Conservative Legal Advocates Working to Kill Trump’s Tariffs
(The New Yorker)—Last summer, when the Supreme Court of the United States jolted the legal system by overruling the landmark Chevron decision, John Vecchione, of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, was one of many conservative legal advocates who celebrated the ruling’s downfall in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. As the...
The Tariff Madness Isn’t Over
(Reason)—When Donald Trump paused many of his awful “Liberation Day” tariffs yesterday, there was some understandable relief. Some even seem to assume the tariff crisis is over. For example, Democratic Senate Leader Charles Schumer, posted on Bluesky that “History will remember April 9, 2025 as America’s actual liberation day—the day...
Legal Challenges Brew for Trump’s Tariffs
(The Dispatch)—Litigation Day. The markets have continued to sour on President Donald Trump’s tariffs on nearly all imports to the United States. Major stock indices have been on successive roller coasters of daily trading, reacting positively to indications the president might relent but then quickly falling after Trump signals he...
Trump Partially Pauses “Liberation Day” Tariffs
(Reason)—Today, Donald Trump partially paused his massive new “Liberation Day” tariffs. However, a whopping 10% tariff on nearly every nation in the world is still going into effect immediately, along with an enormous increase on tariffs for Chinese goods (up to 125%). And the additional massive “reciprocity” tariffs are only...
Liberal Appeals Court Resurrects Lawsuit Against Secret Gender Transitions in Schools
(Just the News)—Nearly two years after a judge nominated by President George W. Bush affirmed a school district that hid a student’s gender transition from her mother, finding that Chico Unified has a “legitimate state interest” in assuming Aurora Regino would respond by abusing her daughter, a federal appeals court...
Companies Stung by Tariffs Explore Lawsuit Against Trump
(The Wall Street Journal)—Businesses are contemplating a risky strategy to fight tariffs: suing President Trump. Amid the scramble to beat back the tariffs, the Chamber of Commerce and other top industry groups are discussing whether to file a lawsuit, according to multiple people familiar with the conversations. A suit would...
First Conservative-Leaning Groups Push Back on President Trump
(Bloomberg Law)—Among the torrent of lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s policies is one filed by a more surprising litigant: a group that’s pushed causes dear to the right with funding from conservative mega donors. New Civil Liberties Alliance, which helped Trump’s de-regulatory agenda with a blockbuster Supreme Court fight last...
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Parent’s Case Against Chico Unified School District
(KRCR)—A lawsuit filed by Aurora Regino against the Chico Unified School District has been revived by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, reversing a previous dismissal. The case centers on a district policy that prohibits school staff from notifying parents about a student’s gender transition unless the student consents. Regino’s...
Court Revives Lawsuit Challenging California School District’s Secrecy Policy
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center is celebrating a legal victory in Regino v. Staley, as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a case involving parental rights. The ruling allows Aurora Regino to proceed with her lawsuit against the Chico Unified School District in...