Home > In the news
LJC In The News
Kentucky School District Sued for Allegedly Blocking School Choice Activist on Facebook
(The National Desk | Crisis in the Classroom)—A school choice activist sued a Kentucky school district’s board Wednesday for allegedly violating his right to free speech by blocking him from its Facebook page. Corey DeAngelis, who has over 190,000 X followers and is the executive director of the Educational Freedom...
Liberty Justice Center Files Lawsuit Against Kentucky School District for First Amendment Violations
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center has initiated legal action against the Pulaski County School District in Kentucky, alleging violations of the First Amendment rights of Corey DeAngelis, an educational advocate and member of the Center’s board. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...
Interview: Attorney Defending Two Truckers’ Second Amendment Rights Discusses Minnesota Lawsuit
(WDAY Radio Midday)—In this interview, Senior Counsel Loren Seehase joins WDAY Radio Midday’s Austin Erickson to discuss the Liberty Justice Center’s lawsuit defending two truckers’ Second Amendment rights. The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of two long-haul truckers in early January, arguing that Minnesota’s failure to recognize...
Interview: Lawyer for TikTok User Reacts to Supreme Court Weighing TikTok Ban
(The Washington Times | Court Watch Podcast)—Jacob Huebert, President of the Liberty Justice Center and lead counsel for one of the parties in the Supreme Court’s TikTok case, breaks down Friday’s hearing in this episode of the Washington Times’ Court Watch Podcast. Read more about the Liberty Justice Center’s lawsuit...
Interview: SCOTUS Hears Arguments Against TikTok Ban—Lawyer Talks First Amendment Fight with BBC News
(BBC News)—In this interview with BBC News, Liberty Justice Center President Jacob Huebert discusses LJC’s First Amendment lawsuit against the proposed federal TikTok ban, which the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on last Friday. The Court is expected to issue a decision on whether or not to halt the...
Opinion: Trump Has Changed His Tune On TikTok. The Supreme Court Should Listen
(Tampa Free Press)—In his first term, President Trump tried to ban TikTok. Now he’s changed his tune: he’s asking the Supreme Court to delay enforcement of the federal ban that’s set to take effect on January 19. The reason: so that, after he takes office on January 20, he can...
TikTok’s Future Hangs in Balance at Friday’s Supreme Court Arguments
(The Hill)—TikTok’s future will hang in the balance Friday when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments over a federal law that could ban the video-sharing platform nationwide in less than 10 days. In its waning days, the Biden-era Justice Department will square off in the courtroom against lawyers for TikTok...
Attorney Jacob Huebert Details TikTok Case Being Argued in the Supreme Court This Week
(The Tennessee Star)—Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center, detailed this week’s upcoming oral arguments in the case TikTok, Inc. v. Garland before the U.S. Supreme Court, explaining how the plaintiffs in the case are seeking to prevent the current law requiring TikTok to divest from its parent company...
With Long-Haul Truckers’ Lawsuit, Minnesota’s Firearm Permit Law Is Again in the Legal Crosshairs
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)—Two long-haul truckers, with the backing of a legal nonprofit that has argued multiple U.S. Supreme Court cases, are suing Minnesota over the state’s refusal to recognize more than half of the firearm permits issued by other states. The plaintiffs, one from Texas and another from Georgia,...
Wheels of Justice: Two Truckers File Lawsuit to Carry Guns Across State Lines
(The Trucker)—The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two truckers arguing that Minnesota’s failure to recognize other states’ firearm permits violates the Second Amendment. “Minnesota’s refusal to honor other states’ lawfully issued firearm permits places an unreasonable burden on the Second Amendment rights of individuals...
Interview: Fighting for Free Speech—Jacob Huebert Talks Supreme Court Lawsuit Against TikTok Ban
(The Michael Patrick Leahy Show)—Liberty Justice Center President Jacob Huebert joins Michael Patrick Leahy to discuss LJC’s Supreme Court fight for the First Amendment. Learn more about the threat the proposed federal TikTok ban poses to Americans’ free speech rights here.
...Opinion: Supreme Court Can Strike Down Biden Censorship Regime’s Last Gasp in TikTok Case
(The Washington Times)—If there’s one policy priority that the Biden administration will be remembered for — and that we should be glad to be putting behind us — it’s the censorship of dissenting speech online. Within days of President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, the White House began privately pressuring social...
With the Clock Running on TikTok, Nashville Content Creators Worry about the Future
Truckers File Lawsuit to Carry Guns Across State Lines
(The Washington Times)—Two truckers have filed a lawsuit challenging Minnesota’s gun laws, saying the state won’t let them carry their firearms as they drive its roads, even though they’re legally licensed to publicly carry their weapons in their home states. Minnesota does have reciprocity with 20 states, but doesn’t recognize...
Trucker Gun Rights in Focus: A New Lawsuit in Minnesota
(Truck Driver News)—Two truck drivers have filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, claiming the state’s policies infringe on trucker gun rights and violate their Second Amendment protections. The drivers, David McCoy and Jeffrey Johnson, argue that Minnesota’s refusal to honor firearm permits from other states leaves them defenseless. The case, McCoy...