LJC In The News
Author of America’s Tariff Statute: Trump’s Tariffs are Illegal
By David Goldman | Sept. 24, 2026 (CNN) Ambassador Alan Wolff says President Donald Trump’s novel implementation of America’s tariff law is illegal and runs counter to how Congress intended the presidential power to be used. Wolff would know. He wrote the law. “I have a sense of ownership of...
Senators Seek Consumer Refund Plan as $122B Cleared for Importers
By Brett Rowland | Sep 23, 2026 (The Center Square) Six senators want to know if the Trump administration has any plan to get tariff refunds to consumers with the government having cleared about $122 billion in refunds of struck-down duties for importers. In a letter dated Monday, Sen. Elizabeth...
Justice Dept. Lawsuit Over Parent Rights and Gender Identity Could Be Test Case
By Linda Jacobson and The 74 | September 19, 2026 (The Good Men Project) The government’s argument could hinge on whether the Kansas City, Kansas, district ever withheld records from parents. The Trump administration took an unprecedented move last week when it sued the Kansas City, Kansas, school district over...
So, What Are Retailers Doing With All Those Tariff Refunds?
By Warren Shoulberg | Sept 14, 2026 (The Robin Report) More than $100 billion in tariff refunds have been issued by the federal government since the Supreme Court ruled many of them were illegal earlier this year. A precise percentage of how much of that went to the nation’s big...
Portland Schools Turned One Mom Into a Culture-war Enemy
By Auguste Meyrat | September 11, 2026 (The Blaze) Allison Roberts objected to gender-identity lessons and symbols at her children’s school. The district answered with a one-year trespass order, and now she is suing. Although transgenderism has been on the retreat since its peak in 2023, it is still quite...
Op-Ed: A 50% Tariff on Pencil Parts? Welcome to the U.S.-Canada Trade War.
By Sara Albrecht | Sept. 10, 2026 (Reason Magazine) In his 1958 essay “I, Pencil,” Leonard Read used the ordinary pencil to illustrate the extraordinary coordination of a free economy. Cedar, graphite, clay, lacquer, metal, rubber, machinery, transportation, and innumerable varieties of human knowledge come together to produce an object...
A SCOTUS Petition Argues That the Second Amendment Requires Carry-Permit Reciprocity
By Jacob Sullum | 9.8.2026 (Reason Magazine) Meanwhile, the top court of Massachusetts considers whether the state can deny carry permits to applicants who are deemed “unsuitable.” Four years ago in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the Supreme Court said the Second Amendment precludes states from...
This Portland Mom Asked Questions. The School District Banned Her
By Neeraja Deshpande | September 8, 2026 (Independent Women’s Features) Allison Roberts questioned politics in her son’s elementary school, which led to her ban from school property. Now she’s taking the district to court, and urging other parents to speak up. Oregon mother Allison Roberts grew up in North Portland...
Op-Ed: Sanction Putin’s War Machine — Just Don’t Hand Trump Another Blank Tariff Check
By Sara Albrecht | Sept. 2, 2026 (Washington Examiner: Op-Eds) Congress should pass tougher sanctions on Russia. Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine should carry real consequences, and countries helping finance it through purchases of Russian oil and gas should not get a free pass. The Senate overwhelmingly agreed. To its...
Portland School Bans Christian Mom from Campus After She Opposed Trans Policies
By American Faith | Aug 31, 2026 (American Faith) A mother in Portland, Oregon, was barred from attending her own son’s elementary school graduation after school officials accused her of “hate speech” for opposing transgender policies and distributing pamphlets critical of LGBTQ+ curriculum. Allison Roberts, a Christian mother of three,...
Untested in Court, Trump’s New Tariffs on Canada Raise Legal Questions
By PAUL WISEMAN AP writer | August 28, 2026 (ABC News) WASHINGTON — In firing up a trade war with Canada, President Donald Trump turned to a 96-year-old statute so obscure that many trade lawyers didn’t even know it was still on the books. A week ago, Trump invoked Section...
Scripps News Interview: Retailers Are Getting Billions in Tariff Refunds. Will You See Any of it?
Scripps News | August 27, 2026 (Scripps News) Retailers are receiving billions of dollars in tariff refunds following the Supreme Court’s decision striking down sweeping federal tariffs—but will consumers see lower prices or direct refunds? In this Scripps News Interview, Liberty Justice Center Chairman and CEO Sara Albrecht explains why...
Newsmax: Mom Fights School Over Gender Identity Curriculum
Rob Finnerty | Aug 27, 2026 (Newsmax) See this interview on Newsmax here. Learn more about this case here. The Liberty Justice Center is a nonprofit, public interest law firm that never charges its clients a dime. Support its work here.
...The Chicago Teachers Union Sues Its Critics
By The Editorial Board | Aug. 23, 2026 (Wall Street Journal Opinions) It accuses a think tank of defamation. Yeah, that will help the children. The Chicago Teachers Union is deeply unpopular, but rather than engage in soul-searching, it has taken a page from Donald Trump and filed a defamation...
Editorial: The Growing Political Isolation of the Chicago Teachers Union
By The Editorial Board | August 19, 2026 (Chicago Tribune) To be successful in politics, you need to attract allies and build coalitions. That’s basic stuff. The Chicago Teachers Union long ago refashioned itself as a political power player and at its peak in 2023 managed to get one of...