LJC In The News
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...
Op-Ed: AFT Target Funds Teachers’ Retirement
By Sara Albrecht | Aug. 19, 2026 (Wall Street Journal: Opinion) Randi Weingarten calls for a boycott of a company in which its members own millions of shares. ‘Target is OUT this back-to-school season,” Randi Weingarten declared on Facebook this week, urging teachers to spend their school-supply dollars elsewhere. In...
Fox & Friends Interview: Portland Mom Banned From Child’s Graduation After Gender Curriculum Shakeup
Fox & Friends | August 19, 2026 (Fox & Friends) In this Fox & Friends interview, Portland mother Allison Roberts and Liberty Justice Center Senior Counsel Timothy Snowball discussed their federal lawsuit against Portland Public Schools, alleging district officials unconstitutionally retaliated against Roberts for questioning the school’s gender-identity curriculum. ...
I Questioned My Children’s School. Then The Police Came to My Door.
By Allison Roberts, Op-ed contributor | August 18, 2026 (Christian Post) I am a Portland mother of three. My oldest son, now 26, attended Lewis Elementary and had such a positive experience there that my husband and I built our home only blocks from Lewis so we could send our...
Christian Mom Who Spoke Out Against Transgender Policies Blocked From Son’s Graduation: Lawsuit
Tyler O’Neil | August 18, 2026 (Daily Signal) FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Christian mom is suing Portland Public Schools after officials barred her from her children’s elementary school for a year in alleged retaliation for criticizing its transgender policies. “What the district said was, ‘Be quiet, or we will...
FOX News Interview: Portland Mom Fights Child’s Elementary School Over Trans-inclusive Flag.
Fox News Digital | August 18, 2026 (Fox News Digital) In this Interview, Liberty Justice Center client Allison Roberts, told Fox News Digital Tuesday she hopes her fight with her children’s elementary school over a trans-inclusive flag will inspire others to speak out for their beliefs. See this interview on...
Portland Parent Banned from School Events After Opposing Gender Identity Assignment Files Lawsuit
By Lindsay Kornick | August 17, 2026 (Fox News) Liberty Justice Center files lawsuit against Oregon school district, alleging First Amendment violations. Portland, Oregon, mother Allison Roberts filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Portland Public Schools and her children’s elementary school after allegedly facing retaliation over her opposition to their...
The sibling divide: Vermont’s educational double standard
By Tim Snowball | Aug 10, 2026 (Heartlander News Opinion) Parents kept their promises. The state didn’t. With the addition of a new client and an amended complaint in Caspers v. State of Vermont, Liberty Justice Center’s continued fight for the educational freedom of Vermont families just went up a...
Section 301 Tariffs Are Meant to Be A Scalpel, Not A Sledgehammer
By Marc L. Busch and Petros C. Mavroidis | Aug 7, 2026 (The Hill) Congress never intended for Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act to be a general tariff statute. It wrote the statute as a targeted trade remedy. That distinction matters. In fact, it’s at the heart of...