LJC In The News
Federal court halts religious textbooks in state-sponsored homeschooling
Divided appeals court ruling has “greenlit state discrimination” in California, dissenting judge warns Liz Lykins | March 31, 2026 (World) When Hector and Diana Gonzales enrolled their grandchildren in an independent study program at the Blue Ridge Academy charter school in California, they were told they could access state funds...
Penn State Extension Educator Says Her Promotion Was Blocked Over Diversity
Philip Gruber | April 7, 2026 (Lancaster Farming) An Extension educator is suing Penn State, saying she was denied promotion because she did not sufficiently advance the university’s diversity goals. Molly Kelly, a wine and grape educator from Lycoming County, said the rejection amounts to viewpoint discrimination. Her lawsuit alleges...
7 national organizations join the Cozy Inn First Amendment case against Salina as city appeals recent loss in court
David Hicks | April 8, 2026 (The Sentinel) Seven national organizations have filed court briefs in support of Salina’s Cozy Inn restaurant in its ongoing First Amendment lawsuit against the City of Salina, after the city appealed its 2025 loss in federal court. Owner Steve Howard of the century-old eatery...
The Most Innovative Companies in Food for 2026
Clint Rainey | March 24, 2026 (Fast Company) Recent surveys show that we are enjoying our food less. The ritual of eating is becoming something we hack, crusade against, or atone for. Last year alone, popular food trends admonished consumers from all sides: inject appetite-suppressing Ozempic, consume large amounts of...
Judge Declines CTU’s Motion to Dismiss Financial Audit Lawsuit
Chicago Way w/John Kass: Authoritarianism cometh from Springfield
Liberty Justice Center Senior Counsel Brendan Philbin has been featured on the Chicago Way podcast! In this episode, Brendan and host John Kass discuss Brown v. Neville, et al.—LJC’s federal civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of Judge Brown, who was removed from his judicial recall appointment after Illinois Supreme...
Trump’s Fall-back Tariffs Face Court Scrutiny, Skeptical Voters
Brett Rowland | March 14, 2026 (The Center Square) President Donald Trump’s new global import taxes are facing mounting backlash from price-conscious voters and legal challenges in a Manhattan trade court that could ultimately return to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of International Trade gave the federal government...
Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s New Tariff Plan
Jacob Sullum | March 12, 2026 (Chicago Sun Times) The Liberty Justice Center also spearheaded the legal challenge that defeated President Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs. President Donald Trump’s original plan for addressing the purported threat posed by the long-standing U.S. trade deficit, which the Supreme Court rejected...
LITIGATION NEWS, TRENDS—Illinois Supreme Court’s removal of recalled judge spurs lawsuit, (Feb 24, 2026)
Patricia K. Ruiz, J.D. | February 24, 2026 (Vital Law) The Liberty Justice Center alleges the judge was removed in retaliation for his political commentary while he was a private citizen. The Liberty Justice Center has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of retired Cook County Judge James...
Judge confident in case against Illinois Supreme Court justices
Jim Talamonti | February 20, 2026 (The Center Square) A retired Cook County judge says he has great confidence in his case against justices of the Illinois Supreme Court. The Liberty Justice Center filed the civil rights lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on...
Lawsuit claims Act 73 narrows tuition school choice
Guy Page | March 9, 2026 (Vermont Daily Chronicle) A national public-interest law firm has filed a lawsuit challenging a new Vermont law that restricts which independent schools families can choose under the state’s longstanding town tuitioning system. The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) announced March 2 that it has sued...
New Lawsuit Challenges Restrictions on School Choice in Vermont’s Education Reform Law
Associated Press | March 4, 2026 (U.S. News and World Report) Two parents from Georgia, Vermont, have filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s education reform law, claiming it arbitrarily violates their children’s access to private school and limits their educational opportunity. The lawsuit, filed on Friday in Washington County Superior...
Group That Defeated Trump’s Tariffs at Supreme Court Challenges Latest Round
Zach Schonfeld | March 9, 2026 (The Hill) A libertarian public-interest firm that helped topple President Trump’s emergency tariffs at the Supreme Court sued him Monday over his new levies, contending they also are illegal. “This Court has been down this road before,” Liberty Justice Center wrote in its complaint....
Small Businesses Mount Legal Challenge to Trump Latest Global Tariffs
Dietrich Knauth | March 09, 2026 Reuters NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) – Two small businesses on Monday sued the Trump administration over its latest round of tariffs,
New lawsuit challenges restrictions on school choice in Vermont’s education reform law
Corey McDonald | March 3, 2026 Two parents from Georgia, Vermont, have filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s education reform law, claiming it arbitrarily violates their children’s access to private school and limits their educational opportunity. The lawsuit, filed on Friday in Washington County Superior Court, centers on Vermont’s publicly...