LJC In The News
SEC Will Stop Defending Climate-Disclosure Rule, Let Litigation Play Out
(Conservative Institute)—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Thursday that it will stop defending a Biden-era climate-disclosure rule in court and will not implement the rule until the litigation is concluded. The rule, first proposed in 2022 and delayed since then, states that publicly traded companies need to disclose...
SEC Announces It Will Stop Defending Controversial Climate Disclosure Rule
(Just the News)—The Security and Exchange Commission announced Thursday it will stop defending its controversial climate-disclosure rule against legal challenges, and it would not proceed with oral arguments. “The goal of today’s Commission action and notification to the court is to cease the Commission’s involvement in the defense of the...
Casper Doctor Not Giving Up Fight To Get Back On Wyoming Board Of Medicine
(Cowboy State Daily)—Casper radiologist Eric Cubin is not giving up his fight to get back on the Wyoming Board of Medicine. The Liberty Justice Center filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit on Cubin’s behalf Wednesday. The 53-page appeal requests the 10th Circuit reverse...
Liberty Justice Center Appeals Dismissal of Doctor Over Support For Care Ban
(Legal Newsline)—The Liberty Justice Center has taken legal action on behalf of Dr. Eric Cubin, a radiologist from Wyoming, by filing an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. The appeal challenges Dr. Cubin’s forced resignation from the Wyoming Board of Medicine, which was allegedly due...
Feds Go After California’s Ban on Schools Telling Parents of Child’s Gender Transition
(The Washington Times)—The Trump administration is cracking down on California schools that hide students’ gender-change efforts from parents. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced an investigation into the state for alleged violations of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which “gives parents the right to access their children’s educational...
McMahon Threatens Newsom Over Transgender Athletes
(Real Clear Politics)—California Gov. Gavin Newsom has had plenty to say since launching his podcast earlier this month with a splash, breaking from Democratic Party orthodoxy and agreeing with MAGA organizer Charlie Kirk that allowing biological males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports is “deeply unfair.” In the last...
SEC Abandons Defense Of Climate Change Disclosure Rules After Legal Challenge
(Tampa Free Press)—The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced it will no longer defend its controversial climate change disclosure rules, a significant victory for the Liberty Justice Center and its allies. The decision comes after the Liberty Justice Center, in collaboration with the Pelican Institute, filed a legal challenge...
Trump Challenges California on Transgender Parental Notification
(The New York Times)—The Trump administration asserted on Thursday that California’s new law protecting transgender students from unwanted disclosures to their parents was a violation of federal law. The announcement foreshadowed a potential legal battle over one of the most contentious issues in education — and a threat to a...
Wyoming Doctor Appeals Forced Resignation After Supporting Law Banning Trans Surgery On Minors
(The Daily Wire)—A Wyoming doctor who wrote an email to the Wyoming State Legislature where he expressed support for “Chloe’s Law,” — a law which prohibits gender reassignment surgeries and hormone therapies for minors — who was then was forced to resign from the Wyoming Board of Medicine by Governor...
Judge Denies Injunction in Case Over Radiologist Booted From State Medical Board
(Radiology Business)—A judge has denied a requested injunction, seeking to compel Wyoming authorities to restore a radiologist’s role on the state medical board after he was forced to resign. Frederick “Eric” Cubin, MD, and his attorneys in August filed suit against Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R), claiming he violated the...
Homer Township Supervisor Balich on Deerfield 109 Trans Student Locker Room Scandal: “We as a Country Want All Woke and DEI Eliminated”
(Will County Gazette)—Steve Balich, Homer Township Supervisor and Will County Board member, expressed his strong opposition to the current interpretation of Title IX and its implications on school policies following an incident at Shepard Middle School in which girls were forced to change in front of a male student in...
Liberty Justice Center Appeals On Behalf Of Wyoming Doctor Ousted Over Support For “Chloe’s Law”
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center has filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on behalf of Dr. Eric Cubin, a Wyoming radiologist who alleges he was forced to resign from the Wyoming Board of Medicine in retaliation for expressing his personal views in...
Illinois Education Board, Chicago Schools Under Investigations for Alleged Title IX Violations
(Peoria Journal Star)—The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched investigations into Chicago Public Schools, the Illinois State Board of Education and Deerfield Public Schools on March 20 for alleged sex discrimination. Here’s what we know. Why is the DOE launching these investigations? The investigations are based on...
Department Investigates Title IX Violations at Illinois Schools
(Legal Newsline)—The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has initiated investigations into alleged Title IX violations by the Illinois Department of Education, Chicago Public Schools District 299, and Deerfield Public Schools District 109. These actions are in response to complaints that accuse these institutions of illegal discrimination...
CPS, Illinois State Board of Education Under Federal Investigation Over Title IX Violation Allegations
(WTTW)—The U.S. Department of Education has launched investigations into Chicago Public Schools, the Illinois State Board of Education and Deerfield Public Schools alleging violations of sex discrimination. The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) last week announced the investigations, which it said were spurred by allegations “that these entities violated...