LJC In The News
‘Swampbuster’ Case Over Wetland Conservation Rules Heard in Federal Court
(Iowa Capital Dispatch)—A federal judge heard oral arguments Monday for a case that could overturn a decades-old statute tying wetland conservation to federal farm benefit eligibility. The plaintiff CTM Holdings, which owns and rents land to Iowa farmers, sued over the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “swampbuster” law, alleging its implementation...
Iowa Landowner’s Lawsuit Taking Aim at Longstanding Wetlands Rule Could Have Sweeping Effect
(Des Moines Register)—Southwest Iowa farmer Seth Watkins thinks taxpayers should be able to expect that U.S. growers who get billions of dollars annually in federal support will provide environmental benefits such as preserving wetlands that can help prevent devastating floods. But northeast Iowa landowner Jim Conlan is challenging that concept,...
California School Board Members Praise Trump Admin’s Probe Into State Allegedly Hiding Kids’ ‘Gender Identity’
(FOX News)—Some California school board members are rejoicing after the U.S. Department of Education are looking into the state’s effort to curb parental notification policies. “We warned [Gavin] Newsom,” Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board President Sonja Shaw told Fox News Digital. “I am a mother and a school...
Trump’s Order Ending Union Contracts Ripe for Legal Challenge
(Bloomberg Law)—The Trump administration’s attempt to leverage a little-used law covering national security-related workers in order to cancel union contracts across the federal workforce is poised to draw lawsuits claiming it was misapplied to hundreds of thousands of government employees. President Donald Trump on Thursday night directed dozens of federal...
SEC Retracts Defense of Contested Climate Rules in Legal Case
(Legal Newsline)—The Liberty Justice Center has achieved a notable victory in the legal case against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding climate change rules. The SEC announced it will cease defending the controversial regulations challenged in the case, marking a pivotal moment for free speech and limiting governmental overreach....
Federal Hearing to Take Up Hotly Debated Issue of Wetlands Protections
(The New Lede)—In a court hearing that could have implications for the fate of federal protections for US wetlands, lawyers for an Iowa farmland owner will face off on Monday against the federal government and environmental advocates over the constitutionality of the Farm Bill’s hotly debated “Swampbuster” law. The hearing...
Radiologist Takes Fight Over Free Speech, Mutilation of Children to Appeals Court
(World Net Daily)—A radiologist who voiced, to state lawmakers, his personal objections to the damage inflicted on children, including bodily mutilations, by transgender “treatments,” and was dismissed from a state board over his beliefs, is taking his fight over free speech to an appeals court. “The record in this case...
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...