LJC In The News
Why the Major Questions Doctrine Applies to the President, Not Just Executive Agencies
Author: Ilya Somin (Reason)—The Supreme Court’s “major questions” doctrine (MQD) requires Congress to “speak clearly” when authorizing the executive to make “decisions of vast economic and political significance.” If the statute isn’t clear, courts must reject the executive’s assertion of power. But the Trump Administration, like the Biden Administration before...
Three Groups File Amicus Briefs in Florida Child Transition Case
Author: Steve Wilson (The Center Square)—A parental rights group and two constitutional liberty groups have filed “friend of the court” briefs in a case involving a Florida family suing a school district over the “social” transition of their daughter without their knowledge or approval. The case, Littlejohn v. School Board...
Liberty Justice Center Supports Florida Parents in Gender Identity School Policy Case
(Legal Newsline)—On April 30, 2025, the Liberty Justice Center, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), and Dr. Erica Anderson filed an amici brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The brief supports two Florida parents, January and Jeffrey Littlejohn, who allege that their local...
Supreme Court Hears Case on Religious Charter Schools and State Exclusion Policies
(Legal Newsline)—On April 30, the U.S. Supreme Court conducted oral arguments in the case of Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. The case could determine if religious organizations are eligible to operate charter schools and whether states can exclude them based solely on their religious affiliation. Liberty Justice Center...
‘We’re Not Afraid of Trump’: Toy Store Sues Government Over ‘Unlawful and Unconstitutional’ Tariffs, Lawsuit Seeks Refund
Author: Colin Kalmbacher (Law & Crime)—President Donald Trump‘s imposition of worldwide tariffs are neither fun nor games and are, in fact, a threat to independent toy sellers everywhere, the owners of a Minnesota toy store say. Mischief Toy Store, a St. Paul-based retailer, is one of many plaintiffs in a...
U.S. Chamber to Trump: Give Small Businesses ‘Immediate’ Tariff Exclusions To Prevent Recession
Author: Christopher Ruvo (ASI Central)—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sent President Donald Trump’s administration a letter that calls on the White House to grant automatic exclusions for tariffs to small-business importers, as well as others that meet specific conditions. “The Chamber requests the administration take immediate action to save...
U.S. Domestic Legal Challenges to Tariffs: State of Play
Authors: Erica Goldman, Christopher Caparelli, and T. Ryan Lax (Lexology)—Parallel to various challenges to the United States’ imposition of tariffs under international law that various countries have commenced at the WTO and under other international instruments, there are also numerous U.S. domestic legal challenges that have emerged. Our New York...
State Discipline Law Keeps Black, Latino Kids In Class. Trump Says It’s Illegal
Author: Daniel Miller (Los Angeles Times)—Violating a school dress code. Using a cellphone in class. Mouthing off at a teacher. There was a time when that kind of behavior, called “willfully defiant” conduct, would get a California public school student suspended. But over the last decade, a sea change in...
‘Legal Saga’: Trump Gearing Up For 2 ‘Extraordinary’ Court Fights
Author: Alex Henderson (AlterNet)—Donald Trump fought a variety of legal battles during his first presidency, and he faced four criminal indictments when former President Joe Biden was in the White House — one of which resulted in him being convicted on 34 felony counts. Now more than 100 days into...
Our Opinion: Public or Private? Charter Schools Pose a Quandary
(The Wilson Times)—In deciding whether to authorize the nation’s first religious charter school to operate in Oklahoma, the Supreme Court could unwittingly undermine religious freedom for tens of thousands of students attending roughly 7,800 non-sectarian U.S. charter academies, including 210 schools in North Carolina. Justices heard oral arguments Wednesday in...
Liberty Justice Center Challenges Tariffs Impacting Tennessee Businesses
(HERE Chattanooga)—The Liberty Justice Center has filed a legal challenge against the Trump Administration’s tariff impositions, aiming to protect small businesses in Tennessee, particularly in areas like Cleveland. Local business owners report severe financial impacts due to inflated import taxes on Chinese goods, leading to rising costs and economic uncertainty....
The Supreme Court Could Unleash Chaos on the Economy
Author: Ankush Khardori (Politico)—In less than two weeks, two extraordinary elements of the Donald Trump legal saga will collide — the battle to bring down Trump’s tariffs, and the Trump administration’s fight to prevent judges from blocking his policies across the country. The Court of International Trade is set to...
US Issues Most Complete Defense of Reciprocal Tariffs to Date in Lead CIT Case
Author: Jacob Kopnick (International Trade Today)—The U.S. offered its most fulsome defense of President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs to date, submitting a reply to a group of five importers’ motion for a preliminary injunction and summary judgment at the Court of International Trade on April 29. The government argued that...
Schools Hiding Gender Transitions From Parents Harms Kids, Transgender Psychologist Tells Judges
Author: Greg Piper (Just the News)—Does it “shock the conscience” for a Florida school district to withhold a 13-year-old’s gender transition from her parents and treat her as a boy even after her parents object? A divided panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set off alarm bells...
Trump’s Tariff Justifications Have No Basis in the Statute He Cites
Author: Jacob Sullum (Chicago Sun Times)—Watching the stock market fluctuate wildly in response to President Donald Trump’s constantly changing tariff plans, you might wonder why the framers of the Constitution would have given a single man so much authority over the U.S. economy. The short answer: They never did and...