LJC In The News
Judge-Executive Accused of Social Media Censorship in Lawsuit
(Franklin Favorite)—A lawsuit filed by the Liberty Justice Center alleges a Simpson County official violated a resident’s First Amendment rights by blocking him from an official social media page. The lawsuit, filed March 12 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Bowling Green Division, claims Simpson County...
Federal Investigation Opens Into Illinois Schools Over Transgender in Girls’ Locker Room
(The Washington Times)—Illinois education authorities were hit with a federal probe over a mother’s report that her middle-school daughter and other girls were required to change clothes in the same locker room as a biological male who identifies as female. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened investigations...
U.S. Department Of Education Launches Title IX Investigation Into Illinois, Chicago Public Schools
(Tampa Free Press)—The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened investigations into the Illinois Department of Education, Chicago Public Schools District 299, and Deerfield Public Schools District 109 following complaints of alleged Title IX violations. The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) and the Defense of Freedom Institute...
OCR Launches Investigations into Illinois DOE, the Chicago Public School District 299, and Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Over Reported Title IX Violations
Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into the Illinois Department of Education, the Chicago Public Schools District 299, and the Deerfield Public Schools District 109 in Illinois amid allegations that these entities violated Title IX by requiring girls in the school to share...
Illinois BOE Hit with Complaint over Gender-Inclusive Bathroom Policies
(National Review)—After Illinois mom Nicole Georgas blew the whistle on Deerfield School District 109′s “inclusive bathroom” policies that allowed a male in her 13-year-old daughter’s middle-school locker room, the Illinois Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools have been hit with a federal civil rights complaint. Filed this week by...
Title IX Complaint Accuses Illinois Schools of ‘Forcing’ Students to Share Private Spaces With Transgender Classmates
(Washington Examiner)—Two organizations filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Illinois State Board of Education and the state’s largest school district over allegations that the academic institutions violated Title IX regulations. The ISBE and Chicago Public Schools failed to comply with Title IX regulations prohibiting sexual discrimination in the...
Simpson Co. Judge/Executive Mason Barnes Sued Over Alleged First Amendment Violations
(WBKO)—Simpson County Judge/Executive Mason Barnes is facing a lawsuit from the Liberty Justice Center, which claims he violated a whistleblower’s First Amendment rights by censoring online speech critical of county government. The lawsuit, filed March 12 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, alleges Barnes retaliated...
Bally’s Chicago Sells Private Shares As Minority-Only IPO Remains On Hold
(Providence Business Journal)—The IPO for women and minorities faces legal challenges and has yet to be approved by the SEC. Bally’s Chicago is working to sell $195 million in private shares as its controversial race and gender-based IPO remains stalled. The company, a subsidiary of the Providence-based Bally’s Corp., is...
Complaint: Illinois Education Board Violates Title IX By Forcing Students To Share Restrooms With Opposite Sex
(The Federalist)—The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) face a federal civil rights complaint challenging their policies that require students to use facilities like restrooms and locker rooms with students of the opposite sex. The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) and the...
Complaint: Illinois Ed Board’s Trans Policies Violate Title IX
(Conservative News Daily)—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) and the Liberty Justice Center (LJC) filed the Title IX complaint with the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday stating that both ISBE and CPS are complying with a state law “forcing students to share bathrooms, locker rooms, and...
Federal Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against Illinois Education Officials Over Title IX Violations
(Tampa Free Press)—The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) and the Liberty Justice Center (LJC) have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS), alleging violations of Title IX. The complaint, submitted to the U.S. Department of...
Lawsuit: Facebook Block From Simpson Judge-Exec Violates Man’s Free Speech Rights
(Bowling Green Daily News)—After a regional board found Simpson County Judge-Executive Mason Barnes committed an ethics violation regarding his vote in favor of a rezoning ordinance, a member of a citizens group who filed the original ethics complaint is suing Barnes. Joel Peyton alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in...
Appeal Filed Asking Court to Reopen Rulemaking Meetings
(The Center Square)—The Liberty Justice Center has filed its opening letter in a case challenging a decision that closed meetings of a court advisory commission in Tennessee. The Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure suggests court rule changes and then submits those recommendations to the Tennessee Supreme...
Liberty Justice Center Appeals Ruling On Tennessee Judicial Advisory Commission’s Closed Meetings
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) has taken its fight for press freedom and public transparency to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, filing an opening brief on March 13 challenging a lower court ruling that allowed Tennessee’s Judicial Advisory Commission to keep its rulemaking meetings...
Lawsuit Filed Against Kentucky Official Over Alleged Censorship Violations
(Legal Newsline)—On March 12, the Liberty Justice Center initiated legal proceedings to defend the First Amendment rights of a Kentucky whistleblower. The lawsuit claims that Joel Peyton’s online speech was censored after he exposed unethical conduct by county government officials. In 2023, Joel Peyton, a resident of Simpson County, discovered...