LJC In The News
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...
Trump Tells Court His Tariffs Can’t Be Reviewed By Judges
(Bloomberg)—The Trump administration asked the US trade court to reject a lawsuit by small businesses challenging the president’s global tariffs, arguing that judges don’t have the authority to review the national emergency he invoked to justify the sweeping levies. The businesses are improperly questioning the veracity of President Donald Trump’s...
Trump’s Tariffs Usurp the Legislature’s Tax Power
Author: Ilya Somin (Reason)—Watching the stock market fluctuate wildly in response to President Donald Trump’s constantly changing tariff plans, you might wonder why the Framers would have given a single man so much authority over the U.S. economy. The short answer: They never did, and neither did Congress. The Constitution...
Parental Rights Advocate Files Brief Against Florida School’s Secrecy In Gender Identity Discussions
Author: Mike Jenkins (Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) and Dr. Erica Anderson, PhD, has filed an amici curiae brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The brief supports the legal battle of two Leon...
Several States Sue Trump Over Tariffs
Author: Aitan Rothkoff (Eastside Online)—On April 22, 12 Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration, doubting the legality of the ongoing tariffs. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York, arguing that the tariffs are unlawful and have brought...
President Donald Trump Tests Executive Power in First 100 Days
Author: Joe Fisher (UPI)—Tuesday marks President Donald Trump‘s 100th day in office and his return as commander in chief has been marked with an aggressive approach to deportations, the trade market, foreign affairs and education in the United States. Trump has signed more executive orders than any other president has...
80% of China-Reliant Small Businesses Could Go Bust, Flexport Warns
Author: Nathaniel Foster (Killer Startups)—Ryan Petersen, co-founder and chief executive of logistics platform Flexport, says the new 145 % duties Washington has slapped on most Chinese imports could be an extinction-level event for small U.S. importers. Speaking on “The Prof G Pod,” he said that about 80 % of small...
DOE Launches Title VI Investigation into Chicago Public Schools Over Race-Based Discrimination
Author: Haley Strack (The National Review)—The Department of Education launched an investigation into Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday after a watchdog organization accused the district of discriminating against students on the basis of race. Defending Education filed a civil rights complaint with the department in February over CPS’s “Black Students...
The Case Challenges Executive Authority to Effectively ‘Tax’ Consumers
(Global Economic Report)—The U.S. Court of International Trade may not be the most high-profile court in the United States, but it is getting more attention and cases this year under the Trump Administration’s tariff regime. In one case, filed this month on behalf of five business relying on imports, the...
Pacific Legal Foundation Representing Board Game Company Files Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of President Trump Tariffs
(Sierra Sun Times)—Last week, Stonemaier Games, an American board game company, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s tariffs, which dramatically increase production costs and could be financially devastating. The business, represented by Pacific Legal Foundation, argues that the president doesn’t have the power to impose these tariffs. Founded...