LJC In The News
School Plumber Says Union Forced Him to Pay Dues, Contrary to Supreme Court Ruling
(New Jersey Monitor)—A Mercer County plumber is suing Hamilton’s school district and a pipefitters union, alleging they forced him to pay union dues in defiance of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that bars mandatory dues for public sector workers. In a filing submitted Thursday, Nicolo Giangrasso alleges he sought to...
Liberty Justice Center Sues New Jersey Union for Violating Plumber’s Constitutional Rights
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit Thursday against a New Jersey union for allegedly violating a local plumber’s constitutional rights by using semantics to skirt a Supreme Court ruling. The union claimed that the landmark 2018 decision Janus v. AFSCME doesn’t apply because they labeled the money...
Former Oregon High School Track and Field Coach Files Lawsuit after Dispute over Transgender Athlete Law
(Fox News)—Attorneys for John Parks, a track and field coach in Oregon, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the school district where he previously worked. The Lake Oswego School District, which oversees Lake Oswego High School, and the Lake Oswego School Board fired him last month after he sent a...
Lawsuit Against Oregon School District for Firing Coach
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Lake Oswego School District on behalf of John Parks, a high school track and field coach, who was dismissed for proposing an open division for transgender athletes to ensure fairness for all student-athletes. John Parks, who...
Lawsuit Filed Against School District After Track Coach Fired For Proposing Open Division For Trans Runners
(OutKick)—John Parks has trained runners at the high school, collegiate, and Olympic levels for more than forty years, but was recently fired as the track and field coach at Lake Oswego High School in Oregon for fighting for fairness in women’s sports. Now, a law firm is fighting on his...
Denton ISD Admin Delays Criminal Electioneering Case Again
(Texas Scorecard)—Court delays continue to stall a ground-breaking criminal electioneering case initiated by local voters against two Denton Independent School District administrators who urged their staff to vote for anti-school choice candidates in the Republican primary. Denton ISD principals Lindsay and Jesus Lujan sent the political messages using the district’s...
SoCal School District Sues Newsom over State’s New Child Gender Identity Law
(Fox 11 Los Angeles)—A Southern California school district filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state challenging Assembly Bill 1955 which prohibits schools from notifying parents of their child’s gender identification change. The law bans school rules requiring teachers and other staff to disclose a student’s gender...
‘Keeping Secrets’: School District, Parents Challenge New CA Law Blocking Parents from Knowing about Students’ Gender IDs
(Northern California Record)—The raging legal dispute over whether public school teachers can block parents from knowing if their children have adopted a transgender identity at school continues to intensify, as a San Bernardino County school district has joined with parents and public interest legal organization to challenge a new California...
California School Sues over Ban on K-12 Schools Notifying Parents of Gender Changes
(The Center Square)—California parents and a school district filed a joint federal lawsuit against the state over its new ban on public schools notifying parents of students’ gender change requests. Soon before the lawsuit was filed, entrepreneur Elon Musk announced he is moving the headquarters of X, formerly known as...
Lawsuit Filed Against Gov. Gavin Newsom over California Gender Identity Notification Law
(KTLA)—The Liberty Justice Center, a national litigation firm, has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, challenging a new law that prohibits California school districts from notifying parents of a child’s gender identification change. The filing was announced on X, formerly known as Twitter. The lawsuit names Newsom,...
Southern California School District Sues Gov. Newsom over New Law on Children’s Gender Identity
(CBS News)—A school district in Southern California is suing Gov. Gavin Newsom over the new state law that will prohibit public schools from being required to notify parents when their children change gender identities. The lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Chino Valley Unified School District alleges that Assembly Bill 1955...
Legal Group Challenges New California Gender Identity Reporting Law
(The National Desk)—Legal advocacy group the Liberty Justice Center announced Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit challenging a new California law pertaining to K-12 students’ gender identities. AB 1955 makes it illegal for school districts to create policies requiring teachers to notify parents of their children’s gender identity. The bill...
CA School District Sues Newsom over Bill Banning Schools from Notifying Parents of Child’s Gender Identity
(Fox News)—A Southern California school district is suing Gov. Gavin Newsom over a law banning schools from enacting polices to notify parents if their child uses different pronouns or gender identity at school. Newsom signed the law Monday and received extensive praise from LGBTQ lobbying groups. The school district argues...
Southern California School District Sues Newsom over Transgender Parental Notification Law
(National Review)—A public school district in southern California sued Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday after he signed a bill into law preventing school districts from requiring that teachers and administrators inform parents of their child’s change in sexual orientation or gender identity. The Chino Valley Unified School District, whose conservative...
Demandan al Gobernador de California por ley de Identidad de Género Estudiantil
(Univision 14)—El Liberty Justice Center presentó una demanda en el Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Este de California contra el Gobernador Gavin Newsom, el Fiscal General Robert Bonta y el Superintendente de Instrucción Pública Tony Thurmond. La AB 1955, firmada por el Gobernador Newsom el...