LJC In The News
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...
Liberty Justice Center Files Lawsuits Against Public-Sector Unions Over Employee Rights
(Legal Newsline)—More than six years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME, government employees are still engaged in legal battles with public-sector unions over their rights. The Liberty Justice Center has filed three lawsuits on behalf of government workers against their respective unions. The Janus ruling established that...
Judge Allows Cabarrus Man to Pursue 1st Amendment Lawsuit Against Commissioners
(The Carolina Journal)—A federal judge will allow a Cabarrus County man to proceed with his First Amendment lawsuit against county commissioners. The judge issued an order Wednesday rejecting the county’s motion to have the case dismissed. James Campbell filed suit against the Cabarrus commissioners and then-Chairman Steve Morris last November....
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Challenging Colorado’s Therapist Speech Restrictions
(Legal Newsline)—The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case Chiles v. Salazar, which challenges Colorado’s restrictions on free speech for mental health professionals. The Liberty Justice Center, a public interest law firm, had filed an amicus brief in December 2024, supporting counselor Kaley Chiles in her challenge against...
Liberty Justice Center Takes On Kentucky Official In Free Speech Fight Over Whistleblower Censorship
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) launched a federal lawsuit today against Simpson County Judge Executive Mason Barnes, accusing him of trampling the First Amendment rights of a Kentucky whistleblower who exposed ethics violations in local government. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky,...
Legal Group Sues Public-Sector Unions Over Workers’ Rights Issues
(The Center Square)—The Liberty Justice Center filed three lawsuits on behalf of government employees against their public sector unions. The lawsuits come six years after the Janus v. AFSCME landmark case, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public-sector employees don’t have to pay union dues to have a job....
Supreme Court’s ‘Conversion Therapy’ Case Revs Up Speech Debate
(Bloomberg Law)—The US Supreme Court’s decision to hear a Colorado therapist’s suit over a state law barring her from counseling minor patients about their sexual orientation or gender identity has the potential for far-reaching effects on professional speech, scholars say. The case is “part of a broader effort to use...
Liberty Justice Center defends Rocklin school district’s parental notification policy
(Legal Newsline)—The Rocklin Unified School District has engaged the Liberty Justice Center to defend its parental notification policy following a decision by the Public Employees Relations Board (PERB). On March 5, the school district’s board voted 4-1 in favor of retaining the legal services of the Liberty Justice Center for...
Free Speech Advocates Rally to Support FIRE’s Federal Appeal to Defend Advocacy in Public Parks
(Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)—Protesting in public parks is as American as apple pie. It’s at the heart of our First Amendment — and one of our nation’s most time-honored principles. That right does not disappear merely because a private entity operates the public park on the government’s behalf....
LJC Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision To Review Colorado Law Curbing Therapists’ Free Speech
(Tampa Free Press)—The U.S. Supreme Court announced on March 10 that it will hear Chiles v. Salazar, a pivotal case challenging Colorado’s restrictions on the free speech rights of mental health professionals. The decision has been met with praise from the Liberty Justice Center, a nonprofit litigation group that filed...
Rocklin Schools Appeal Ruling Ordering Them to Revoke Parental Trans Notification Policy
(Northern California Record)—A Sacramento suburban school district has asked a state appeals court to weigh in on an attempt by the district’s teachers’ union to force the district to rescind a policy requiring teachers and other school staff to notify parents if their children officially ask school staff to use...
Rule Requiring Teachers to Notify Parents of Child Changing Genders Faces Challenge
(The Center Square)—A California school district board and the state labor relations board are embroiled in a legal battle over whether teachers must notify parents if their child begins transitioning to a new gender at school. The case centers around the question of how much influence teachers unions can have...
Liberty Justice Center Jumps Into Fight For California School’s Parental Rights Policy
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) is stepping up to defend a California school district’s embattled parental notification policy, signaling a new front in the battle over parents’ rights in education. On March 5, the Rocklin Unified School District Board voted 4-1 to enlist LJC’s pro bono legal muscle...