LJC In The News
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...
Rocklin School Board Commences Another Fight to Uphold its Illegal Forced Outing Policy
(The Sacramento Bee)—Rocklin Unified School District has recruited a nonprofit law firm to represent it in its ongoing legal fight with the state surrounding its policy that forces teachers and school staff to out transgender students to their parents. Since the district trustees voted to implement a policy requiring school...
Mandatory Captive Rules in Limbo for California Employers – 2 Federal Lawsuits Challenge SB 399 and Looming Issue Before the NLRB
(Labor & Employment Law Blog)—As discussed in our recent article, the introduction of SB 399 in California (approved and added as California Labor Code section 1137) sparked significant discussion and concern among California employers with union employees. The legislation, which became effective January 1, 2025, restricts so-called “captive audience meetings”...
LNG Bunkering in US Unshackled as Gov’t Reverses Restrictions
(Offshore Energy)—As informed, the Department of Energy’s oversight was withdrawn under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for ship-to-ship transfers of liquefied natural gas as a bunkering fuel at the end of February 2025. With the DOE’s jurisdiction gone, the path has now been cleared for LNG bunkering to be performed...