LJC In The News
The Center Square
High Schooler’s Free Speech Case Settlement Approved by Federal Judge
July 3, 2025
(The Center Square)—Federal court approval has been given in a free speech case involving a North Carolina school board and a student no longer in the respective district. Christian McGhee, then 16 and a student at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, and his parents Leah and Chad, sued the...
Fox News
Court Approves Settlement after North Carolina Student Suspended for ‘Illegal Aliens’ Comment
July 2, 2025
(Fox News)—Federal court approves settlement after student's three-day suspension sparked free speech lawsuit....
CATO
How One Man’s Passion for French Wine Brought Down Trump’s “Emergency” Tariffs
June 30, 2025
(CATO)—Victor Owen Schwartz didn’t set out to take on the White House. He set out to find good wine. What began as a young man’s love of food and travel led him from catering jobs in New York to grape picking in French vineyards in the 1980s. That passion became...
The Center Square
WATCH: What Happens to U.S. Trading Partners on July 9? Trump Decides
June 26, 2025
(The Center Square)—President Donald Trump faces a self-imposed July 9 deadline to reach trade deals with dozens of U.S. trading partners, but the White House isn't worried....
Reason
Michael McConnell and Neal Katyal Join Our Tariff Litigation Team
June 25, 2025
(Reason)—I am pleased to announce that leading legal scholars and Supreme Court litigators Neal Katyal and Michael McConnell have joined the litigation team for VOS Selections, Inc. v. Trump - the case challenging Trump's abusive "Liberation Day" tariffs filed by the Liberty Justice Center and myself. The support of prominent...
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
WILL Supports Challenge to Secret School Gender Transitions
June 24, 2025
(Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty)—WILL, in partnership with the Liberty Justice Center (LJC), has filed an amicus brief with the U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, urging it to overturn the district court decision in Vitsaxaki v. Skaneateles Central School District. The trial court held that schools...
Legal Newsline
Group Files Amicus Brief against Judicial Overreach in West Virginia Foster Care Case
June 23, 2025
(Legal Newsline)—A nonprofit group that protects constitutional rights has filed an amicus brief in a West Virginia case, saying the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals should affirm the dismissal of a case. The lawsuit, Jonathan R. v. Morrisey, was filed in 2019. It asks the court address shortcomings in West...
Tampa Free Press
LJC Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Dismissal of West Virginia Foster Care Lawsuit
June 23, 2025
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, advocating for the affirmation of a district court’s dismissal of Jonathan R. v. Morrisey....
Reason
Conservative and Libertarian Public Interest Group Letter Opposing “Big Beautiful Bill” Provision that Undermines Access to Justice
June 21, 2025
(Reason)—In a previous post, I criticized a dangerous provision of the Senate version of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" that would radically undermine judicial protection for constitutional rights by requiring litigants seeking preliminary injunctions against illegal federal government actions to post potentially enormous bonds. There, I highlighted a critique by Arizona...
Tampa Free Press
Colorado’s Mental Health Practice Act Challenged At Supreme Court
June 16, 2025
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) today announced it has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, strongly advocating for the protection of First Amendment rights for mental health professionals in a pivotal case challenging Colorado’s Mental Health Practice Act....
Reason
Opinion: How Trump’s Imposition of Massive Tariffs is Repeating the “Ship Money” Abuses of King Charles I
June 15, 2025
(Reason)—Yesterday, there were massive nationwide "No Kings" protests against Donald Trump and his authoritarian tendencies. Like most political slogans, "No Kings" is an oversimplification. But it is in fact true that Trump is repeating many of the abuses of the British monarchs, which precipitated the English Civil War, and eventually...
Sacramento News & Review
How Uncertainty Around Tariffs Is Affecting Housing Affordability in the Capital Region
June 12, 2025
(Sacramento News & Review)—There is already a crisis of available and affordable housing in America. But now, political uncertainty and economic volatility could make home buying even less attainable....
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Court Allows Trump to Uphold Tariffs
June 12, 2025
(Arkansas Democrat Gazette)—A federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday to allow President Donald Trump to maintain many of his tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, extending a pause granted shortly after another panel of judges ruled in late May that the import taxes were illegal. The decision from...
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Student Finally Scores Victory Over School Board Language Police
June 12, 2025
(Federation for American Immigration Reform)—When asked about the process of how to maximize learning Albert Einstein once remarked, “The important thing is not to stop questioning.” Most educators would agree, though evidently not some in the Davidson County, North Carolina, school system — especially if the question involves a prickly...
Bloomberg
What to Know About the Legal Battle Over Trump’s Tariffs
June 11, 2025
(Bloomberg)—The fate of President Donald Trump's trade war lies in the hands of the courts as a legal battle plays out over his use of emergency powers to impose tariffs. The US Court of International Trade ruled on May 28 that the vast majority of Trump’s levies were issued illegally...