LJC In The News
North Carolina School Board Settles Free Speech Fight
(American Faith)—A North Carolina school board is awaiting judicial approval of a legal settlement after it was accused of fabricating a racial incident, violating a student’s free speech rights, and punishing him for a classroom question. The Davidson County School Board has agreed to terms that include a public apology,...
Free Speech Case of Student v. School Board Nears Settlement Finish Line
(The Center Square)—A North Carolina school board accused of inventing “a racial incident out of thin air,” violating “a student’s rights to free speech” and punishing him for that invention is awaiting a judge’s approval of settlement that includes at least $20,000. Christian McGhee, then 16 and a student at...
Student Suspended for Saying ‘Illegal Alien’ Will Receive Public Apology in New Settlement
(Carolina Journal)—The 16-year-old high school student who was suspended in North Carolina last year for using the words “illegal alien” in English class is set to receive a public apology from the Davidson County Board of Education for mischaracterizing the student in a racially biased manner. A federal lawsuit challenging...
Virginia Businesses Hope for Clarity on Tariffs After Trump’s Court Defeat
(Richmond Times-Dispatch)— Anh Vu had repositioned her shipping company to bring goods from Vietnam into the United States instead of sending exports into the Southeast Asian country. Her business, SAM Cargo Express, planned to develop a warehouse in Northern Virginia to handle the imported handicrafts and other goods from Vietnam....
Port of Los Angeles Backs Blocking Trump’s Tariffs
(The Center Square)—The Port of Los Angeles has come out in favor of a federal court’s ruling to pause President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose tariffs on numerous countries. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled on Wednesday that under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...
‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Unconstitutional and Unpopular
(The Washington Examiner)—The battle over tariffs has shifted to the federal courts. The Supreme Court may have the last word on whether the Trump administration went too far when it imposed tariffs on both allies and adversaries on “Liberation Day.” Let’s hope the highest court in the land stands on...
Trump’s Tariffs Regime Encounters Headwinds
(The Dispatch)—Happy Monday! The Trump administration’s plans to reshore American manufacturing have hit another stumbling block: Building the planned “Garden of American Heroes”—250 statues erected for the nation’s 250th birthday next summer—on time and on budget will reportedly require (you guessed it) sculptors from China… Courts Put the Brakes on...
Davidson County Schools Nears Possible Settlement in Lawsuit After Student Suspended for Alleged ‘Racially Motivated Comment’
(WGHP)—Davidson County Schools may soon settle a lawsuit with a family after a student was reportedly suspended for making what the school board deemed a “racially motivated comment.” “On Friday, we filed a motion asking the court to approve a settlement that would resolve this matter,” said Dean McGee, senior...
Trump’s Tax Hikes Should be Blocked, or We’ll All Pay
(The Daily Breeze)—On Wednesday, the Court of International Trade ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to impose taxes on goods around the world. The 1977 law empowers the president to “deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat . ....
Truckers and Republican Lawmakers Go After Concealed Carry Reciprocity Laws
(Land Line Media)—A patchwork of concealed carry laws can turn a law-abiding truck driver into a criminal instantly just by that driver crossing a state line. A lawsuit filed by a pair of truckers and a bill in Congress both aim to fix that. In January, two long-haul truck drivers...
Facing an ‘Existential Threat,’ this Vermont Company Decided to Fight Back Against Trump’s Tariffs
(Boston Globe)—This spring, Terry Precision Cycling of Burlington, Vt., was preparing to roll out the 40-year-old company’s latest advance in gear specially designed for women: the Caicos Bike Short. “Made of a luxurious Italian fabric that feels like butter against the skin, this short provides exceptional comfort in addition to...
Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Reinstates Trump’s Tariffs: What It Means for Trade, Business and Presidential Power
(JD Supra)—The ongoing legal and political saga surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariffs has taken an expected turn following the U.S. Court of International Trade’s surprise ruling earlier this week. A federal appeals court has temporarily lifted a lower court’s block on the most sweeping of Trump’s tariffs, allowing the administration...
How a Small Wine Company Complicated Trump’s Sweeping Tariff Plans
(The Washington Post)—Victor Schwartz was cooking dinner – a bottle of Vermentino wine already uncorked – when he received the news Wednesday evening. A little-known federal trade court had overturned President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs, which had sent shock waves through markets worldwide in recent weeks. And Schwartz’s...
Opinion: A Victory for Separation of Powers
Meet The Little-Known Federal Court That Tried To Upend Trump’s Tariff Agenda
(Tampa Free Press)—Two Republican-appointed judges and a Democrat-appointed judge on a little-known court issued the first ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs using emergency powers on Wednesday. The United States Court of International Trade (CIT), which sits in New York City, considers only questions related to customs and international trade...