LJC In The News
School District Gears Up To Fight California AG Trying Keep Secrets From Parents
(The Federalist)—California has gone to great lengths in recent months to punish the people and institutions who want to protect children from the dangers of radical gender ideology. Chino Valley Unified School District, the school system responsible for nearly 27,000 students in San Bernardino County, is just one of the...
California Parental Notification Policy for Gender Changes to Face State Court
(The Center Square)—In a case that could determine the future of parental notification policies for gender changes across California, the Chino Valley School District will be facing off against the California Department of Justice during an October 13 hearing for a full preliminary injunction against the school district’s new policy....
Lawsuit Challenges Minnesota Election Speech Code
(The Center Square)—A lawsuit challenges a new law allowing civil fines for certain speech within 60 days of an election. The Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest Law Center, national public interest law firms, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota. The lawsuit targeting Attorney General...
Lawsuit Filed over Illinois Mandating All Constitutional Challenges Be Filed in Just Two Counties
(Illinois Policy Institute)—A law limiting where people may file legal complaints for state constitutional violations is facing its own lawsuit – with plaintiffs claiming the law infringes on their rights by forcing their claims to be heard by judges they aren’t even allowed to elect. The lawsuit was filed Aug....
Opinion: Taxpayer-Funded Handouts to Planned Parenthood Are Unconstitutional
(The Albuquerque Journal)—Last year, after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked, the Albuquerque City Council rushed to donate $250,000 in taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, New Mexico’s regional affiliate of the nation’s largest abortion provider. Councilwoman Tammy Fiebelkorn explained that she sponsored...
Liberty Justice Center Sues over Law Forcing Illinoisans to Litigate Constitutional Challenges in Chicago, Springfield
(Madison-St. Clair Record)—The Liberty Justice Center is suing Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in St. Clair County Circuit Court, challenging a state law that requires all Illinois residents to file Constitutional claims against state laws, rules, or orders in Cook or Sangamon County Circuit Courts. House Bill 3062 was passed...
LJC Expert Discuss SCOTUS Ruling on Race-based Admissions on Newsmax
Censorship Case Involving State Collusion With Social Media Companies Could Be Heard By The Supreme Court
(The Daily Caller)—The Supreme Court could hear a case questioning a California agency’s coordination with Twitter to censor election-related “misinformation.” O’Handley v. Weber, which concerns the California Secretary of State’s Office of Election Cybersecurity’s work with Twitter to monitor “false or misleading” election information, was appealed to the Supreme Court...
Oral Arguments Challenge Controversial California Misinformation Law
(The Center Square)—California’s new law, AB 2098 – which allows professional sanctions against doctors challenging the state-defined ‘scientific consensus’ on COVID-19 – faced oral argument in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Challenging the law is two physicians championing free speech rights backed by the Liberty...
Grand Rapid Hearing Focuses on Employer Free Speech
(The Center Square)–Judge Robert Jonker said he will issue a written opinion “soon” hinging on employer’s free speech rights. The Center Square reported that the Chicago-based nonprofit Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit in federal court on March 16, 2023, on behalf of ABC Michigan, a statewide trade association that...
Legal Group Puts Medical Schools on Notice over SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling
(The Center Square)—A legal nonprofit has pledged to sue any medical school that does not comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling blocking raced-based admissions policies, possibly ushering in a wave of enforcement actions to set new admissions policies around the nation. The Liberty Justice Center is the group...
Constitutional Law Center Urges over 150 Medical Schools to End Race-Based Admissions Following Supreme Court Decision
(The Tennessee Star)—A nonprofit law center whose mission is to defend the constitutional rights of Americans has sent a letter to more than 150 medical schools nationwide, calling upon them to end their race-based admissions policies in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down affirmative action....
Opinion: The First Amendment Protects Citizens and Businesses Against Officials Who Use Jawboning Tactics to Threaten Prosecution
(Attorney at Law Magazine)—Jawboning is not a word in most people’s vocabulary, even those who are highly educated. The word looks menacing and sounds sinister. And in a sense, jawboning is both. Jawboning is when government officials publicly condemn certain legal behavior that they disfavor. It is the bully pulpit...
Five Years Ago, US Supreme Court Strikes Down Forced Public Union Dues
(The Center Square)—It was five years ago this week that a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving an Illinois case changed the landscape for public employee unions around the country. Mark Janus worked for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services when he objected to paying fees to a...
New Law Limiting Legal Challenges to State Laws and Executive Orders Unconstitutional on Many Fronts: Legal Expert
(Chicago City Wire)—Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed this week that limits challenges to his and the General Assembly’s Democratic agenda to circuit courts in Cook (Chicago) and Sangamon (Springfield) counties is in direct violation of the Illinois Constitution on at least two fronts, Jacob Huebert, president of...