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Parents Suing West Ada Education Association, Claiming Illegal Strike
(CBS2 Idaho News)—A group of parents have filed a lawsuit against the West Ada Education Association, claiming this week’s sick-outs are an illegal strike. Daniel Suhr, who is a lawyer with the Liberty Justice Center is representing those parents. He spoke with 670 KBOI’s Nate Shelman on Tuesday afternoon. “Idaho...
South Carolina Supreme Court Set to Hear Arguments on Constitutionality of SAFE Grants Program
(The Center Square)—South Carolina’s Supreme Court will hear arguments Friday on the constitutionality of a program that would provide scholarships to enable families struggling financially because of COVID-19 to keep their children in nonpublic schools. Funded with federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act dollars, Gov. Henry McMaster’s...
Judge Urged to Keep Montana Political Spending Rule
(AP News)—Attorneys for Montana’s governor urged a federal judge Thursday to uphold an executive order that requires companies to report political contributions if they want to bid on large state contracts, in a case that could test whether so-called dark money groups can avoid public disclosure of spending. A conservative...
Fight Over Private School Grants Could Be Heading to the SC Supreme Court
(WISTV)—The battle over grants that would help pay for private school tuition across the state might be heading to the South Carolina Supreme Court. Opponents of Governor Henry McMaster’s Safe Access to Flexible Education grants, also called SAFE grants, filed a lawsuit last month. It came after McMaster allocated $32...
Lawsuit: Illinois Expanded Mail Voting is Partisan Scheme
(Associated Press)—Chicago-area Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging Illinois’ expanded vote-by-mail program is a “partisan scheme” to help Democrats get votes and could open the door to election fraud. The lawsuit is the latest GOP effort to curb mail-in voting, which President Donald Trump has called flawed and the...
Cook County GOP Sues to Block State’s Enhanced Vote-By-Mail Efforts
(The Chicago Tribune)—The Cook County Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block the state’s new enhanced vote-by-mail law, contending the measure was a scheme by Democrats under Gov. J.B. Pritzker to amplify their vote totals and dilute GOP ballots in the Nov. 3 general election. The sponsor of...
Illinois Republicans Urge Seventh Circuit to Revive Bid for Large Groups
(Law 360)—A Seventh Circuit Judge pushed back Tuesday on Illinois Republicans’ claim that they should be exempted from group-size limits like religious gatherings are under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest COVID-19 safety order, saying the party isn’t comparing apples to apples under the First Amendment. Counsel for the Illinois Republican Party...
Hearing Held Regarding Funds Set to be Allocated From Emergency Fund for Private School Tuition
(WISTV)—A hearing was held on Wednesday in Orangeburg regarding a lawsuit filed to stop Gov. Henry McMaster from allocating money to help families pay for private school tuition. Judge Edgar Dickson did not make a decision in the case Wednesday afternoon. Attorneys representing the plaintiffs and defendants in the case...
State GOP: Ban On Political Gatherings Violates Free Speech
(Chicago Law Bulletin)—The Illinois Republican Party and three local GOP groups sued Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker in federal court Monday, challenging a provision in his May 29 executive order that limits public gatherings to 10 people or less during the pandemic. Along with the Will County Republican Central Committee, the...
Illinois Anti-Abortion Group Sues Pritzker, Claims COVID-19 Gathering Limits Unconstitutional
(The Chicago Tribune)—An Illinois anti-abortion organization alleges in a federal lawsuit that Gov. J.B. Pritzker has unconstitutionally allowed certain groups to disregard the state’s limits on the number of people who can gather together while holding other groups to a different standard. The lawsuit, filed in Chicago late Tuesday by...
Illinois Right to Life Files Federal Lawsuit Against Gov. Pritzker
(WSIL)—Illinois Right to Life is the latest organization to file a lawsuit against Gov. JB Pritzker. The pro-life group is demanding equal treatment for large gatherings. Similar to a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Right to Life says members should have the same opportunity to hold events...
Illinois GOP Sues Gov. Pritzker Over Ban on Large Gatherings
(WTTW News)—With an historic election less than six months away, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider says the GOP is at a disadvantage due to the terms of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order. The party is seeking to get restrictions — which currently include a ban on gatherings of more...
UPDATE: Illinois Governor Backs Down, Reinstates Chicago Radio Host Previously Banned From COVID Briefinga
(Townhall)—Earlier this month, we brought you an exclusive report about a lawsuit filed against Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on behalf of a Chicago radio host who’d been barred from participating in the governor’s coronavirus press briefings. Amy Jacobson is co-host of the morning show on AM 560’s “The Answer,”...
Illinois Republican Party Sues Pritzker Over Right For Political Groups to Assemble During Pandemic
(Chicago Sun Times)—A week after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker stood alongside protesters to fight police brutality, the Illinois Republican Party along with other state GOP groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court over their constitutional rights to assemble as a political group during the COVID-19 pandemic. The suit, filed...
Calling Gov. J.B. Pritzker an ‘Unaccountable King,’ Illinois GOP Sues Over 10-Person Gathering Limit
(The Chicago Tribune)—Illinois Republicans allege in a federal lawsuit that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order limiting in-person gatherings to 10 or fewer people unfairly curtails the rights of political organizations to free speech and assembly. The lawsuit, filed late Monday by the state GOP and three local Republican organizations,...