LJC In The News
Talks Continue, Legal Filings Fly as CPS Classes Remain out over Remote Learning Fight
(Chicago CBS) — Chicago Public Schools students on Friday were heading into the weekend facing another day of possible canceled classes Monday – while city officials said talks with the teachers’ union “must be concluded this weekend.” Late Friday, CPS released the following statement: “CPS is committed to working toward...
C-SPAN: Daniel Suhr Discusses Vaccine Mandate Challenges Being Heard by the U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 7, 2022 – Daniel Suhr, managing attorney at Liberty Justice Center appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss the vaccine mandate challenges being heard by the Supreme Court. The Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy are representing Trosclair and a group of remote workers from Texas...
Fox News: Brandon Trosclair on Vaccine Mandate Challenge
Jan. 7, 2022 – Brandon Trosclair, a small business owner from Louisiana, joined Fox News to discuss the challenges to the OSHA vaccine mandate being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Represented by the Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy, Trosclair filed a lawsuit, BST Holdings, LLC...
Several CPS Parents File Lawsuit in Attempt to End Teachers Union Strike
(Fox 32 Chicago)—A group of Chicago parents have filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Chicago Teachers Union, calling this week’s school closures an “illegal strike,” demanding that teachers return to school for in-person learning. The complaint was filed by the attorneys at the Liberty Justice Center, along with several parents...
Louisiana at Center of Debate Over Proposed Federal Covid Vaccine Requirements, SCOTUS Will Decide
(KLFY)—The state of Louisiana is at the center of the challenges against federal COVID vaccine mandates. Question: Does the federal government have the power to order private businesses and health care workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19? The government says yes. The plaintiffs say no. Either way this plays out...
The Supreme Court is Hearing Arguments Challenging Vaccine Mandates
(NPR’s Morning Edition)—Another supreme battle at the U.S. Supreme Court Friday: In a special session, the justices are hearing expedited arguments in cases challenging two major Biden administration regulations aimed at increasing the number of vaccinated workers. The cases are in a preliminary posture, but how the court rules will...
Chicago Parents Sue Teachers Union Over Canceled Classes
(The Hill)—A group of Chicago parents is suing the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) after teachers refused to return to in-person instruction due to COVID-19 concerns and school officials canceled classes entirely. Attorneys at the Liberty Justice Center, representing a group of Chicago parents, filed a lawsuit Thursday night to end...
Chicago Parents Sue Teachers’ Union to Demand Return to In-Person Instruction
(National Review)—A group of parents sued the Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday to demand an immediate return to in-person instruction for K–12 children after the union’s members went on strike to teach remotely, forcing the school district to cancel classes until an agreement could be negotiated. Attorneys at Liberty Justice...
CPS Parents Have Filed Suit Against the CTU
(WGN Radio)—Jeff Schwab, senior attorney with the Liberty Justice Center, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Chicago Public School parents against the Chicago Teachers Union. He joined Lisa Dent and Steve Bertrand on Chicago’s Afternoon News to describe the suit and potential outcomes from it.
...Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Heads to Supreme Court
(News Nation Now)–The Donlon Report discussed BST Holdings, LLC v. OSHA, the lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration’s federal vaccine mandate, with lead plaintiff Brandon Trosclair, a small business owner from Louisiana, and Daniel Suhr, managing attorney at Liberty Justice Center. The Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy...
Fighting Vaccine Mandates
(Newsmax)–Brandon Trosclair, a small business owner from Louisiana, and Daniel Suhr, managing attorney at Liberty Justice Center, appeared on John Bachman Now to discuss taking the fight against the Biden Administration’s federal vaccine mandate to the Supreme Court. The Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy are representing...
Wisconsin Meat Shop Sues Biden Administration Over Mask Mandate
(Fox Business | Cavuto Coast to Coast)—Lindsey Fox, fourth-generation owner of Nolechek’s Meats, and Daniel Suhr, managing attorney at Liberty Justice Center, joined Neil Cavuto to discuss their challenge to the USDA mask mandate. The Liberty Justice Center is representing Nolechek’s Meats in the federal lawsuit, Nolechek’s Meats vs. USDA,...
U.S. Senate to Biden: No to Private Sector Vaccine Mandate
(The Center Square)–The U.S. Senate Wednesday night sent the Biden administration a message: Congress’ upper chamber does not support the president’s vaccine mandate on private businesses. With two Democratic senators joining all 50 Republicans, the Senate voted 52-48 to repeal President Joe Biden’s executive mandate requiring that private-sector employers with...
Thanking Healthcare Heroes by Denying Them Their Freedom of Choice
(Smerconish.com)—For the past 20 months, Americans have shown a special gratitude for this country’s healthcare workers. Despite knowing very little about this contagious virus, they have put themselves in harm’s way to take care of the sick and protect others. They truly deserve to be hailed as heroes. But today,...
Brandon Trosclair—The Man Leading the Fight Against the Federal Vaccine Mandate
(Liberty Justice Center)—Brandon Trosclair employs nearly 500 people across 15 grocery stores in Louisiana and Mississippi. Under OSHA’s vaccine mandate, Trosclair would be forced to fire any employees who decline the COVID vaccine – many of whom have worked tirelessly since the pandemic’s start. With help from the national law...