LJC In The News
Federal Court Stays Biden Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses
(Townhall)—On Saturday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a temporary stay against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate using a rule the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to require private companies with 100 or more employees mandate the vaccine or subject employees to regular testing, or...
Who Is Brandon Trosclair And Why Is He Fighting the OSHA Vaccine Mandate
(Liberty Justice Center)—Brandon Trosclair is a hardworking Louisiana native, husband, and father of two who’s involved in his community. A second generation supermarket owner who employs several hundred people, Trosclair feels grateful not only to be living the American dream but to also be able to provide his employees opportunities...
Lawsuits Over Workplace Vaccine Rule Focus on States’ Rights
(Associated Press)—More than two dozen Republican-led states filed lawsuits Friday challenging President Joe Biden’s vaccine requirement for private companies, setting up a high-stakes legal showdown pitting federal authority against states’ rights. The requirement issued Thursday by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration applies to businesses with more than 100...
New Vaccine Requirements Draw Louisiana Challenges from AG, Ascension Parish Businessman
(The Advocate)—Louisiana has joined the legal fight with other Republican-leaning states trying to block new Biden administration vaccination requirements for businesses and federal contractors. Louisiana State Attorney General Jeff Landry filed back-to-back lawsuits on Thursday and Friday challenging both rules in the federal courts. Separately, on Friday, Brandon Trosclair, an...
Louisiana Fighting Back Against Federal Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses
(KLFY News)–Louisiana is pushing back against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private companies. Two lawsuits, one from the state attorney general’s office, the other from a private business, are taking aim at the vaccine requirement. Louisiana is leading a multi-state lawsuit, challenging the mandate. “As the chief legal officer...
Several Lawsuits Filed Against Federal Vaccine Mandate
(Louisiana Radio Network)—Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is leading a multi-state lawsuit to derail President Biden’s executive vaccine mandate order for federal contractors and a separate suit challenging the vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees. Landry pulls no punches in his opposition to the requirement. “His mandate...
Ascension Parish Business Owner Files Suit Challenging Vaccine Mandate
(Donaldsonville Chief)—An Ascension Parish business owner who operates 15 grocery stores joined a federal lawsuit to challenge the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses. Brandon Trosclair, a previous Republican candidate for the Louisiana House of Representatives, is well-known locally as the owner and operator of the original Ralph’s Market on...
Food Truck Owners Sue for Right to Sell in Evanston
(The Chicago Tribune)—James Nuccio and Gabriel Wiesen want to sell gourmet doughnuts and coffee from their colorful food truck on the streets of Evanston. But a 2010 ordinance only allows businesses that have “bricks and mortar” restaurants in Evanston to venture onto city streets with a food truck. Nuccio and...
Illinois Nurses Denied Religious Vaccine Exemptions
(Fox Business News)—Daniel Suhr, managing attorney at Liberty Justice Center, joined Varney & Co on Fox Business to discuss a new lawsuit on behalf of six Illinois nurses who were denied religious exemptions in violation of Illinois law. Liberty Justice Center is representing the nurses in the lawsuit Panozzo v....
Defending Religious Freedom
(Sean Hannity Show)—Daniel Suhr, Managing attorney at the Liberty Justice Center, joined The Sean Hannity show to discuss Panozzo v. Riverside Healthcare, a new case filed on behalf of six nurses in Illinois whose religious exemptions were denied.
...Chicagoland Nurses Challenge Illinois Vaccine Mandate
(Fox News)–Liberty Justice Center managing attorney Daniel Suhr and Nurse Practitioner Neelie Panozzo joined Fox @ Night to discuss religious exemptions for healthcare workers. Liberty Justice Center is representing six nurses in the lawsuit Panozzo v. Riverside Health, which challenges the hospital’s illegal denial of all religious exemption requests.
...These Catholic And Historically Black Colleges Were Denied COVID Relief. The NAACP And Its Georgetown Legal Team Fought To Make That Happen.
(The Daily Wire)—If you didn’t know better, you might think that racism and anti-Catholicism are alive and well among several groups purportedly dedicated to rooting out just that sort of prejudice. In an eyebrow-raising move, lawyers at Georgetown University, a Catholic institution, teamed up with the NAACP, the civil rights...
Experts Debate Legality of Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
(ABC 7 News)—Legal experts are weighing in on whether President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate will hold up in court. Some say the federal government does have the right to mandate vaccines, while others argue the president doesn’t have the authority to issue such a requirement. Former Harvard Law School professor...
Federal Government Using Social-Media Giants to Censor Americans
(New York Post)—Ask questions or post content about COVID-19 that runs counter to the Biden administration’s narrative and find yourself censored on social media. That’s precisely what data analyst and digital strategist Justin Hart says happened to him. And so last week the Liberty Justice Center, a public-interest law firm,...
Suing Facebook for Blocking the Truth
(NewsMax | Cortes & Pellegrino Show)—Hart v. Facebook plaintiff Justin Hart and Liberty Justice Center’s Daniel Suhr appeared on Newsmax’s Cortes & Pellegrino show to discuss the case. Liberty Justice Center is representing data analyst Justin Hart in a federal lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, President Joe Biden, and the U.S....