LJC In The News
US International Trade Court Denies Companies’ Bid to Block Trump’s Tariffs
(The Epoch Times)—The U.S. International Trade Court on April 22 denied a request by five U.S. small businesses to block President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on nearly all countries. Liberty Justice Center filed the request on April 18 on behalf of the five owner-operated businesses that rely on...
Trump Tries to Push Tariff Fight to Trade Court With Better Odds
(Bloomberg)—President Donald Trump wants legal challenges to his sweeping tariffs to be heard by a specialized trade court, an approach that worked in his favor during his first administration even though it didn’t give him an immediate victory. The Trump administration is seeking to transfer three cases filed in federal...
Charlottesville Electronics Manufacturer Sues Trump Over Tariffs
(The Daily Progress)—The owner of a small Charlottesville electronics manufacturer has had to raise its prices more than 20% over the past few weeks, and he knows exactly who to blame: Donald Trump. Engineer David Levi, founder of MicroKits, says he has no other choice. His company, which produces...
Trade Court Keeps Trump’s Tariffs In Place—At Least For Now
(Forbes)—The U.S.’s international trade court declined late Tuesday to immediately block President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs—at least for now—marking the first ruling on the president’s controversial tariffs as multiple lawsuits allege Trump exceeded his authority by imposing them. Key Facts A panel of judges at the U.S. Court of International...
Arguments Mustered For Supreme Court Case Of Religious Charter School
(Forbes)—At the end of April, the U.S. Supreme Court will begin to hear arguments in a case that challenges the wall between church and state, and pro-school choice organizations, red states, and religious groups are lining up against Oklahoma’s attorney general and a group of Constitutional scholars. St. Isidore of...
US Court Keeps Trump Tariffs in Force Against Group of Small Businesses
(Reuters)—A U.S. federal court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump‘s tariffs against a group of small businesses to remain in force for now, saying the businesses had not shown they would immediately be harmed by new taxes on imports. A group of five companies sued the Trump administration last week,...
Note to Gander: What’s Good for the Goose is…The U.S. Constitution
(MacIver Institute)—How do you solve a problem like an overreaching federal government? How do you catch a unconstitutional executive order and pin it down? How do you find the word that means an illegal delegation of congressional authority? A flibbertijibbet! A will-o’-the-wisp! A clown! Oh, how do you hold a...
Attorneys Say CIT Judges Assigned to IEEPA Case May Rein in Trump’s Tariff Authority
(Trade Law Daily)—The three judges assigned to the case challenging President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — Jane Restani, Gary Katzmann and Timothy Reif — may be poised to rein in the administration’s use of the act to impose tariffs, various attorneys told us. Based...
The Current State of Captive Audience Meetings
(Venable LLP)—Mandatory employer-sponsored meetings, otherwise known as captive audience meetings, sparked significant discussion and legislation these past few months. There are now 12 states that have enacted laws designed to ban or restrict captive audience meetings: Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and,...
Stocks Have Been Frozen on Tariff Uncertainty
(Trade Station)—The stock market has been in suspended animation as investors wait for tariff news. The S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent between Friday, April 11, and Thursday, April 17. It represented only a minor dip following the explosive rally a week before, with most of the prior advance remaining in...
What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Apple, Nvidia and Big Tech Hardware Manufacturing in Asia
(Built In)—On April 9, the third wave of Trump’s protectionist trade policies were set to take effect — until they weren’t. Hours after a series of global tariffs took effect, Trump announced a 90-day pause as well as “substantially lower” taxes for at least 75 trading partners who did not...
California Judge Upholds Ban on Outing of Trans Students by School Districts
(Courthouse News Service)—A federal judge in California has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit filed by religious parents and conservative school districts aimed at blocking a new state law that prohibits school districts from adopting policies that notify parents when a student starts going by a different name or using different...
Tracking Tariffs: A Summary Of Recent Actions
(Promotional Products Association International)—There have been several notable changes and developments regarding President Donald Trump’s tariff and trade policies since his April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement. Here are some key updates over the past few weeks, as well as what to look out for moving forward as the Trump administration...
The Constitutional Case Against Trump’s Trade War
(Lawfare)—President Trump’s massive “Liberation Day” tariffs, imposed April 2, on goods imported from almost every country in the world are likely to do grave damage to the U.S. and world economies, impose an enormous tax increase on Americans (an average of some $1,300 per household per year), and poison relations...
Ban on Public Preaching Unites Christian and Krishna, Pro-lifers, Prisoner Advocates at SCOTUS
(Just the News)—The Supreme Court has a soft spot for street evangelists targeted by public officials in the name of shielding passers-by from the discomfort of the gospel, going so far as to rule 8-1 in 2021 – over the first solo dissent of the chief justice – that Chike...