LJC In The News
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Donald Trump’s Executive Actions
(Associated Press)—Dozens of lawsuits have been filed during President Donald Trump’s second administration. The suits challenge his executive orders as well as actions taken by his administration, including Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE. The courts have agreed to block the president in a number of cases, and...
From Hollywood to Main Street, 100 Days of Trump’s Tariff Tantrum
(Inc.)—Hollywood movies aren’t necessarily made in Hollywood—and President Donald Trump wants to change that. On May 4, he announced a 100 percent tariff on films that are produced overseas. For years, companies have filmed in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and other countries for both aesthetic reasons and to...
Chicago-Based Casino Agrees to Remove Discriminatory Quotas From Public Offering
(The Center Square)—A federal lawsuit against Bally’s Casino, the city of Chicago and the Illinois Gaming Board has been dropped after Bally’s agreed to revise its initial public offering to potential investors. The case was closed after Bally’s agreed to restructure its IPO to no longer require purchasers to be...
Legal Group Touts Victory in Bally’s Chicago IPO Saga
(Casino.org)—A conservative legal group representing the plaintiff in a suit against Bally’s (NYSE: BALY.T) and the city of Chicago declared victory in a case involving the casino operator’s planned initial public offering (IPO) in the city, which originally attempted to bar white men from purchasing shares. The Liberty Justice Center,...
Lawsuit Targeting Bally’s Illinois Investment Scheme Dismissed
(Next.io)—Bally’s has revised the terms of its public offering associated with a Chicago casino project, leading to the dismissal of a lawsuit targeting the scheme over complaints of discrimination. Bally’s update, which removed previously mandated race- and gender-based eligibility requirements, was outlined in a new securities filing dated 22 April,...
Major Win for Equal Opportunity: Bally’s Overhauls Casino IPO, Drops Race and Sex Requirements
(Wirepoints)—Today the Liberty Justice Center celebrates a significant victory in Glennon v. Johnson after Bally’s Corporation announced a revised public offering for its Chicago casino project that no longer illegal discriminates on the basis of race or gender. In a new securities filing dated April 22, Bally’s finally removed the...
How Trump’s Tariffs Threaten the Rule of Law
(Reason)—Much has been written (including by me) about how Trump’s massive new tariffs will severely damage the US economy, and why they are illegal for a variety of different reasons. But more attention should be paid to how they also threaten the rule of law. The rule of law is...
Why the Major Questions Doctrine Applies to the President, Not Just Executive Agencies
(Reason)—The Supreme Court’s “major questions” doctrine (MQD) requires Congress to “speak clearly” when authorizing the executive to make “decisions of vast economic and political significance.” If the statute isn’t clear, courts must reject the executive’s assertion of power. But the Trump Administration, like the Biden Administration before it, argues that...
Three Groups File Amicus Briefs in Florida Child Transition Case
(The Center Square)—A parental rights group and two constitutional liberty groups have filed “friend of the court” briefs in a case involving a Florida family suing a school district over the “social” transition of their daughter without their knowledge or approval. The case, Littlejohn v. School Board of Leon County,...
Liberty Justice Center Supports Florida Parents in Gender Identity School Policy Case
(Legal Newsline)—On April 30, 2025, the Liberty Justice Center, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), and Dr. Erica Anderson filed an amici brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The brief supports two Florida parents, January and Jeffrey Littlejohn, who allege that their local...
Supreme Court Hears Case on Religious Charter Schools and State Exclusion Policies
(Legal Newsline)—On April 30, the U.S. Supreme Court conducted oral arguments in the case of Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond. The case could determine if religious organizations are eligible to operate charter schools and whether states can exclude them based solely on their religious affiliation. Liberty Justice Center...
‘We’re Not Afraid of Trump’: Toy Store Sues Government Over ‘Unlawful and Unconstitutional’ Tariffs, Lawsuit Seeks Refund
(Law & Crime)—President Donald Trump‘s imposition of worldwide tariffs are neither fun nor games and are, in fact, a threat to independent toy sellers everywhere, the owners of a Minnesota toy store say. Mischief Toy Store, a St. Paul-based retailer, is one of many plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by...
U.S. Chamber to Trump: Give Small Businesses ‘Immediate’ Tariff Exclusions To Prevent Recession
(ASI Central)—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sent President Donald Trump’s administration a letter that calls on the White House to grant automatic exclusions for tariffs to small-business importers, as well as others that meet specific conditions. “The Chamber requests the administration take immediate action to save America’s small businesses...
U.S. Domestic Legal Challenges to Tariffs: State of Play
(Lexology)—Parallel to various challenges to the United States’ imposition of tariffs under international law that various countries have commenced at the WTO and under other international instruments, there are also numerous U.S. domestic legal challenges that have emerged. Our New York office provides its insight on these domestic disputes and...
State Discipline Law Keeps Black, Latino Kids In Class. Trump Says It’s Illegal
(Los Angeles Times)—Violating a school dress code. Using a cellphone in class. Mouthing off at a teacher. There was a time when that kind of behavior, called “willfully defiant” conduct, would get a California public school student suspended. But over the last decade, a sea change in state discipline policy...