LJC In The News
(The Washington Times)—California has repealed a misinformation law that restricted the advice doctors could give patients about COVID-19, bowing to mounting legal pressure. The legislation was signed into law in September 2022 and took effect in January. It tried to define COVID disinformation as “unprofessional conduct” and empower the Medical...
(American Family News)—Under Assembly Bill 2098, a doctor could lose his or her medical license for giving patients so-called “misinformation” about COVID, which the measure defines as anything that goes against the contemporary scientific consensus. In other words, a single instance of a doctor telling a patient a single piece...
(Clarion Ledger)—In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, much has been discussed about the tremendous learning loss that students all across the country experienced. When schools closed their doors and navigated the uncharted waters of virtual learning, it negatively impacted the ability of students to connect with their peers, their...
(National Review)—California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill repealing a law prohibiting physicians from sharing information with their patients that contradicts the prevailing scientific sentiment on Covid-19. The initial law, which Newsom signed in September 2022, violated doctors’ First Amendment rights to free speech and Fourteenth Amendment rights...
(Northern California Record)—Facing the risk of a stinging loss before a federal appeals panel, California’s Democrat-dominated legislature has repealed a law that would have allowed the state to strip the medical licenses of any doctors who discussed information about Covid that ran counter to what the state believed to be...
(Philanthropy Roundtable)—As we’ve discussed here before, the Supreme Court is considering a case with implications for future wealth tax proposals. We know that taxing assets is a net negative for philanthropy and the vibrant charitable sector it supports, so the Roundtable is closely following Moore v. United States. We’ve recently...
(Duluth News Tribune)—In Minnesota, it’s now a crime to express the wrong opinion about voting rules. A law passed in May bans individuals and organizations from sharing information about voting locations, times, qualifications, and restrictions if they intend “to impede or prevent another person from exercising the right to vote”...
(The Center Square) — A Virginia parents group and Fairfax County Public Schools have been locked in a legal battle recently appealed to the Supreme Court – and several legal organizations have filed amicus briefs petitioning the court to hear the case. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology...
(Cato)—Virginia Tech has instituted a “bias‐related incidents” policy, under which students may be referred to a “Bias Response Team.” Under the policy, students can be referred for violating a standard as vague as “words or actions that contradict the spirit of the Principles of Community.” Students can also run afoul...
(The Argus Observer)—On Sept. 15, the Liberty Justice Center, joined by the Cato Institute, filed an amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to hear Speech First v. Sands, a case challenging Virginia Tech’s “bias response” policies for violating students’ First Amendment rights. On April 8, 2021, Speech First—a...
(The Carbondale Reporter)—The new Illinois law that restricts the locations where citizens can file lawsuits regarding the constitutionality of various laws is now facing its own legal challenge. Rep. Paul Jacobs recently brought attention to House Bill 3062, which has caused controversy among Illinois residents. The Liberty Justice Center filed...
(The Center Square)—An industry group that advocates for short-term rental owners is taking its lawsuit against Clark County’s regulations to the Nevada Supreme Court. The Greater Las Vegas Short-Term Rental Association, which filed its case to the court last week after filing a notice of appeal in March, argues Clark...
(National Review)—Bipartisanship in California is rare — but mess with children anywhere, and parents will fight back. Six California school districts passed parental notification laws this summer that require schools to notify parents if a child requests a gender transition or experiences gender confusion. More districts will follow. Even though...
(The Federalist)—California has gone to great lengths in recent months to punish the people and institutions who want to protect children from the dangers of radical gender ideology. Chino Valley Unified School District, the school system responsible for nearly 27,000 students in San Bernardino County, is just one of the...
(The Center Square)—In a case that could determine the future of parental notification policies for gender changes across California, the Chino Valley School District will be facing off against the California Department of Justice during an October 13 hearing for a full preliminary injunction against the school district’s new policy....