LJC In The News
Pennsylvania Lawyer Says Professionalism Rules Violate First Amendment
(The Center Square)—A proposed professionalism rule for Pennsylvania lawyers has sparked a First Amendment challenge. Critics say the rule, if implemented, could have a chilling effect. The conflict in Greenberg v. Lehocky concerns the commonwealth’s Rules of Professional Lawyers and how it defines misconduct. Zach Greenberg, a licensed attorney who...
Citizens Pursue Criminal Complaint Against Denton ISD Electioneering
(Texas Scorecard)—Citizens in Denton County are directing their district attorney to investigate local school district officials for alleged criminal electioneering violations committed during the ongoing primary elections. With help from the Liberty Justice Center, local voters submitted affidavits to Denton County District Attorney Paul Johnson that describe what they see...
Louisiana Truckers Sue Over Independent Contractor Rule: LMTA Joins Frisard’s Transportation in Federal Court Fight Against US Department of Labor
(Transport Topics)—Giving voice to its small and family-owned carriers, the Louisiana Motor Transport Association has joined a lawsuit filed by a local trucking company against the U.S. Department of Labor over changes to the classification of independent contractors. “Independent contractors are an integral part of the transportation industry, specifically trucking....
Legal Group Demands DA Investigation of Alleged Denton ISD Election Law Violations
(The Lion)—A public interest law group is demanding a district attorney investigate claims that officials at the Denton (Texas) Independent School District engaged in illegal electioneering. The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) sent a demand letter to the Denton County DA with enough affidavits by voters to trigger a mandatory investigation...
Liberty Justice Center Demands Denton County DA Investigate Alleged Electioneering Scheme
(Southeast Texas Record)—Yesterday, the Liberty Justice Center sent a demand letter to Denton County District Attorney Paul Johnson requesting an investigation into election interference by school officials who allegedly used public resources to pressure employees into voting for favored candidates. Last week, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Denton Independent...
OH Teachers’ Union Sued, Accused of Sneaky Tactics to Keep the Dues Coming
(American Family News)—Another legal fight over forced union dues is headed to court, this time involving a teachers’ union. The newest federal lawsuit is in Ohio, where teacher’s aide Denise Cogar quit her union only to be informed four months later the union was taking dues from her paycheck. The...
Firearms Group Asks Judge for Injunction on Lincoln Ban of Guns from City Property
(Lincoln Journal Star)—Lincoln’s city attorney spent the bulk of a hearing Tuesday trying to convince a judge not to temporarily put a halt to the city’s ban on guns in public places as an Omaha judge did earlier this month in a similar case brought by the same gun rights...
Gladstone School District Faces Lawsuit over Social Media, Board Meeting Policies
(KOIN 6 News)—Gladstone School District is facing a lawsuit over its social media and public meeting policies after one mother says the district suppressed her right to free speech online and during public meetings, the suit alleges. The lawsuit was filed Monday by parent Glenda Scherer—who is represented by the...
Louisiana Lawsuit Challenges Federal Rule that Redefines Independent Contractors
(Louisiana Record)—A family-owned trucking firm in Louisiana is suing the Biden administration over a proposed rule that retools the definition of independent contractor, arguing that the rule threatens the livelihoods of millions of U.S. workers. The plaintiff, Frisard’s Transportation LLC, filed the federal complaint February 8 in the Eastern District...
Judge to Decide Legality of Lincoln Ban on Weapons in Parks, Buildings
(Nebraska Public Media)—A Lancaster County District Court Judge is reviewing whether the City of Lincoln can legally limit people from carrying guns in its parks and buildings. The lawsuit is one of two filed by the Liberty Justice Center challenging firearm regulations in Nebraska’s two largest cities. At issue is...
Opinion: Ohio Union Violating First Amendment by Taking Dues from Public School Staffer Who Opted Out
(The Daily Signal)—Suppose you joined a local gym several years ago, but after a while you discovered that you didn’t like some of the gym’s policies. So, you tell the gym that you no longer want to be a member and ask it to stop taking your monthly membership payments....
Ohio School Employee Sues to Stop Paying Union Dues
(The Center Square)—An Ohio public school employee sued the Ohio Association of Public School Employees on Tuesday, accusing the union of continuing to take dues from her paycheck after she quit the union. The Liberty Justice Center, a Chicago-based nonprofit that challenges government overreach, educational freedom, free speech and other...
Teacher’s Assistant Sues Union, School District for Illegally Withholding Dues From Her Paycheck
(The Daily Signal)—FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—An Ohio teacher’s assistant who helps special needs students is suing her school district and former union because the district withheld union dues from her paycheck even after she left the union and formally asked it to cease taking her money. “Using the coercion...
Parents Sue California for “Misleading” Title on Transgender Ballot Initiative
(The Center Square)—A parents’ rights group is suing California’s attorney general over what they claim is a politically-charged labeling of their ballot initiative. Parent activist group Protect Kids California filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta for his title and description of the group’s ballot initiative requiring schools...
Despite Federal Ruling, State Threatens Rocklin Schools Over Parent Notification Policy
(California Family Council)—Despite a federal court ruling against a southern California school district’s gender secrecy policy, the California Department of Education (CDE) ruled last week against the Rocklin Unified School District (RUSD) for its parent notification policy on gender. The CDE investigation report claimed Rocklin’s newly enacted rule, requiring parents...