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Restriction on Carrying Guns in Omaha and Lincoln Violates Nebraska Law, Lawsuits Say
(Associated Press)—Nebraska’s two largest cities are violating a new state gun law by prohibiting them from public places such as parks, according to two recent lawsuits. The Liberty Justice Center filed lawsuits Dec. 18 challenging executive orders issued by the mayors of Omaha and Lincoln. The lawsuits allege that the...
Opinion: Nebraska Mayors’ Gun Bans Defied State Law and the Constitution. So We Sued Them.
(The Daily Caller)—Earlier this year, Nebraska became the 27th state to enact “constitutional carry,” allowing people to carry a firearm, open or concealed, without a permit from the government. To protect the right to bear arms statewide, the state legislature also banned local governments from enacting any regulations on firearms,...
‘That’s a Matter for the State’: Gun Advocacy Group Sues Omaha, Lincoln over Restrictions
Gun rights advocates will take Omaha and Lincoln to court over the right to bear arms on city property. The lawsuit calls new ordinances unconstitutional, and it follows a similar opinion from Nebraska’s Attorney General. “The law here is very straightforward,” Jacob Huebert with the Liberty Justice Center is talking...
Pair of Lawsuits Filed over Firearm Bans on City Property in Lincoln, Omaha
(KLKN)—Legal action is being taken against bans on firearms on city property in Lincoln and Omaha. A group representing the Nebraska Firearms Owners Association filed lawsuits against the cities on Monday over their bans on guns in places like parks, trails and sidewalks. The Liberty Justice Center, which is representing...
Nebraska Gun Rights Group Sues Over Mayoral Orders Prohibiting Guns on Public Property
(The Epoch Times)—Nebraska’s two largest cities have been sued over their refusal to comply with a state law permitting the concealed carry of weapons without a permit. On Dec. 18, the Liberty Justice Center, a non-profit, public interest litigation firm, sued the cities of Omaha and Lincoln in their respective...
Liberty Justice Center Challenges Gun Control Laws in Omaha and Lincoln
(The Center Square)—The Liberty Justice Center filed two lawsuits regarding local firearm restrictions in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska, this week. The Liberty Justice Center argues that the restrictions violate a recent state law protecting the right to bear arms, according to a press release it issued. Nebraska passed Legislative Bill...
Nebraska Firearms Group Sues Omaha and Lincoln over Gun Orders and Ordinances: Move Follows Attorney General’s Opinion that Mayors’ Executive Orders Illegally Restricted Guns on Public Property
(The Nebraska Examiner)—Nebraska gun owners sued the Cities of Omaha and Lincoln on Monday after telling city leaders this fall that enacting new local gun-related restrictions risked violating a new state law and their constitutional rights. The Nebraska Firearms Owners Association filed district court lawsuits in Douglas and Lancaster Counties...
Exclusive: Lawsuits Challenge Gun Restrictions in Two Nebraska Cities
(The Daily Signal)—FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative legal group is set to file lawsuits Monday against Nebraska’s two largest cities, arguing that they are defying a state law on gun rights. The Liberty Justice Center is challenging gun restrictions enacted in Lincoln and Omaha, contending that the ordinances flout...
Liberty Justice Center Praises Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold School Choice
(WisPolitics)—On December 13, the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a petition that aimed to permanently dismantle the United States’ oldest school choice program, ruling unanimously in favor of school choice. In November, the Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief in Underwood v. Vos, urging the Court to reject a petition...
Tennesseans Can Watch How State Court Policy Is Made, Thanks to a First Amendment Lawsuit
(The Tennessean)—Tennesseans can now witness how the state Supreme Court’s Advisory Commission makes decisions on court policy, following a lawsuit that accused the panel of undermining “government transparency and the public trust” by not allowing members of the public, or the media, the view the taxpayer funded meetings. The commission’s...
Tennessee Court Advisory Commission to Hold Open Meeting Due to Injunction
(The Center Square)—The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure will hold a Dec. 8 meeting in Nashville that the group plans to live stream after The Center Square received an injunction earlier this year to open the meetings to the public. The Center Square Vice President of...
Omaha Mayor Signs Bump Stock Ban, Joining City Curb on Gun Kits—Opponents Pledge Legal Action in Defense of Nebraska Concealed Carry Law
(The Nebraska Examiner)—Omaha’s mayor signed the last of two new gun-related ordinances and resolutions aimed at carving out some local tools against gun violence after the Nebraska Legislature cracked down on cities with stricter local gun ordinances than state law. The newest ordinance bans “bump stocks” or trigger activators. The...
Omaha Mayor Signs off on Council’s Gun Kit Ordinance, Gun Resolutions: Legal Challenges Likely, Experts Say
(The Nebraska Examiner)—Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert has signed the new ordinance from City Councilman Pete Festersen banning possession of the kits used to build home-assembled handguns. She also signed both gun-related resolutions adopted by the City Council. The measures were proposed in response to Legislative Bill 77, the state’s new...
Attorney: States Must Understand They Can’t Censor Physicians
(American Family News)—In late 2022, California passed a law that said doctors could lose their license for giving patients so-called “misinformation” about COVID, even one time. Shortly after the law was passed, Liberty Justice Center sued to challenge the law in federal court on behalf of California doctors for violating...
Opinion: The Biden Administration Thinks It Has a First Amendment Right to Censor Your Speech
(The Daily Caller)—Imagine that the next Republican administration coerced Twitter into censoring the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, or pressured Facebook into creating an algorithm that suppresses progressive political speech and amplifies conservative speech, by training these social media companies to moderate content based on what the government determined was “misinformation.” You would...