LJC In The News
(Cook County Record)—A west suburban school district has been accused of violating Illinois’ open meetings law in the past few years, allegedly failing at times to post required records from the meeting, and failing at times to notify the public that a meeting was being held, even as the district...
(Blood-Horse)—Oral arguments took place Feb. 16 in a federal case filed by the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and several state affiliates seeking nullification of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act. The HBPA organizations argue that the HISA, passed by Congress and signed into law in December 2020, violates...
(Cook County Record)—Noting research indicating COVID vaccines have done little to slow the spread of the omicron variant of the virus, a group of unvaccinated residents of Chicago and Cook County have sued the city and county, asking a federal judge to put an end to the city’s and county’s...
(Cook County Record)—A deal between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union to get teachers back into Chicago’s public classrooms starting Wednesday has ended the need for a court to intervene immediately in the latest clash over COVID safety measures. But a group of parents of CPS students...
Jan. 10, 2022 – Jeffrey M. Schwab, senior attorney at Liberty Justice Center, joined FOX News to discuss why the Chicago Teachers Union strike is illegal and why a group of Chicago parents are suing the union to return to in-person learning. The Liberty Justice Center is representing the Chicago...
Jan. 10, 2022 – Laurel Golden, mother to three Chicago Public School students, spoke with Neil Cavuto about her lawsuit against Chicago Teachers Union with the Liberty Justice Center. The Liberty Justice Center is representing Laurel Golden and other Chicago parents in Golden v. Chicago Teachers Union.
...Jan. 10, 2022 – Jeffrey Schwab, Liberty Justice Center senior attorney, and Chicago Public Schools parent Laurel Golden joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper to discuss the lawsuit to end the illegal Chicago Teachers Union strike. The Liberty Justice Center is representing the Chicago parents in Golden v. Chicago Teachers Union.
...(Daily Mail)—Talks between Chicago school leaders and the teachers’ union resumed Sunday amid a standoff over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures that canceled three days of classes and loomed over the start of another week in the nation’s third-largest district. Disputed issues included testing and metrics to close...
Jan. 9, 2022 – CPS mom and first-responder Ammie Kessem and Jeffrey Schwab, senior attorney at the Liberty Justice Center, appeared on Fox and Friends Sunday to outline the lawsuit to end Chicago Teachers Union’s illegal strike. The Liberty Justice Center is representing the Chicago parents in Golden v. Chicago...
Jan. 7, 2022 – Jeffrey M. Schwab, senior attorney at Liberty Justice Center, appeared on CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront to discuss the lawsuit Chicago parents have filed against the Chicago Teachers Union to return to in-person learning. The Liberty Justice Center is representing the Chicago parents in Golden v. Chicago...
(Fox News)—A group of parents in Chicago has filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union, claiming that school closures this week were the result of an “illegal strike.” The lawsuit, filed by the Liberty Justice Center on Thursday, seeks to get teachers back in the classroom. “Because CTU members...
(Insider)—A group of parents is suing the Chicago Teachers Union after a stand-off over Covid-19 safety measures led to canceled classes. The teachers union voted last week to refuse to teach in person until additional safety measures to combat the Covid-19 surge are implemented. While teachers intended to teach virtually,...
(Chicago CBS) — Chicago Public Schools students on Friday were heading into the weekend facing another day of possible canceled classes Monday – while city officials said talks with the teachers’ union “must be concluded this weekend.” Late Friday, CPS released the following statement: “CPS is committed to working toward...
Jan. 7, 2022 – Daniel Suhr, managing attorney at Liberty Justice Center appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss the vaccine mandate challenges being heard by the Supreme Court. The Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy are representing Trosclair and a group of remote workers from Texas...
Jan. 7, 2022 – Brandon Trosclair, a small business owner from Louisiana, joined Fox News to discuss the challenges to the OSHA vaccine mandate being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Represented by the Liberty Justice Center and Pelican Institute for Public Policy, Trosclair filed a lawsuit, BST Holdings, LLC...