LJC In The News
Newsom Repeals California Law Prohibiting Doctors from Sharing Unapproved Covid Information
(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...
California Quietly Repeals Covid ‘Misinfo’ Law that Targeted Doctors’ Speech 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the risk of a stinging loss before a federal appeals panel, California’s Democrat-dominated legislature has repealed a law that would have allowed the state to strip the medical licenses of any doctors who discussed information about Covid that ran counter to what the state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...
Wide-Ranging Amicus Briefs in Moore v. U.S. Show Dangers of Taxing Unrealized Income
(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...
Opinion: Who Decides What’s False When Outlawing Free Speech?
(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”...
Groups Urge Supreme Court to Hear School Admissions Case
(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...
Campus ‘Bias Response Teams’ Stifle Free Expression
(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...
Liberty Justice Center Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging University ‘Bias Response’ Policies
(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...
Jacobs: “The new Illinois law limiting where people may file legal complaints for state constitutional violations is now facing its own lawsuit.”
(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...
Nevada Short-Term Property Owners Take Case to Supreme Court
(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...
Can Parental Rights Carry the Day in California?
(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...
School District Gears Up To Fight California AG Trying Keep Secrets From Parents
(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...
California Parental Notification Policy for Gender Changes to Face State Court
(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....
Lawsuit Challenges Minnesota Election Speech Code
(The Center Square)—A lawsuit challenges a new law allowing civil fines for certain speech within 60 days of an election. The Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest Law Center, national public interest law firms, filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota. The lawsuit targeting Attorney General...
Lawsuit Filed over Illinois Mandating All Constitutional Challenges Be Filed in Just Two Counties
(Illinois Policy Institute)—A law limiting where people may file legal complaints for state constitutional violations is facing its own lawsuit – with plaintiffs claiming the law infringes on their rights by forcing their claims to be heard by judges they aren’t even allowed to elect. The lawsuit was filed Aug....
Opinion: Taxpayer-Funded Handouts to Planned Parenthood Are Unconstitutional
(The Albuquerque Journal)—Last year, after the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked, the Albuquerque City Council rushed to donate $250,000 in taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, New Mexico’s regional affiliate of the nation’s largest abortion provider. Councilwoman Tammy Fiebelkorn explained that she sponsored...