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Illinois Right to Life Files Federal Lawsuit Against Gov. Pritzker
(WSIL)—Illinois Right to Life is the latest organization to file a lawsuit against Gov. JB Pritzker. The pro-life group is demanding equal treatment for large gatherings. Similar to a lawsuit filed by the Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Right to Life says members should have the same opportunity to hold events...
Illinois GOP Sues Gov. Pritzker Over Ban on Large Gatherings
(WTTW News)—With an historic election less than six months away, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider says the GOP is at a disadvantage due to the terms of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order. The party is seeking to get restrictions — which currently include a ban on gatherings of more...
UPDATE: Illinois Governor Backs Down, Reinstates Chicago Radio Host Previously Banned From COVID Briefinga
(Townhall)—Earlier this month, we brought you an exclusive report about a lawsuit filed against Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on behalf of a Chicago radio host who’d been barred from participating in the governor’s coronavirus press briefings. Amy Jacobson is co-host of the morning show on AM 560’s “The Answer,”...
Illinois Republican Party Sues Pritzker Over Right For Political Groups to Assemble During Pandemic
(Chicago Sun Times)—A week after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker stood alongside protesters to fight police brutality, the Illinois Republican Party along with other state GOP groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court over their constitutional rights to assemble as a political group during the COVID-19 pandemic. The suit, filed...
Calling Gov. J.B. Pritzker an ‘Unaccountable King,’ Illinois GOP Sues Over 10-Person Gathering Limit
(The Chicago Tribune)—Illinois Republicans allege in a federal lawsuit that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order limiting in-person gatherings to 10 or fewer people unfairly curtails the rights of political organizations to free speech and assembly. The lawsuit, filed late Monday by the state GOP and three local Republican organizations,...
Illinois Republican Party Sues Dem Governor Pritzker Over Right to Assemble During Coronavirus Lockdowns
(Fox News)—The Illinois Republican Party, along with other GOP groups, has filed a lawsuit over its right to assemble as a political group during the coronavirus pandemic, one week after Gov. J.B. Pritzker marched alongside protesters to fight police brutality. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court late Monday, claimed...
Illinois Republican Party Sues Pritzker for Right to Hold In-Person Meetings with 10 or More People
(WGN News)—The Illinois Republican Party and three local party committees sued Gov. Pritzker over his executive order banning group gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. While Gov. Pritzker has allowed groups he favors to gather and protest without consequence, other political activities are halted. Daniel Suhr, senior associate attorney at Liberty...
GOP Sues Pritzker Seeking Exemption From 10-Person Limit
(Associated Press)—Illinois’ Democratic governor was sued Monday by the state’s Republican Party, which is seeking exemption from the 10-person limit on public gatherings. The Chicago Tribune reports the GOP contends in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s limit on in-person gatherings to battle...
U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Conference in Followup to Landmark Janus Case
(The Center Square)—The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled for conference a case that could determine whether public employees will be refunded hundreds of millions of dollars in union dues taken out of their paychecks against their will. At the conference, scheduled for June 18, justices could discuss whether to schedule...
‘Principle of It’: Mark Janus Fights to Get Union Dues Back After Supreme Court Win
(The Washington Times)—Mark Janus’ name is now enshrined in the annals of American law as the Supreme Court plaintiff who took on and beat public-sector unions. He wants to do it again. The 2018 ruling known simply as Janus freed nonunion public employees from being forced to pay union dues,...
Salem Media Files Lawsuit Against Illinois Governor for Barring Radio Host from COVID Press Briefings
(Townhall)—A Chicago radio station filed a lawsuit this morning against Democratic Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker after his administration banned one of its on-air hosts from attending state-level Coronavirus press briefings. Veteran journalist Amy Jacobson co-hosts the morning show on AM 560 ‘The Answer,’ which is owned by Townhall Media’s parent...
Reporter Sues Pritzker in Federal Court to Gain Access to News Briefings
(The Center Square)—A Chicago-area broadcaster and the company she works for have filed a lawsuit against Gov. J.B. Pritzker in federal court over he exclusion from news briefings after the reporter spoke at a protest in Chicago in May. Salem Media and AM 560 broadcaster Amy Jacobson filed a lawsuit...
Feder: WIND’s Amy Jacobson Suing Pritzker Over Ban From Media Briefings
(The Daily Herald)—Governor J.B. Pritzker may have ended his daily media briefings on the coronavirus pandemic, but Chicago radio talk show host Amy Jacobson isn’t giving up her fight with him, Robert Feder writes. Now she says she’s taking the governor to court. Jacobson, who co-hosts mornings with Dan Proft...
South Suburban College Public Safety Workers Who Opted Out of Union Sue for Past Dues, Right to Bargain Independently
(The Chicago Tribune)—Five public safety workers at South Suburban College argue in a lawsuit filed this month that the college deducted union dues from their paychecks without their “affirmative consent,” in violation of the First Amendment right to free speech and freedom of association. The employees, who all had signed...
It’s On: Salem Sues Pritzker For Banning Radio Host That Broke Story On Pritzker Family’s Travels
(Hot Air)—Just who decides whether a reporter is “legitimate”? That question goes to the heart of a lawsuit filed by Salem Media Group, parent company of Townhall Media Group (and this website), against Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker. Amy Jacobson, a radio host and reporter for Salem’s Chicago affiliate, had...