Issue
Free Speech
A Foundational Right
Every American has the constitutional right to support issues they believe in without fear of harassment or retaliation. But across the United States, politicians are working overtime to silence those who seek to hold them accountable or those who hold points of view different from their own. To scare Americans into staying silent, politicians are enacting laws aimed at publicizing their advocacy, called “disclosure laws.”
By naming and shaming individuals who support different viewpoints, these laws effectively prevent everyday Americans from speaking out to advance causes they believe in. We won’t let these crucial First Amendment rights be trampled on.
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Our Fight in the News
Interview: Professor Says He Was Fired for Criticizing Racial Hiring Quotas
(Newsmax)—In an interview with Newsmax, Professor Stephen Kleinschmit and Senior Counsel Reilly Stephens discuss the Liberty Justice Center’s lawsuit against the University of Illinois Chicago—which fired Professor Kleinschmit for speaking out against its race-based hiring and retention practices. Learn more about the case here. The Liberty Justice Center never charges...
Lawsuits: CA Law Banning Certain Workplace Meetings Unconstitutional, Tramples Free Speech Rights
(Northern California Record)—Saying the law unconstitutionally tramples the free speech rights of business owners and others, California business advocates, trade groups and others have taken to the courts to challenge a new California state law, which bans employers from discussing “religious or political matters” with their workers. The California Chamber...
Opinion: Newsom to Business Owners: Shut Up!
(The Orange County Register)—George F. Will once said that football combines the two worst features of American life – violence and meetings. Americans are often divided on matters of violence, but we’re nearly united in our hatred of meetings. So you might have expected that my colleagues would have been...
California Sued over Ban on Political or Religious Meetings at Work
Lawsuit Challenges Alleged Race-Based Hiring Practices at University of Illinois
(The Lion)—A new lawsuit is challenging the University of Illinois over alleged racial discrimination in its hiring practices as national pushback against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs intensifies. Professor Stephen Kleinschmit, represented by the Liberty Justice Center, alleges he was fired from the University of Illinois Chicago in August...
Legal Groups Sue California over Employer Censorship Law
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) and California Justice Center (CJC) have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a California law that restricts employers from discussing political or religious matters during mandatory employee meetings. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the California Policy Center (CPC), argues that Senate Bill 399...
Campbell v. Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners