Issue
Government Overreach
Freedom to Thrive
Every American has the right to earn a living and to pursue the American dream. Unfortunately, too often overzealous government regulations get in the way. The Liberty Justice Center stands up for the entrepreneurs and business owners who are the lifeblood of the American economy. Through our defense of free speech, we free businesses to serve their communities without cumbersome restrictions.
Our Cases Fighting Government Overreach
Our Fight in the News
So, What Are Retailers Doing With All Those Tariff Refunds?
By Warren Shoulberg | Sept 14, 2026 (The Robin Report) More than $100 billion in tariff refunds have been issued by the federal government since the Supreme Court ruled many of them were illegal earlier this year. A precise percentage of how much of that went to the nation’s big...
Op-Ed: A 50% Tariff on Pencil Parts? Welcome to the U.S.-Canada Trade War.
By Sara Albrecht | Sept. 10, 2026 (Reason Magazine) In his 1958 essay “I, Pencil,” Leonard Read used the ordinary pencil to illustrate the extraordinary coordination of a free economy. Cedar, graphite, clay, lacquer, metal, rubber, machinery, transportation, and innumerable varieties of human knowledge come together to produce an object...
Op-Ed: Sanction Putin’s War Machine — Just Don’t Hand Trump Another Blank Tariff Check
By Sara Albrecht | Sept. 2, 2026 (Washington Examiner: Op-Eds) Congress should pass tougher sanctions on Russia. Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine should carry real consequences, and countries helping finance it through purchases of Russian oil and gas should not get a free pass. The Senate overwhelmingly agreed. To its...
Untested in Court, Trump’s New Tariffs on Canada Raise Legal Questions
By PAUL WISEMAN AP writer | August 28, 2026 (ABC News) WASHINGTON — In firing up a trade war with Canada, President Donald Trump turned to a 96-year-old statute so obscure that many trade lawyers didn’t even know it was still on the books. A week ago, Trump invoked Section...