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The Center Square

Judge Declines CTU’s Motion to Dismiss Financial Audit Lawsuit

March 24, 2026

Dan McCaleb | March 23, 2026 (The Center Square) A Cook County judge on Monday denied a Chicago Teachers’ Union motion for summary judgment and granted plaintiffs’ request to compel discovery in a case over the union’s lack of releasing financial audits to its members. “The court saw through CTU’s...

Chicago Way

Chicago Way w/John Kass: Authoritarianism cometh from Springfield

March 19, 2026

Liberty Justice Center Senior Counsel Brendan Philbin has been featured on the Chicago Way podcast! In this episode, Brendan and host John Kass discuss Brown v. Neville, et al.—LJC’s federal civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of Judge Brown, who was removed from his judicial recall appointment after Illinois Supreme...

The Center Square

Trump’s Fall-back Tariffs Face Court Scrutiny, Skeptical Voters

March 14, 2026

Brett Rowland | March 14, 2026 (The Center Square) President Donald Trump’s new global import taxes are facing mounting backlash from price-conscious voters and legal challenges in a Manhattan trade court that could ultimately return to the U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Court of International Trade gave the federal government...

Chicago Sun Times

Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s New Tariff Plan

March 12, 2026

Jacob Sullum | March 12, 2026 (Chicago Sun Times) The Liberty Justice Center also spearheaded the legal challenge that defeated President Trump’s International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs. President Donald Trump’s original plan for addressing the purported threat posed by the long-standing U.S. trade deficit, which the Supreme Court rejected...