Wall Street Journal

The Chicago Teachers Union Sues Its Critics

August 23, 2026

By The Editorial Board | Aug. 23, 2026

(Wall Street Journal Opinions)

It accuses a think tank of defamation. Yeah, that will help the children.

The Chicago Teachers Union is deeply unpopular, but rather than engage in soul-searching, it has taken a page from Donald Trump and filed a defamation lawsuit. Last week the CTU sued the conservative Illinois Policy Institute, the think tank’s Chicago Policy Center executive director Austin Berg, and the Liberty Justice Center, alleging a “smear campaign designed to inflict maximum reputational harm.”

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