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Chicago, Cook County vax passports do nothing vs omicron, ‘patently irrational,’ unconstitutional – Cook County Record

Noting research indicating COVID vaccines have done little to slow the spread of the omicron variant of the virus, a group of unvaccinated residents of Chicago and Cook County have sued the city and county

Residents sue to end Chicago, Cook County proof of vaccination orders

Liberty Justice Center has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Chicago and Cook County to end their illegal and discriminatory “proof of vaccination” requirements.

Connolly v. Lightfoot

Chicago and Cook County, Illinois, residents have faced some of the most stringent and legally questionable COVID restrictions in the country. They have been masked for nearly the entire pandemic and Chicago families have been forced to fight for schools to simply reopen. Now, just...

‘Illegal strikes… must be stopped’: Parents to continue lawsuit vs CTU – Cook County Record

A group of parents of CPS students are not yet dropping their lawsuit accusing the CTU of engaging in an illegal strike that harmed their children and more than 340,000 other students enrolled in Chicago’s 636 public schools.

Jeffrey Schwab and Parent Laurel Golden on CNN to Discuss Chicago Teachers Strike

Jeffrey Schwab and Chicago Public Schools parent Laurel Golden joined CNN's Anderson Cooper to discuss the lawsuit to end the illegal Chicago Teachers Union strike.

Neil Cavuto: Chicago mom on illegal CTU strike and why kids need to be in school

Laurel Golden, mother to three Chicago Public School students, spoke with Neil Cavuto about her lawsuit against Chicago Teachers Union with the Liberty Justice Center.

Fox News: Jeffrey Schwab discusses Chicago Teachers Union illegal strike

Jeffrey Schwab joined FOX News to discuss why the Chicago Teachers Union strike is illegal and why a group of Chicago parents are forced to sue the union to return to in-person learning.

Chicago officials’ COVID-19 stand-off with teachers drags into second week – Daily Mail

Seven district families, represented by the Liberty Justice Center in Chicago, filed a lawsuit in Cook County over the closures last week, while roughly 5,000 others have signed a petition urging a return to in-person instruction.

Fox and Friends hosts Chicago mom and LJC attorney to discuss CTU strike

CPS mom and first-responder Ammie Kessem and LJC's Jeffrey Schwab appeared on Fox and Friends Sunday to outline the lawsuit to end Chicago Teachers Union's illegal strike.

Chicago parents file lawsuit against teacher’s union: ‘Rug ripped right out from under them again’ – Fox News

The decision by Chicago Teachers Union members not to show up to work is taking a toll on students' mental health, Ammie Kessem, a parent of a student within the Chicago Public Schools

Some parents are suing the Chicago Teachers Union after their refusal to teach in person caused classes to be canceled – Insider

A group of parents is suing the Chicago Teachers Union after a stand-off over Covid-19 safety measures led to canceled classes. The teachers union voted last week to refuse to teach in person until additional safety measures to combat the Covid-19 surge are implemented.

Talks Continue, Legal Filings Fly As CPS Classes Remain Out Over Remote Learning Fight – CBS Chicago

Legal actions are flying as the more than 300,000 CPS students continue to sit out of class and wait. The latest legal action was filed by the Liberty Justice Center on behalf of Chicago Public Schools parents – asking a judge to force teachers back.

CNN: Jeffrey Schwab discusses parent lawsuit against Chicago Teachers Union

CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront discusses the lawsuit Chicago parents have filed against the Chicago Teachers Union in order to return to in-person learning.

Chicago parents sue teachers union over canceled classes – The Hill

A group of Chicago parents is suing the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) after teachers refused to return to in-person instruction due to COVID-19 concerns and school officials canceled classes entirely.

Chicago Parents Sue Teachers’ Union to Demand Return to In-Person Instruction – National Review

A group of parents sued the Chicago Teachers Union after the union’s members went on strike to teach remotely, forcing the school district to cancel classes until an agreement could be negotiated.

CPS parents have filed suit against the CTU – WGN Radio

Jeff Schwab joined Lisa Dent and Steve Bertrand on Chicago’s Afternoon News to discuss the lawsuit filed on behalf of Chicago Public School parents against the Chicago Teachers Union.

Several CPS parents file lawsuit in attempt to end teachers union strike – FOX 32

Chicago parents have filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Chicago Teachers Union, calling this week's school closures an "illegal strike," demanding that teachers return to school for in-person learning.

Parents sue to end illegal Chicago Teachers Union strike

A group of Chicago parents have filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union, calling this week’s school closures an “illegal strike” and demanding that teachers return to school for in-person learning.

Golden v. Chicago Teachers Union

Liberty Justice Center represents a group of parents who are standing up to the Chicago Teachers Union, after more than 300,000 students were locked out of in-person learning at Chicago Public Schools

Thanking Healthcare Heroes By Denying Them Their Freedom of Choice – Smerconish.com

For the past 20 months, Americans have shown a special gratitude for this country’s healthcare workers. But today, the gratitude seems to have waned for these frontline workers in medicine. The America they fought to save, to keep healthy, is turning its back on nurses,...

Teachers unions wield ‘gross imbalance of power’ in school reopening debate, say critics – Washington Examiner

President Joe Biden wants schools to reopen. So do parents, students, and thousands of teachers. So, what's the holdup? Powerful teachers unions, critics claim.

Parents shouldn’t have to do this – LJC Blog

It should never have come to this. Parents shouldn’t have to threaten to sue the teachers union at their school for holding their children’s education hostage.

Remote learning failed my third-grader miserably. I pulled her out of public school. – USA Today

Parents of students in Virginia’s largest school district are working to ensure that teachers union leaders do not repeat an illegal work stoppage that took place in late October.

Liberty Justice Center President Pat Hughes appears on Fox News to talk Chicago Public Schools

Liberty Justice Center is representing Chicago area parents as they navigate the battle for in-person education, while the Chicago Teachers Union continues to keep schools closed.

Chicago parents set to sue if teachers strike – Fox News

Liberty Justice Center is representing Chicago area parents as they navigate the battle for in-person education, while the Chicago Teachers Union continues to keep schools closed.

Chicago teachers strike looms, parents may sue – Fox & Friends

LJC's Daniel Suhr appeared on Fox & Friends to discuss Chicago parents' battle for in-person education while the Chicago Teachers Union continues to keep schools closed.

Vugo v. City of Chicago

Chicago's ban on advertisements in and on ridesharing vehicles – but not in or on taxis and other vehicles – violates drivers' and advertisers' constitutional rights to free speech and equal protection.

Mendez v. City of Chicago

Chicago has imposed some of the nation's most extreme restrictions on people's ability to share their homes through online platforms such as Airbnb. We're challenging the law for violating homeowners' constitutional rights.

Lawsuit Blasts New Airbnb Regulations – Fox News

Nov. 15, 2016 FOX 32 NEWS – A lawsuit has been filed to stop a new ordinance that would put stricter regulations on people who share their homes through sites like Airbnb. The ordinance is set to take effect in just a few weeks, but this...

Lawsuit Filed to Block Chicago’s ‘Cloud Tax’ – Fox News

City Hall estimates the 9 percent tax will yield about $5 million

Labell v. City of Chicago

In 2015, Chicago enacted the nation's first tax on streaming entertainment services such as Netflix and Spotify. We're challenging Chicago's amusement tax because it violates the Illinois Constitution, the U.S. Constitution, and federal law.

City profits from crackdown on New Year’s drink specials

December 2014

According to Illinois’ Happy Hour Law, no business may serve an unlimited number of drinks during a fixed period of time to the public at large.

Gas stations sue Chicago over arbitrary “flavored tobacco” restrictions

November 2014

The policy unfairly damages the bottom lines of the impacted gas stations

Chicago taxi reforms don’t make up for lack of business freedom

October 2014

Many drivers had been pushing the city government, which controls how much taxis can charge for rides, for a fare increase

Months after new regulations imposed, pedicabs struggle

October 2014

Before the ordinance, it was estimated that Chicago had as many as 400 pedicabs operating throughout the city.

Food-cart ban harms immigrants, new entrepreneurs

August 2014

It’s Illegal to sell any prepared foods from a street cart in Chicago

Liquor license moratoriums highlight unchecked power of Chicago aldermen

August 2014

In Chicago, basic property rights take a back seat to arbitrary regulation and a system of aldermanic privilege

Ethanol mandate tries to create demand where there is none

July 2014

Earlier this week, the Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee considered an ordinance that would mandate all gas stations in the city to carry E15, a fuel consisting of 15 percent ethanol.

To catch up with Uber, Chicago taxi group proposes … higher fares?

July 2014

Hiking prices doesn’t seem like a good way to save an industry that is already losing out to lower-priced competitors

Chicago State University sued for violating First Amendment rights

July 2014

Since at least last year, CSU’s administration has been in open conflict with faculty members who contribute to “CSU Faculty Voice"

Are unions the answer to Chicago taxi drivers’ problems?

June 2014

Unions are seeking to mobilize Chicago cab drivers

Crony community development organization thinks ‘Mike’s’ is ‘too ghetto’

June 2014

Why would a neighborhood group push for these rules?

Unintended consequences of a plastic bag ban

May 2014

Not only does the ban violate the rights of businesses and consumers to choose how to transport their goods, but there are also reasons why this ban might not even be good for Chicagoans’ health

Chicago City Council shows deep hypocrisy in passing pedicab ordinance

May 2014

The most heavily criticized provision of the law would ban pedicabs from Michigan Avenue and State Street between Congress ave and Oak Street at all times, and throughout the Loop during rush hour

Two major problems with proposed Chicago pedicab regulations

April 2014

Provisions are unnecessarily harmful to the pedicab market and consumer choice

Update: The taxi cartel’s attacks on ridesharing in Chicago

April 2014

When the taxi lobby turned to the Illinois General Assembly for help, they proposed a ridesharing bill full of provisions that would harm consumers and ridesharing drivers for no reason

Tell your legislators now to save UberX and Lyft in Chicago!

April 2014

The taxi industry has turned to Springfield for help crushing the competition

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