Liberty Justice Center

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Nice try UA Local 9 ?? when Mr. Giangrasso learned about his rights under?Janus v. AFSCME, he sent a letter to UA Local 9 resigning his union membership and requesting an end to the dues deduction. The union refused, claiming that the?Janus?decision didn’t apply to Mr. Giangrasso because the union called the money deducted from his paychecks “assessments” rather than “dues.” He then called us for help. Liberty Justice Center +1 -- UA Local 9, ZERO (actually, our 7th win this year but who's counting) https://lnkd.in/gazbXyEq

Sometimes I get excited when people say bad things about our work at Liberty Justice Center. And when Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) calls us a “Powerful Enemy” it makes me proud of the work our team does. 3 weeks ago we filed a lawsuit against CTU asking for them to produce their audit for the past 4 years. I thought this could have been our shortest case ever, but 3 weeks later: — no audits —no reasons —retaliation against their own union members who dared to ask for transparency —LJC is a ‘Powerful Enemy’ Yes we are.

Oops Mayor Johnson does it again….. The newly appointed Chicago School Board President has been permanently disbarred in Ohio, delinquent on child support, has a lien from unpaid water bills (but frankly so does the mayor and head of CTU) and now this: “The Nazi Germans’ ideology has been adopted by the Zionist Jews,” Johnson wrote in February. “The Israeli government offers a renewal of Nazi language once directed toward European Jews, ‘savages, dogs, vermin,’” he wrote in March. Why isn’t this headline news!!! #nowords

Our clients — CTU members themselves — believe in the power of organized labor to advocate for educators. They also believe in accountability and transparency: Union leaders cannot claim to represent the best interests of educators while keeping them in the dark about how their dues are being used. What are they hiding?

To quote our board member Corey DeAngelis, 'It's happening...." ??

Free Speech. It’s the FIRST Amendment for a reason. Monday we will argue against the Biden Administration's forced sale and ban of TikTok—not because we think there aren’t enough cat videos in the world, but because the American people should be able to decide that for themselves. And before you flood the comments with national security claims consider this: if it is such a “threat” why didn’t the ban/sale take immediate effect? And why aren’t other Chinese apps included? And why is 25% of the governments briefs redacted—even from the plaintiff's legal team? While the Justice Department now says the ban is necessary because China might access TikTok’s databases of information about American users, it’s difficult to take the argument seriously when even the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has observed that China can readily access the same kinds of information in other ways, and when Congress could address data-collection concerns more effectively with a privacy law that limited what TikTok and other platforms can collect. Read one of our amicus supporters Jameel Jaffer thoughtful discussion of why this is one of the most important cases of the year:

I talked with the The Sacramento Bee about our challenge to the federal TikTok ban that's set to take effect January 19: https://lnkd.in/g38RXVKx

On this Labor Day, many associate unions with advancements in workers' pay, benefits, and working conditions--but the truth is, unions don't always make workers better off in today's world. Arnold Levine and Allen Popper are Jewish public defenders in NYC who represent criminal defendants who are unable to afford attorneys. But to be public defenders [in NYC] they must pay money to a union--and a union that is a member of the UAW -- one that has very openly and brazenly and well documented, supported antisemitic speech. Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of Arnold and Allen to stop the forced payment of dues. this Labor Day, let us all set aside union narratives and take an honest look at the actions of their union. read Senior Counsel Jeff Schwab's Op-Ed ??

In the category of "you can't make this up"..... Yesterday: CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to "censor" COVID-19 content during the pandemic, apparently referring to White House requests to take down misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines. In a letter dated Aug. 26, Zuckerberg told the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee that he regretted not speaking up about this pressure earlier Today: Facebook/Meta starts removing posts of his letter calling out Meta's unconstitutional censorship. Do they not realize we are a bunch of Constitutional attorneys who fight against censorship every day?