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Federal courts at every level have now recognized that these unilateral tariffs, imposed without Congressional authorization, are unlawful and cannot stand. Our statement on the Supreme Court's decision in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump @sarawynne @neal_katyal @JeffreyMSchwab

NEW SUBSTACK: @MarkJanusLJC explains how public sector workers can be locked into union representation they never chose and why that should change. libertyjusticecenter.substack.com/p/did-you-vote…

Taxing the rich instead of teach basic reading/writing/math. What could possibly go wrong? Oh I forgot, it already has.

🎧 LJC’s Brendan Philbin & Judge James R. Brown join The Chicago Way w/ @John_Kass to break down our federal civil rights lawsuit—after Illinois Supreme Court justices removed Judge Brown from his recall appointment in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights as a private citizen. wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thech…

@HowardMSklar @bryanlafonte It is supposed to be recorded and posted later in the day. We were not able to hear it either.

@bryanlafonte @LJCenter I just hung up. I'm going to dial in again at 4pm NY time, just in case it got moved an hour, or if daylight savings messed up my idea of what time it is.

I know I'm 30min late, @LJCenter…but did I miss it? I'm getting the "waiting for your host to join," message over and over. Again.

NEW Illinois voters overwhelmingly sent a message to @GovPritzker in yesterday's primary election: They want him to opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program. A resounding 135,000 Illinoisans—over 63% of the vote total on the question as of Wednesday morning—had registered their support for participating. In every place in which the non-binding referendum question was on the ballot, a majority favored opting into the program. illinoispolicy.org/voters-say-ill…

The judiciary’s legitimacy depends on the public understanding that cases are decided on law, NOT on which former administration a lawyer once served. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

Our "strategic blunder" paid off.

UPDATE in Johnson v Jacobson: JUDGE ORDER: Upon the court's own motion, this case has been removed from the March 18, 2026, oral argument calendar and rescheduled for a videoconference argument on March 18, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. CT. The panel will remain the same. Hrg Mar 2026 [5619546] [25-3036] (JMM)

@LJCenter Excellent! Thanks very much. And good luck!

Well, I'm dialed into the 8th Circuit… Message keeps repeating "waiting for your host to join." I'm assuming that means that this dial-in is specific to this case, and they just haven't gotten to it yet. Or maybe not. In any event, when or if I listen to the argument, I'll post here. @LJCenter

$763M in additional tariffs on Irish imports—paid by AMERICAN businesses. Not luck. Not a crisis. Just overreach. We’ll see you in court ☘️

BRIEF FILED in a critical #1A case, Kohls v. Ellison, urging the court to protect the rights of creators to engage in political parody and satire without fear of government prosecution. Citizens need to be able to challenge vague and overbroad laws that infringe on speech. Minnesota’s new statute targeting certain AI-generated “deepfakes” is broad and threatens protected expression, particularly in the political arena where satire and sharp-edged commentary are common. As is the case with @MrReaganUSA. libertyjusticecenter.org/pressrelease/l…

Buried in the economics: Section 122 is about official settlements—i.e., stress on reserves, currency stability, and monetary authorities. That is not the same thing as a trade deficit. And it’s certainly not what’s happening today. No crisis = no authority.

The Constitution divided power to prevent any one branch from ruling alone. But what happens when Congress stops exercising its power? Reilly Stephens explains in LJC's latest Substack⬇️ libertyjusticecenter.substack.com/p/what-is-the-…

Politics before students. NO surprise here. Look how they stopped scholarships for minority and low-income students. No sense of what students/parents need in education.

Chronic absenteeism is already rampant in CPS. @CTULocal1’s answer? Shut down schools for a day of political activism. CTU leadership puts politics before students. Every single time. chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/chi…

The administration is trying to pull a fast one by switching the term balance of payments to mean balance of trade—in other words, a trade deficit. But those aren’t the same thing. AND let’s not forget that last June, the administration’s own lawyers told the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that Section 122 wasn’t a viable option to address the trade deficit, stating, “Trade deficits…are conceptually distinct from balance-of-payments deficits.” politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

Section 122 was designed for the Bretton Woods monetary system of the 1970s. That system is gone. The Constitution isn’t. Thanks to @AmericanFreedom for filing an amicus supporting our challenge to the administration’s new tariffs. @Mike_Pence libertyjusticecenter.org/wp-content/upl…

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Here we go again. Amazing brief from our tariff team