We have filed a lawsuit on behalf of
@ProtectKidsCA
against AG Bonta for failing to uphold his duty.
Regardless of the perspective or content of a ballot initiative, Californians are owed a neutral title and summary of that initiative as part of their core political speech.
It…
BREAKING NEWS: The OSHA vaccine mandate impacting millions of Americans remains suspended!
The Fifth Circuit has ordered the federal government to stand down and take no further action to implement or enforce the Mandate until further court order.
5th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Biden Admin’s attempt to reinstate the U.S. Navy’s COVID-19 vaccine order on Monday.
Decision comes a month+ after a federal judge in Fort Worth initially halted the mandate.
The OSHA mandate IS a federal vaccine mandate.
✔️It's issued by the federal government.
✔️The goal is to get workers to get vaccinated.
✔️The method is burdening workers with masking & weekly until they get vaccinated (or quit, whichever comes first).
UPDATE: Yesterday, the 6th Circuit denied the Biden Administration's attempt to dissolve the stay on the unlawful OSHA mandate & transfer the case to the D.C. circuit.
Case remains in the 6th, as our attorneys continue to fight the government’s motion to vacate the stay.
What
#Scotus
is missing here: a majority of Americans are vaccinated and we have the highest case numbers ever. We cannot require a vaccine that does not stop transmission, the states goals of the OSHA mandate.
#VaccineMandate
@ColumbiaBugle
@HawleyMO
Facebook was not simply “in constant consultation” w/govt entities -- the company was being DIRECTED BY the govt to censor certain users.
Emails also show Facebook execs felt pressured by Biden Administration.
BREAKING: Liberty Justice Center filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of eight Chicago and Cook County residents to put an end to illegal and unnecessary vaccine requirements.
OSHA finally listening to courts and suspending implementation and enforcement of its illegal vaccine mandate while challenges work through the federal courts.
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING We have filed a lawsuit w/
@PacificLegal
to challenge a federal law that unconstitutionally takes farmers’ property without compensation.
Government CANNOT force the waiver of a constitutional right on the condition of a benefit—in this case, the 5A right to be…
Coercing workers into vaccination by threatening them w/loss of employment -- like Francis Collins said he did to 2,000 NIH workers -- is unlawful & unethical.
LJC is proud to fight "job-or-jab" & other vax mandates that threaten Americans' rights.
Congress has not given the CDC power to dictate a mask mandate for planes & trains.
The order is clearly illegal, and faces mounting pressure from governors, elected representatives, airline CEOs, & passengers.
As we await the
#SCOTUS
decision, we reiterate:
The
#OSHA
ETS is unlawful because it
🚩isn't related to the workplace
🚩doesn't address a “grave danger”
🚩isn't “necessary”
🚩doesn't address a “toxic or physically harmful” “substance” or “agent”
🚩would cause irreparable harm
The
@LJCenter
@PelicanInst
petition to the 5th Circuit submitted Biden Chief of Staff
@RonaldKlain
's retweet about the
#OSHA
mandate being "the ultimate work-around" for the Fed govt to issue a vax mandate.
Both the 5th circuit's stay & the Gorsuch concurrence took note. 😉
Regarding Justice Kagan's comments about the dominant Omicron variant,
@AmerComm
's amicus brief thoroughly explains why Omicron is NOT a grave danger, and that mandated vaccines do not reduce its transmission.
OSHA federal vaccine mandate update: With 34 petitions filed across all 12 circuits, the matter is now with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. A lottery will determine which Circuit Court will hear the case on the merits. The nationwide stay remains in place.
Numerous parties, including Brandon Trosclair and Texas workers represented by
@LJCenter
filed Emergency Applications to
#SCOTUS
after a Sixth Circuit panel lifted the nationwide stay on the mandate.
Oral arguments in the OSHA challenge before SCOTUS have ended.
The emergency temporary standard (ETS) is scheduled to take effect on Monday, January 10th.
A stay is needed now.
This is the same timeline as the CMS vaccine mandate challenge. In those applications, Justices Kavanaugh and Alito have requested responses from state AGs led by MO and LA. In CMS, the fed govt filed Emergency Applications challenging stays.
Small business owner Brandon Trosclair stood up against OSHA’s federal vaccine mandate: “I’m a grocery guy…It’s not my position to make the medical decisions of my employees.” Listen to his arguments here:
BREAKING: A U.S. federal court has granted a NATIONAL preliminary injunction against the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for Federal Contractors.
Link to decision:
Nolechek’s Meats is suing the Biden Administration after a federal agency threatened to withhold the “USDA Mark of Inspection” on its meat products because its Wisconsin-based facility is mask-optional for employees.
Details in LJC press release👇
1/ No joke. Loudoun County Public Schools, VA have set up a "bias reporting system" that gives students the power to name and shame peers for expressing viewpoints inconsistent with extreme political ideology. Our latest
#1A
#FederalLawsuit
#lcps
Vaccine mandates hurt hardworking, lower-wage Americans & small business owners most. There is no proof they "beat" COVID-19.
As the 5th Circuit said of President Biden's illegal OSHA mandate, this is "a one-size-fits-all sledgehammer" that doesn't account for differential risks
NYC is a global leader when it comes to
#COVID19
recovery. We've proven that with vaccine mandates and incentives, we can beat this virus.
Now we're taking another step towards the future — a private sector employee vaccine mandate. Together we can save lives and move forward.
A group of Chicago parents have filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union, via
@LJCenter
, calling this week’s school closures an “illegal strike” & demanding that teachers return to school for in-person learning.
Our client, grocery store owner Brandon Trosclair, stood up for what is right to protect the rights and privacy of his employees and all Americans against this illegal
#VaccineMandate
.
@PelicanInst
BREAKING🚨 We have filed a lawsuit w/
@PelicanInst
against
@SECgov
to challenge regulations that force public companies to file disclosures that implicitly endorse the SEC’s views on climate change — in violation of the
#1A
.
We look forward to seeing these rules struck down.…
Today, Pres. Biden said, "The [OSHA] rule is legal & effective, & it’s going to save thousands of American lives."
The Federal mandates are not legal.
They're only "effective" b/c they use coercion to force an impossible choice:
Get a shot you don't want, or lose your job.
We have filed a lawsuit against an Oregon school district, challenging policies that are violating
@unheardparent
's First Amendment rights. The
#1A
prohibits officials at any level of government from censoring the
#freespeech
of those they disagree with. By fighting for Glenda,…
Status of 5 Fed Vaccine Mandates 🧵
1⃣ OSHA: Under nat’l stay. Govt asked 6th Circuit to lift. Court to respond mid-month or later
2⃣ CMS: Temporarily blocked in 50 states, btw 2 court orders
3⃣ Fed Contractor: blocked in KY, TN, & OH. 12+ other suits pending
Under the Biden Admin's OSHA "vax-or-test" mandate, unvaccinated workers at Starbucks will have to procure their own Covid tests, & cannot use at-home tests.
This is a prime example of how the President's unlawful rule would burden hardworking Americans.
BREAKING: Twitter has reinstated
@AlexBersenson
's account.
"The parties have come to a mutually acceptable resolution. I have been reinstated. Twitter has acknowledged that my tweets should have not led to my suspension at that time."
Business owner Brandon Trosclair: "This is an incredible first victory for all Americans that the Fifth Circuit so quickly realized that the Biden employer
#VaccineMandate
would cause great harm to businesses like mine."
The California government's blatantly unconstitutional attempt to silence doctors was inevitable and destined to fail. After a year of litigation,
@CAgovernor
Newsom, along with the CA General Assembly, had no choice but to repeal medical censorship law AB2098.
We proudly…
.
@ShelbyTalcott
asks Psaki about OSHA stopping Biden's vaccine mandate and if the WH still intends to force compliance by January 4th.
Psaki: "We are still heading towards the same timeline and we are confident is OSHA's authority."
NEW: Sandy Brick & Jessica Trenn, two preschool teachers, have filed a federal lawsuit via
@LJCenter
&
@PelicanInst
, to stop a federal mandate that requires vaccination for all Head Start staff & volunteers, and universal masking for adults & kids age 2+
🚨🚨🚨 Weeks after we demanded an investigation, two Denton County school administrators have been indicted for illegally using school resources to pressure employees to oppose school choice candidates. Great news and we continue to stand firm with voters in Denton & Harris…
Moments ago, the SCOTUS announced its decision in the
#Janus
v. AFSCME case. We are thrilled to say that all government workers will have their constitutional rights restored!
This decision liberated more than 5 million government workers from paying mandatory union fees.
In a brief filed with SCOTUS last Thursday, the Biden Admin said OSHA's ETS has been "repeatedly mischaracterized as a vaccine mandate."
We disagree.
The effective goal of the rule IS to coerce vaccination by saddling employees & workers with the burden of weekly testing.
President Biden acknowledged today that the courts are "reviewing" his federal vaccination requirements and said the plan he released today does not expand or add to those mandates.
Two of Biden's five mandates have been halted nationally.
The Department of Labor said the Biden vaccine mandate will be published “in the coming days.” We are ready to fight this illegal mandate on behalf of private business owners and employees. It is illegal government overreach.
“OSHA’s attempt to shoehorn an airborne virus that is both widely present in society (& thus not particular to any workplace) & non-life-threatening to a vast majority of employees into a neighboring phrase connoting toxicity and poisonousness is yet another transparent stretch.”
BREAKING: Tim Tizon, a student at Arizona State University was arrested and convicted for handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution. Yesterday, the
@LJCenter
appealed his conviction to protect his First Amendment rights. Learn more about the case here:
Missouri court says the health department can't "abolish representative government to create public health laws", or "authorize closure of a school or assembly based on the unfettered opinion of an unelected official," via
@brownstoneinst
UPDATE: On Friday, we filed a motion for preliminary injunction, on behalf of 8 plaintiffs, in our federal case against the Chicago & Cook County vax passport mandates.
The orders violate the U.S. & Illinois Constitution, state law, & city code.
Our client, Brandon Trosclair, quoted in the Wall Street Journal on his reaction to the Federal Court of Appeals temporarily blocking the illegal federal vaccine mandate.
2/ Only “students of color” or those who expressly attest to being “allies” are eligible to participate in
#LCPS
“Student Equity Ambassador Program." It's basically a student council that converts students into speech police... it's school-sanctioned bullying.
Breaking News: Liberty Justice Center to Represent California’s Chino Valley Unified School District in “Parental Notification” Lawsuit
@ChinoValleyUSD
. Read more here:
On 11/2, we go to court to take a stand against
#BigTech
's attack on
#freespeech
. Genevieve Mahoney was in DC on Jan. 6, peacefully protesting the 1st election she had voted in. Despite never setting foot on Capitol premises, Facebook censored & defamed her for posting this photo
LJC’s
@danielsuhr
: “The reality is that not only is this illegal and overreach, the vaccines don’t prevent transmission. Otherwise we would not be seeing the numbers we are seeing today. This undermines the stated goal of the OSHA rule.”
#scotus
BREAKING: The Sixth Circuit has dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay on Biden’s OSHA vaccine mandate, 2-1.
Bush & Obama appointees ruled with govt.
Trump appointee dissented.
USPS Deputy Postmaster Douglas Tulino asked OSHA this week for a 120-day temporary variance from the "vax-or-test" rule set to take effect Monday.
Via 14-page letter, Tulino said without relief, mail/package delivery will be severely disrupted & supply chains further strained.
The repeal of
#AB2098
is a victory for doctors' free speech & sends a clear message to CA bureaucrats — If you try again, your overreach won’t go unchallenged.
🚨BREAKING: 9th Circuit dismisses McDonald v. Lawson as moot🚨
We are thrilled to have won this victory for the right to
#freespeech
in CA, & stand ready to fight this battle in ANY state that attempts to censor doctors or other professionals.
We regret that the courts were…
6/ Parents say the
#LCPS
“Student Equity Ambassador Program” and bias reporting system are illegal and undermine students’ free speech.
#1A
#FederalLawsuit
3/ “Instead of opening young minds, Loudoun County school leaders are policing them. This is not education; it is coercion.” says Scott Mineo,
#LCPS
parent and founder of
@PACTstopcrt
Law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday would allow California Medical Board to revoke licenses of doctors sharing COVID-19 information that challenges the “scientific consensus”
It was egregious for the White House to advise people to continue following the mandate after our 1st suspension.
We're glad to see OSHA now acknowledge that the rule is on hold, but are concerned that businesses don't know to not implement it.
REMEMBER: Parental notification in our schools is supported on both sides of the aisle - including 84% of CA voters.
We are proudly leading the fight for transparency in California schools.
@billmaher
@RealCandaceO
@ClubRandom_
Reclassifying independent contractors as employees is threatening the livelihoods & freedom of hardworking Americans-especially TRUCKERS. We have filed a lawsuit w/
@PelicanInst
on behalf of Frisard’s Transportation to stop the Biden Administration's attack on workers.…
BREAKING: The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) said Tuesday it has extended the deadline for comment on its proposed "shot-or-test" rule, from Dec. 6 to Jan. 19.
Mandate was halted earlier this month by the 5th Circuit.
Brandon Trosclair with
@LJCenter
&
@PelicanInst
attorneys at the U.S. Supreme Court this morning.
Brandon’s challenge to the Biden Administration’s unlawful OSHA mandate is a big reason
#SCOTUS
is hearing today’s cases. 🙌
A federal judge in Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction today that effectively blocks implementation of the Biden Admin's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for fed govt contractors & subcontractors.
Applies to 3 states: Kentucky, Tenn., & Ohio
Of the forthcoming SCOTUS decision in the OSHA & CMS cases, a pro-mandate law professor says, "If I were a betting person, I’d wager against the Biden administration."
We are so proud to partner with
@PelicanInst
and represent Brandon Trosclair in Louisiana and Texas workers. This is a big first step for protecting our freedom.
Recognizing that the OSHA vaccine mandate raises "grave statutory and constitutional issues" the Fifth Circuit granted our request for an emergency stay.
#lalege
#lagov
We are thrilled with the court’s decision to grant this injunction & uphold Nebraskans’ rights against executive overreach. Under NE law, local governments do not have the authority to regulate firearms—the right to bear arms is protected across the state.
The court rightly…
Today, the Liberty Justice Center and the
@PelicanInst
filed suit in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to stop the Biden Administration from imposing an illegal COVID-19 vaccine mandate on nearly 100 million Americans. (1/6)
Louisiana business owner Brandon Trosclair has asked
@SCOTUS
to block the Biden Admin’s OSHA vaccine mandate, after the 6th Circuit dissolved the 5th circuit’s stay.
The mandate is illegal & violates the rights of millions of U.S. workers & employers
🚨WATCH🚨 Gladstone School District tells our client
@unheardparent
that criticizing the District’s hiring practices “is not free speech.” BIG MISTAKE and one that won't be tolerated.
This ongoing assault on her rights is not only unconstitutional—it's tyrannical.
By training social media companies to silence disfavored viewpoints, the federal government is violating Americans’ right to
#freespeech
. Our amicus brief w/
@justin_hart
urges SCOTUS to stop state-sponsored censorship.
BREAKING: Tim Tizon, a student at Arizona State University was arrested and convicted for handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution. Yesterday, the Liberty Justice Center appealed his conviction to protect his First Amendment rights. Learn more here:
4/ “The school board has been trying to pretend discrimination and suppression of free speech isn’t happening in our schools, but we see it in class lessons, in the books being promoted or banned in the library, and in the creation of new school programs,” Patti,
#LCPS
parent.
It appears the Biden Administration is again attempting to obstruct free speech via statements aimed at tech companies. This is the kind of pro-censorship stance that our client
@justin_hart
is fighting against.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki calls on Spotify, a Swedish company, to do more to censor Joe Rogan, an American citizen, with regard to COVID.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
Chicago's and Cook County's vaccine passport orders were illegal & discriminatory.
Days after our attorneys filed a motion for preliminary injunction, officials announced the orders would be suspended.
BREAKING: The nation’s Highest Court sides with the 5th Circuit decision to shelve the OSHA mandate, won by
@LJCenter
attorneys on behalf of Louisiana business owner Brandon Trosclair (BST Holdings LLC) & Texas workers.
Justice Sotomayor: "This is not a vaccine mandate."
The goal of the OSHA mandate is to coerce vaccination by burdening the worker with weekly testing (& masking), and creating conditions that present a "job-or-jab" forced dilemma.
BREAKING: Chicago school leaders are canceling classes for a fourth straight day, taking the dispute with the teachers union over remote learning and COVID-19 protocols into a new week.
#ParentalRights
extend beyond the classroom door.
@ChinoValleyUSD
parents know what's best for their children. CA should support parents, not undermine their constitutional rights.
Data analyst
@justin_hart
was recently suspended from Facebook. Why? For daring to use scientific data to question the government's COVID-19 narrative! Wait until you see his “forbidden” post... 2/9
BREAKING: Chicago announces end to vax passport order on Feb 28th.
Mayor Lightfoot says she is "Absolutely not," making this move in response to
@LJCenter
's lawsuit.
Reminder,
@chicagosmayor
, that LJC was involved in the
#SCOTUS
decision to take down the OSHA mandate.