Trump Exempts Some Canadian Products From Section 338 Tariffs—But His Illegal Trade War Continues Courts should still strike down the Section 338 tariffs and import bans that remain in place. Reason · Oct 25
Trump's 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods Illegally Rely on a Superseded Statute, a Lawsuit Argues The import taxes fit a pattern of dubious legal rationales for the president's protectionist policies. Reason · Oct 20
Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports The tariffs are illegal for multiple different reasons. Reason · Oct 20
Trump Keeps Coming Up With Legally Dubious Tariff Justifications Trump launched his third round of broad tariffs after his first two attempts ran into legal trouble. Reason · Oct 15
Liberty Justice Center Files First Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Massive New Section 301 Tariffs The complaint explains why the tariffs violate the requirements of Section 301, and also run afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrines. Reason · Jul 24
Liberty Justice Center Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 122 Tariffs LJC is the group with which I worked on the IEEPA tariff case decided by the Supreme Court. Reason · Mar 9
'Huge Relief': Small Business Owners Celebrate Supreme Court Striking Down Trump's Tariffs The battle against the president's so-called reciprocal tariffs is won, but the war for free trade and a stable business environment continues. Reason · Feb 20
Federal Circuit Appellate Brief Filed in Our Tariff Case Our brief explains why the Federal Circuit should uphold the Court of International Trade decision striking down Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs. Reason · Jul 8, 2025
Pacific Legal Foundation Files Case Challenging Trump's IEEPA Tariffs PLF is a leading libertarian-leaning public interest organization. Their case is similar to that filed by Liberty Justice Center and myself. Reason · Apr 25, 2025
Small Businesses Sue Trump Over Tariffs In US Court Of International Trade The suit argues that Trump unlawfully seized Congress's authority to impose tariffs and calls his justification — framing trade deficits as a national emergency — baseless. International Business Times · Apr 15, 2025
Liberty Justice Center and I File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's "Liberation Day" Tariffs It was filed today in the US Court of International Trade. Reason · Apr 14, 2025
Michael Hiltzik: The right wing gets its knives out for California's new medical misinformation law Painfully aware of how attacks on COVID vaccines and anti-pandemic policies have undermined public health, California enacted a law this year that makes spreading medical misinformation and disinformation about the pandemic grounds for revoking a doctor's license. Los Angeles Times · Nov 18, 2022
Conservative blocs unleash litigation to curb public health powers Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America’s future battles against infectious diseases. Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022
Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers A coalition of religious groups, conservative think tanks, and Republican attorneys general have chipped away at local and state authority, altering how the nation can respond during health crises. WEKU · Jul 18, 2022
Ballotpedia · Jun 10, 2022 Illinois judge denies petition to have collective bargaining amendment removed from ballot On May 26, an Illinois judge denied a petition to have the Illinois Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment (Amendment 1) removed from the November general election ballot.
Ballotpedia · Apr 19, 2022 Disclosure Digest: Federal lawsuit challenges Alaska donor disclosure law Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022.
Ballotpedia · Apr 1, 2022 Three mandatory bar association dues cases on SCOTUS’ April 1 conference list The Supreme Court has 122 cases up for consideration during today’s conference, including three challenges to mandatory state bar association dues. Here’s a rundown of each of those cases. To follow along, keep an eye out for the order list to be posted here on Monday.