Trial Date Set in Suit Over Football Coach Fired for Objecting to Critical Race Theory

Judicial Watch announced today that the trial date has been set for September 12, 2022 in the federal civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of a Massachusetts father who was fired from his position as high school football coach after raising concerns over Black Lives Matter/critical race theory being taught in his daughter’s seventh-grade ancient history class. … Continue reading Trial Date Set in Suit Over Football Coach Fired for Objecting to Critical Race Theory

Kentucky Worker Hits Teamsters Union Bosses with Federal Charges for Illegally Seizing Union Dues

Pam Ankeny, an employee in the printing department for Georgia Pacific, has filed federal unfair labor practice charges against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 651 union. Ankeny’s charges, which were filed with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Foundation, say that Teamsters union bosses illegally collected union dues after she submitted … Continue reading Kentucky Worker Hits Teamsters Union Bosses with Federal Charges for Illegally Seizing Union Dues

California Court Opinion Explains Historic Ruling against Race, Ethnic, LGBT Quotas

Judicial Watch announced this week that the California Superior Court has released its full opinion in the case decided last week declaring that the State’s racial, ethnic, and LGBT quota for diversity on corporate boards of California-based corporations violates the California Constitution. The court found that only in “very particular cases should discrimination be remedied by more … Continue reading California Court Opinion Explains Historic Ruling against Race, Ethnic, LGBT Quotas

CEA Union Officials Back Down after Plainville Community School District Teacher Exercises Right to Cut Off Dues

With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Plainville Community School District educator Christina Corvello successfully exercised her First Amendment right to stop subsidizing the activities of a union she opposes. Despite Connecticut Education Association (CEA) union officials trying to restrict the exercise of her right to a narrow span … Continue reading CEA Union Officials Back Down after Plainville Community School District Teacher Exercises Right to Cut Off Dues

GOA Urges SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to Unconstitutional California Magazine Ban

On Friday, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) filed an amicus curiae brief which urges the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case involving California’s magazine ban. “Unless anti-gun radicals like Gavin Newsom and Rob Bonta are held accountable for their blatant violations of the Second Amendment, we can expect anti-gunners … Continue reading GOA Urges SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to Unconstitutional California Magazine Ban

Senators file court brief challenging Biden scheme banning states from cutting their own taxes

U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, led an amicus brief at the 11th Circuit Court, arguing that President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) unconstitutionally blocks states from lowering taxes.“If the Tax Mandate is unambiguous, it amounts to an impermissible assault on the States’ sovereignty,” write … Continue reading Senators file court brief challenging Biden scheme banning states from cutting their own taxes

Court Declares Unconstitutional California’s Racial, Ethnic, LGBT Quota for Corporate Boards

Judicial Watch announced Friday that a California court ruled unconstitutional the state’s racial, ethnic, and LGBT quota for corporate boards of directors (Robin Crest, et al. v. Alex Padilla, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of the State of California(No.20ST-CV-37513)). The court granted Judicial Watch’s motion for summary judgment in its taxpayer lawsuit asking the … Continue reading Court Declares Unconstitutional California’s Racial, Ethnic, LGBT Quota for Corporate Boards

Lawsuit filed to end predatory tax foreclosure scheme in Massachusetts

This week a Massachusetts woman filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that allows private investors to confiscate the equity that homeowners have built in their properties. Between 2014 and 2020, Massachusetts law allowed the taking of an estimated $37 million in equity above what these homeowners owed in property tax debt. After she fell behind on … Continue reading Lawsuit filed to end predatory tax foreclosure scheme in Massachusetts

Worker Wins Almost $17,000 in Federal Case Against IAM Union Officials for Illegal Firing

Following the filing of federal charges by car dealership employee Remmington Duk against International Association of Mechanics (IAM) Lodge 447, union officials have backed down and agreed to pay Mr. Duk $16,916. The charges, filed with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Foundation, came after Mr. Duk was fired from his job … Continue reading Worker Wins Almost $17,000 in Federal Case Against IAM Union Officials for Illegal Firing

Court Rejects Union Attempt to Dismiss Police Officer Suit After Officials Illegally Seized Dues

Cuyahoga County probation officer Kimberlee Warren has just defeated an attempt by Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) union officials to shut down her case asserting that union officials violated her First Amendment right to opt out of union membership and financial support. With free legal representation from attorneys with the National Right to Work Foundation … Continue reading Court Rejects Union Attempt to Dismiss Police Officer Suit After Officials Illegally Seized Dues