… The Kansas Justice Institute — like the Sentinel, owned by the Kansas Policy Institute —  along with the Goldwater Institute and American Dream Legal, have filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a lawsuit by James Harper and the New Civil Liberties Alliance challenging the third-party doctrine. The case is Harper v. O’Donnell.  The…

A group of American companies filed a lawsuit that argues the Trump administration doesn’t have the authority to issue unfettered tariffs without congressional approval. The nonprofit Liberty Justice Center filed the suit Monday in the U.S. Court of International Trade on behalf of five businesses that each claim the tariffs directly threaten their finances, and in…

A new White House memo highlighting the top 10 Supreme Court rulings federal agencies must follow has legal experts optimistic about reining in the administrative state, while some litigators remain skeptical the directive will be enforced… Kara Rollins is a lawyer for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, the nonprofit organization that argued Relentless Inc. v. Dept.…

A Florida stationary company is suing president Trump for his China tariffs. Why It Matters Trump has imposed 125 percent tariffs on Chinese goods, and on March 10, China retaliated with 84 percent tariffs on American goods. Unless the courts intervene, the trade war could have a profound effect on the U.S economy, which relies…

A former ethics professor at a taxpayer funded community college in Minnesota is suing Governor Tim Walz after he was fired for refusing to comply with the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for government employees and expressing his opinions on the matter to his students. Professor Russell Stewart filed a complaint in federal court Wednesday against…

A new lawsuit aims to end the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs by arguing the president’s use of emergency powers is unlawful. When Donald Trump signed an order to impose sweeping tariffs on countries worldwide, he did not use traditional trade law. Instead, Trump claimed authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. However, no president…