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Press Release: Union Fees Case is Not Over

Union Fees Case is Not Over Legal team plans to move for Friedrichs case to be re-heard

Washington, D.C.—Today the Center for Individual Rights announced plans to ensure the full Supreme Court — including a newly confirmed Justice — can render an authoritative decision in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association.

Saturday’s death of

Ninth Circuit Revives Guam Voting Rights Case

The Ninth Circuit today issued an opinion reinstating a lawsuit challenging the voting restrictions for Guam’s plebiscite on political status.  Today’s decision reversed District Judge Tydingco-Gatewood’s decision in early 2013 dismissing the lawsuit on standing and ripeness grounds, and sent the case, brought by plaintiff Arnold Davis, who was represented

Center for Individual Rights Petitions Supreme Court to End Compulsory Union Dues

Federal Teacher Suit Aims to Stop Attack on First Amendment Rights

Washington, DC, January 26, 2015—Teachers fed up with paying dues to unions that do not represent their interests could soon be getting their day in court.  Together with Jones Day’s Michael Carvin, the Center for Individual Rights (CIR) today petitioned

Center for Individual Rights Sues Univ. of Connecticut

Suit Maintains Minority Student Denied Access to Merit Scholarship

 Storrs, CT, June 3, 2014—The Center for Individual Rights (CIR) today filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on behalf of Pamela Swanigan, a graduate student in English at the University of Connecticut.

The suit alleges

Union dues case moves forward

District court renders judgment on pleadings

Statement by Terry Pell, President, Center for Individual Rights, in response to today’s U.S. District Court Decision on the Motion on the Pleadings in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

“The Center for Individual Rights is pleased that United States District Judge Josephine L. Staton has denied

CIR Challenges New York Campaign Limits

Empire State campaign finance laws violate constitution

Washington, D.C.— With a month to go before New York City’s mayoral election, the Center for Individual Rights (CIR), co-counsel in the New York Progress and Protection PAC’s (“NYPPP”) recent suit challenging New York’s campaign finance law, today blasted the New York State Board

CIR asks court to enjoin union dues collection

Motion filed in case to protect teachers’ First Amendment Rights

Los Angeles, California, June 25, 2013-The Center for Individual Rights (CIR), together with lead counsel Michael Carvin of Jones Day, today filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, CIR’s case challenging the constitutionality of California’s “closed

Center for Individual Rights Files Suit on Behalf of Non-Union Teachers

Forcing Public School Teachers to Pay Union Dues Violates First Amendment Rights 

Los Angeles, California, April 30, 2013–The Center for Individual Rights (CIR) today filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of 10 California teachers and the Christian Educators Association International,

CIR asks Court to review Kinston, NC case

Federal voting rights law in question

Washington, DC.— The Center for Individual Rights and lead counsel Michael Carvin of the Jones Day law firm today filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review Nix v. Holder, CIR’s case challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting

CIR will seek court review of voting rights case

Dismissal was erroneous

Washington D.C.— The Center for Individual Rights will seek Supreme Court review of today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals dismissing LaRoque v. Holder, its case challenging Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

Earlier today, a three-judge panel ruled that LaRoque must be dismissed as moot as a result of