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Draft:Lex Rex Institute (COI review)

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The Lex Rex Institute (LRI) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit constitutional advocacy organization, founded in 2021 and based in Long Beach, California. The organization focuses on litigation, education, and policy advocacy related to constitutional governance, with an emphasis on originalist interpretations of the United States Constitution. LRI works on issues such as free speech, election law, separation of powers, parental rights, and bodily autonomy.[1]

LRI has represented clients including John C. Eastman,[2][3] Congressmen Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene.[4][5] LRI has also represented Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.[6] The organization has worked with entities such as the Claremont Institute’s Constitutional Counsel Group,[7][8] the Public Interest Legal Foundation,[9] and the Mountain States Legal Foundation.[10][11][12]

LRI has litigated cases challenging COVID-19 pandemic measures, including mandates related to vaccines and testing.[13] The organization has also taken on parental rights cases, including free speech issues in public schools,[14] and parental objections to school practices involving nonbinary counselors at a student camp.[15]

LRI has also been involved in a variety of election litigation lawsuits, challenging procedures such as the use of vote centers in California,[16][17] addressing irregularities in Shasta County elections,[18][19][20] and assisting with implementing hand verification audits of elections and, in 2023, authored a manual count plan for Shasta County to use in its efforts.[21] Additionally, LRI was involved in litigation challenging a Long Beach, California ballot measure, alleging that the measure was an “anti-competitive tool" intended to advantage the interests of hotel workers unions.[22][23]

LRI is led by its president, Alexander Haberbush,[24] who has been described by A News Cafe as a "celebrity right-wing attorney."[25] He has been quoted as a legal expert in media outlets on issues such as constitutional law and election law.[26] The organization also includes attorney Deborah Pauly, a former Orange County city councilmember and a member of the John Birch Society National Council.[27][28]

  1. ^ "Lex Rex Institute". Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Terrell, Rebecca (November 9, 2023). "Lex Rex Defending Trump Attorney John Eastman". The New American. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Alexander, Rachel (September 18, 2024). "John Eastman Appeals California Disbarment Over His 2020 Election Legal Work". Arizona Sun Times. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Fry, Hannah (July 14, 2023). "Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene File Lawsuit Alleging Free Speech Violations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Gaetz et al. v. City of Riverside et al". Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Alexander, Rachel (March 21, 2023). "Kari Lake Submits Final Brief to Arizona Supreme Court Requesting Review". Arizona Sun Times. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Fry, Hannah (July 14, 2023). "Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene File Lawsuit Alleging Free Speech Violations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Gaetz et al. v. City of Riverside et al". Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "N.D. Cal. Case 24-cv-00679" (PDF). Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Brown, Spencer (October 4, 2024). "YAF Sues UCLA For Unconstitutional Treatment of Conservative Students While Allowing Pro-Hamas Encampment". YAF. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  11. ^ City News Service (May 14, 2024). "UCLA Student Sues University Over Alleged Tolerance of 'Campus Terrorists'". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "Verified Complaint: YAF vs. UCLA" (PDF). Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  13. ^ City News Service (June 26, 2022). "Whittier Nurse Sues After Losing Job for Refusing COVID Testing". Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  14. ^ Blitzer, Ronn (July 12, 2022). "Mom Plans Legal Action After Seven-Year-Old Girl Was Punished Over BLM Poster". Fox News. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  15. ^ Mitchell, Sandra (February 18, 2022). "Controversy Erupts After Parents of Los Alamitos Fifth-Graders Learn of Sleeping Arrangements at Camp". KTLA. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Kang, Hanna (May 20, 2024). "Lawsuit Against OC Registrar of Voters Challenges Use of Vote Centers". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  17. ^ Kang, Hanna (July 22, 2024). "Orange County and State Say Digital Poll Books Are Legal in Response to Lawsuit That Challenges Them". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  18. ^ Pierce, Annelise (June 12, 2024). "Top Shasta County Elections Official Testifies in Elections Misconduct Case". Shasta Scout. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  19. ^ Alexander, Rachel (June 12, 2024). "Judge Hears Arguments in Trial Over Election Illegalities, Malconduct Alleged by Candidate in Shasta County Supervisor Race". Arizona Sun Times. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  20. ^ Chamberlain, Doni (June 12, 2024). "Tense Moments Precede Yet Another Hobbs Election Lawsuit Hearing". A News Cafe. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "CA Counties Nix Unpaid Election Workers Despite Claims Made in Shasta". Redding Record Searchlight. May 9, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  22. ^ Ruiz, Jason (January 4, 2024). "Judge Tosses Legal Challenge Alleging Ballot Measure on Hotel Worker Pay Is Misleading to Voters". Long Beach Post. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  23. ^ Santana, Alfredo (January 5, 2024). "Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit Challenging Portions of Long Beach Hotel Workers Minimum Wage Measure". Press-Telegram. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  24. ^ "Lex Rex Institute". Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  25. ^ Chamberlain, Doni (May 21, 2024). "Judge Identifies Flaws in Election Denier Laura Hobbs' Lawsuits, Sets New Hearing Date". A News Cafe. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  26. ^ Alexander, Rachel (September 12, 2024). "During Seminar for Journalists on Election Law, Progressive Knight Foundation Dismisses Anticipated Claims of Election Fraud". Arizona Sun Times. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  27. ^ "Deborah Pauly". John Birch Society. 27 June 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  28. ^ "Attorney Licensee Profile: Deborah Cheryl Pauly". The State Bar of California. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
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