Property rights aren’t limited to just those who own land. From safeguards against unwarranted searches and seizures to due process protections, property rights ensure that every other constitutional right stays intact. PLF invites you to learn about the Constitution’s wide range of property rights that extend far beyond land ownership and how …
Our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness each depend on the protection of private property. With so much at stake with the government’s attack on property rights, understanding the next steps in reclaiming these rights has never been more important. Find out how to challenge unconstitutional violations of property rights and lear …
Awarding public contracts should come down to skill and value, not race or sex. Yet across the country, governments are misusing taxpayer money and violating the Constitution’s promise of equality before the law by implementing discriminatory policies that are anything but equal. But what can be done? Join Pacific Legal Foundation for a p …
The fundamental right to equal protection under the law is under threat in schools and other public institutions. Government actors have been requiring students, professors, and employees to sign “diversity, equity, and inclusion” pledges that affirm and promote specific beliefs and ideas that perpetuate stereotypes based on race and gender. This …
The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment is supposed to protect individuals from having the government take their property without just compensation. Yet, perverse incentive structures have fueled governments’ routine seizure of private property. Join PLF and our panel of experts for a discussion on the Takings Clause and the many ways the gover …
California is at a crossroads on one of the most fundamental civil rights issues of our time: Should the government be allowed to discriminate against individuals based on their race, sex, or ethnicity? In 1996, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 209 to prohibit such discriminatory practices in public employment, public educa …
Property rights are THE fundamental rights that protect all others in our Constitution. For as long as individuals have owned property, governments have tried to undermine and regulate these natural rights away. Understanding the past and present threats that governments pose to property rights is essential to protecting them now and in the fut …
The Supreme Court’s joint decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard/UNC made it clear: The Constitution forbids discrimination in college admissions. But last summer’s landmark ruling hasn’t fully solved the problem of discrimination in education. Public institutions are using whatever tactics they can to bypass the ruling, such as substi …