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Supreme Court affirms that you get to decide who can and can’t access your property.

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June 23, 2021|By PLF The Supreme Court delivers a victory for property rights in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a victory for property owners with their decision in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid. The Supreme Court affirmed that the government cannot force people to allow third parties to trespass on their property. In 2015, union activists stormed Cedar Point Nursery to harass the farm workers … ...

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Riddick v. City of Malibu Holding local California governments accountable for banning “granny flats”

Jason and Elizabeth Riddick live in Malibu, California, with their three children. Elizabeth’s mother, Renee Sperling, is aging with several disabilities, including immunodeficiency. The Riddicks seek to add an attached ADU onto their existing single-family home in order to provide Renee a safe and private place to live. The Riddicks’ m ...

Tiegs v. Vilsack Race-based COVID-19 farm loan forgiveness denies equal treatment to farmers and ranchers across the country

When the pandemic struck, much of the U.S. agriculture industry felt the financial crunch. Julie Owen, James Tiegs, Abraham and Cally Jergenson, and Chad Ward were initially encouraged when Congress passed a COVID-19 relief law that included a farm loan forgiveness provision for economic hardship. But they each discovered that they are ineligible f ...

Hanke and Yoo v. Secretary Cardona Educrats can’t ignore oversight board members appointed by the previous administration

In the final months of the previous administration, the president appointed several people to serve on the National Board for Education Sciences (NBES)—a board that advises officials within the agency on research and funding priorities. But the U.S. Department of Education refuses to deliver the appointees’ signed commissions, which are pro ...

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The Future of Regulatory Takings at the Supreme Court

September 14, 2021 Virtual via Zoom 1:00 p.m. EDT – 2:00 p.m. EDT

When it comes to the inextricable link between property rights and freedom, John Adams perhaps said it best: “Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist.” Even so, assaults on property right…

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