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Why do we care about the Federal Arbitration Act?

October 02, 2009 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Author: Timothy Sandefur The Pacific Legal Foundation files a lot of friend-of-the-court briefs in cases involving the Federal Arbitration Act. This isn’t the sort of thing that grabs headlines, and sometimes people wonder why we would care about something that seems like an awfully arcane area of the law. But in fact, these FAA cases … ...

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More on corporate personhood

October 06, 2009 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Author: Timothy Sandefur A while back I wrote about the New York Times’ article attacking the rights of corporate shareholders. I’ve had a couple emails in response to that, so I thought I’d share one and my answer to it. … ...

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PLF Property Rights Forum – October 9, 2009

October 06, 2009 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Please make plans to join PLF and CPR for a unique Issues Forum luncheon focusing on the protection of private property rights in Tampa, FL. Attendees will receive an update on the status of property rights at the state and federal level from respected legal and political advocates and have an opportunity to learn more … ...

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Delta smelt update : oral argument recap

October 06, 2009 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton Last week in Fresno, a federal district court heard oral arguments concerning issues related to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's delta smelt biological opinion. One important matter heard by the court was Pacific Legal Foundation's constitutional cause of action — given that the delta smelt is found only ...

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Voters evict pro-eminent domain government in Arnold, Mo.!

October 07, 2009 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Author: Timothy Sandefur Voters in Arnold, Missouri, have thrown out of office the mayor and city council members who were behind the plan to seize PLF client Homer Tourkakis’ business and give the land to a private developer. (left to right: PLF clients Julie and Homer Tourkakis pose with PLF attorney Timothy Sandefur and Homer’s R ...

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The Endangered Species Act and the importance of Sean Hannity

October 07, 2009 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton Judging by the reaction of some environmentalists, you might think that Sean Hannity's visit to the Central Valley last month was the beginning of the end. According to Patriot Daily, Hannity's appearance was simply an attempt to "scare and divide Americans." To Dan Bacher (via Aquafornia), the thousands ...

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Upcoming appearances

October 07, 2009 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Author: Timothy Sandefur I’ll be speaking on Monday at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, and on Tuesday at Chapman University in Orange County (at noon) and the University of La Verne law school (at 5pm). … ...

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Janet Auxier and the City of Hesperia

October 07, 2009 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Author: Timothy Sandefur Tomorrow morning, I’ll be arguing in a southern California trial court on behalf of Janet Auxier, a businesswoman in the desert community of Hesperia, about an hour east of Los Angeles. She owns a business called The Rock Yard, that sells decorative rock and gravel. She bought the property back in 2003; … ...

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PLF victory in Proposition 209 challenge

October 12, 2009 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Author: Joshua Thompson Last week, PLF won an important victory for equality under the law in the case of Smith v. California Health and Human Services Agency.  The case challenged Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 128330(g) & 128345 under Article I, section 31(a) of the California Constitution (often referred to as Proposition 209), whi ...