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Author: Timothy Sandefur Today at 2 Eastern, 11 Pacific, I'll be helping to live-blog the oral arguments in the New York state eminent domain case Kaur v. N.Y. Urban Redevelopment Corp., in which the government is trying to seize land north of Columbia University because it's supposedly blighted. You can join at inversecondemnation.com. Upd ...

Author: Joshua Thompson Last October Pacific Legal Foundation filed a writ of mandate directly in the court appeal challenging the constitutionality of Assembly Bill 21 (AB 21).  AB 21 requires the state to grant race and sex based preferences for a number of different public building contracts.   What makes this ...

Author: Daniel Himebaugh Ashton Ellis of Freedom Line Blog calls attention to the unfortunate truth about the oil spill in this post, which our readers should check out.  Ellis writes, "The most toxic substance floating around Louisiana's coastline isn't oil — it's the confusion that comes with the federal government� ...

Author: Luke A. Wake Howard v. San Diego County has been certified for publication. We filed an amicus brief in that case on behalf of two property owners who were being asked to seek an amendment to their County's general plan before litigating their takings claim. We were pleased that the Court agreed with our … ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur Our friends Armstrong and Getty, the northern California radio duo, had a great segment at 7 this morning talking about building permits and other restrictions on construction and free enterprise. You can listen to it at their podcast page. The most important point they make is how permit requirements and restrictions sap ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur In my previous blog post, I mentioned Milton Friedman's classic Free to Choose, and his discussion of whether government or private industry protects the consumer. Here is the television version, broken into 6 brief segments. … ...

Author: Joshua Thompson The National Review Online has an excellent piece by Eric Pearson of the College Sports Council.  The College Sports Council is a national coalition of coaches, athletes, parents, and fans who are devoted to preserving and promoting the student athlete experience.  The CSC is the leading organization working for ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff Next week, I'll be arguing PLF's appeal in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Home Builders Association of Northern California v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service.  The case concerns the Service's near million-acre critical habitat designation for over a dozen vernal pool species ( ...

Author:  Paul Beard II One of PLF's many battles against the California Coastal Commission has come to an end.  George and Sharlee McNamee own beach-front property in Corona del Mar.  In their private backyard, which abuts a public beach, they have enjoyed the use of various beach amenities:  tables, benches, a BBQ ...