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Disappointing loss in the Balloon Track case

July 01, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Damien M. Schiff Yesterday, the Superior Court of Humboldt County heard arguments in Citizens for a Better Eureka v. California Coastal Commission, a case challenging the Commission's assertion of appellate jurisdiction over the Balloon Track cleanup.  At the hearing's conclusion, the court announced from the bench its ...

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Doll-claration of independence

July 01, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Lana Harfoush Earlier this month, I recommended a few films adapted from liberty-friendly literary works to the big screen. Though Pixar’s latest Toy Story 3 is not an adaptation, rather the final chapter of the trilogy, it is one of the summer’s most popular movies. In fact, Walt Disney Co. estimated that $153.8 million … ...

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Court hearing against Coastal Commission

July 01, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Paul Beard Yesterday, I had a hearing in the San Luis Obispo Superior Court in DeCicco v. California Coastal Commission.  In August 2009, after the County of San Luis Obispo issued a permit to the DeCiccos to build 4 townhomes and a family-run motel, the Coastal Commission intervened.  The Commission said it h ...

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Should Peter Douglas retire?

July 01, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Damien M. Schiff The Eureka Times-Standard has this oped by Lloyd Billingsley of the Pacific Research Institute.  Mr. Billingsley argues that Mr. Douglas had led the Commission for too long. The voters and governments in California's coastal counties are capable of protecting the coast while establishing their own zoning an ...

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Pension Obligation Bonds and OC's "retro" pension chow-down

July 02, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Harold Johnson () Orange County voters had a constitutional right to say “yes” or “no” before being saddled with heavy costs for new (retroactively applied) pension benefits for selected gov’t workers. That’s the gist of arguments that PLF has filed with a state appellate court, in support of a legal ...

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“Give us the freedom intended for us”

July 02, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Timothy Sandefur In December of 1872, Frederick Douglass, civil rights leader and former slave, published an editorial in his newspaper, the New National Era, entitled “Give Us The Freedom Intended For Us.” In it he demanded that Congress pass Sen. Charles Sumner’s proposed Civil Rights Bill, to protect the rights of black ...

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Victory in Connerly v. Schwarzenegger

July 02, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Joshua Thompson After oral argument today, the court entered judgment in favor of Petitioners Ward Connerly and American Civil Rights Foundation. This was the “AB 21” case where PLF challenged the constitutionality of several Public Contract Code statutes that granted preferences on the basis of race and sex. In 2001, PLF repres ...

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San Diego County asks Supreme Court to depublish property rights victory

July 02, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Luke A. Wake Recently I reported that we had helped secure a victory for property rights in Howard v. San Diego. In that case, we filed an amicus brief on behalf of two property owners who were being forced to seek an amendment to their County's general plan before litigating their takings claim. We … ...

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Another year without fireworks in Gualala

July 04, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

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