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Something else for the federal government to regulate : dust
Author: Brandon Middleton As if the agriculture industry isn't regulated enough: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering a crackdown on farm dust, so senators have signed a letter addressing their concerns on the possible regulations. The letter dated July 23 to the EPA states, "If approved, would establish the ...
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Cal. Supreme Court rejects San Francisco’s challenge to Prop. 209
San Francisco, CA; August 2, 2010: The California Supreme Court today rejectedSan Francisco’s attempt to get Proposition 209 declared unconstitutional. Enacted by voters in 1996, Proposition 209 (Article 1, Section 31, of the California Constitution), outlaws race- and sex-based preferences and discrimination in government contracting, employ ...
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A win for equality under the law
Author: Joshua Thompson Three years after accepting review, the California Supreme Court, in a 6-1 decision, rejected the City and County of San Francisco's attempt to get Proposition 209 declared unconstitutional. In Coral Construction v. City and County of San Francisco, PLF challenged a City and County of San Francisco con ...
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Virginia district court refuses to dismiss challenge to ObamaCare
Author: Timothy Sandefur The Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has denied the federal government's motion to dismiss that state's challenge to the constitutionality of the ObamaCare mandate. More here. … ...
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Virginia’s health care lawsuit moves forward
Author: Daniel Himebaugh A federal district court denied the federal government’s motion to dismiss the State of Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act today, citing the need to resolve the “complex constitutional issues” that the case presents. On the issue of jurisdiction, the court f ...
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Government “paralysis”
Author: Timothy Sandefur A reader sent me a link to this article by Philip K. Howard, adding, “Common Good’s recent Philadelphia conference—‘Ending Government Paralysis’—explored a number of innovative strategies for streamlining government and enabling our legislsative leaders to make sensible and needed choices. The articl ...
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On San Diego radio (KOGO) tonight : PLF’s Prop. 209 win over San Francisco
PLF Principal Attorney Sharon Browne will be interviewed tonight at 7:04 p.m. (PDT), on KOGO am 600, San Diego. Sharon and host Chris Reed will discuss PLF's victory yesterday at the California Supreme Court in Coral Construction Company v. City and County of San Francisco. In that case, PLF is challenging San Franci ...
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PLF’s health care lawsuit web chat (archived)
Update: You can read the arcive of our chat by clicking below. You are invited to participate in a live to join Pacific Legal Foundation attorneys for a special live chat session at 12:00 PM PDT on August 4, 2010. This is an opportunity to speak with us about our recently filed commerce clause challenge … ...
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ObamaCare, the Militia Act, and The House That Jack Built
Author: Timothy Sandefur Some defenders of President Obama’s health care legislation argue that it’s perfectly legal for Congress to force people against their will to buy health insurance from a private company, because in 1792, Congress enacted a law called the Militia Act that required all able bodied white men to buy arms to prepare ...