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Author: Brandon Middleton I haven't watched any of the recent political debates here in California, but apparently the subject of environmental water cutbacks came up at Wednesday's debate between Sen. Barbara Boxer and Carly Fiorina.  KPCC reporter Molly Peterson took issue with Fiorina's thoughts on the delta smelt (hat tip: Aqu ...

Author: Luke A. Wake The Battle of Lake Erie was fought along the shores of Ohio during the War of 1812. But today a second battle for the lake's shores is underway. A legal battle over the disputed territory has made its way the Ohio Supreme Court, and last week Pacific Legal Foundation filed fil ...

Author: Joshua Thompson With his final days in office now in front of him, Governor Schwarzenegger showed some long waited for leadership on Proposition 209 related issues in vetoing AB 2047.  AB 2047 was the legislature's attempt to reinject race into the University of California and California State University systems.  AB 2 ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur The Cato Institute has posted the video of the book forum about my book, The Right to Earn A Living. (And they've earned my undying gratitude for editing out the part where I spilled my water all over the microphone and podium! Not one of my best moments….) Thanks to Roger Pilon, … ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur In addition to vetoing the racially discriminatory AB 2047, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger also said no yesterday to AB 2531, which I blogged about earlier. He made clear in his veto message that local governments can use their redevelopment powers only to eliminate existing blight in urban neighborhoods, and not for ...

Author: Luke A. Wake We have just confirmed that Governor Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have given the California State Lands Commission more power and control over landowners. Interestingly, the Governor vetoed the bill specifically out out concern that it gives the Commission much too broad power, "and potentially raises consti ...

Author: Reed Hopper Builder magazine reports: Last week’s announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service—that it would consider reclassifying the wood stork, a wading bird often found in South Florida’s Everglades, as "threatened" from its current "endangered" status—is the culmination of nearly five years of ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur California Lawyer's October issue includes my review of Jeff Shesol's book Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt And The Supreme Court. The bottom line: One's allies are always principled, while the other guys' are always pigheaded. But Shesol's repeated failure to describe the actual views of the New ...

Author: Brandon Middleton A great article by Jonathan Adler on the problems of the environmental movement.  Everyone wants a clean environment, but Adler points out why so many of us are skeptical of the green movement: The environmentalist love affair with big government leads to counterproductive policies and alienates large portions of the ...