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The Federalist Society or The American Constitution Society : Which organization is more partisan?

February 01, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton Conservatives and libertarians are fortunate to have The Federalist Society as a source for scholarly discourse and robust public policy debate.  This is from its purpose statement: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of ...

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Orange County Register : ObamaCare unconstitutional

February 01, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

The Orange County Register has this editorial on yesterday’s decision on the constitutionality of ObamaCare: This is an important step toward what we hope is the ultimate undoing of President Barack Obama and the 111th Congress’ centerpiece legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which effectively would bring one-si ...

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Federal funding for a beetle that doesn’t need it : your taxpayer dollars at work (Part 1)

February 01, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton Despite its duty to use federal dollars responsibly and efficiently, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service continues to devote its taxpayer resources towards restricting development on Bob Slobe’s property in North Sacramento.  The Service’s land use restrictions are based purportedly on the need to prot ...

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Federal funding for a beetle that doesn’t need it : your taxpayer dollars at work (Introduction)

February 01, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton A key issue for policy makers in Washington D.C. these days is how to control and reduce federal spending.  One noteworthy item was President Obama’s recent order for federal agencies to conduct a “systematic review of existing regulations” and make “a concerted effort to banish red tape” in ...

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What’s the status of all the current ObamaCare cases?

February 01, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Timothy Sandefur Update (June, 2011): See here for the June 16, 2011 update. Today, I’ve updated my earlier memo listing all the current ObamaCare lawsuits and their current status. This is, of course, subject to change, but it’s up to date as of right now. There are now 20 lawsuits challenging the Obama Administration’s ...

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More on Sacramento County's negligent ownership of the American River Parkway

February 02, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton Yesterday, as part of this week's series on the valley elderberry longhorn beetle, I discussed Bob Slobe's predicament and how unnessary beetle regulations result in a double standard: Slobe and private property owners give up their property rights and are forced to maintain their land as pristine beetle habitat wi ...

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Federal funding for a beetle that doesn't need it : your taxpayer dollars at work (Part 2)

February 02, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton In Pacific Legal Foundation’s effort to have the valley elderberry longhorn beetle removed from the Endangered Species Act list, we represent Central Valley flood control agencies who have had to devote hundreds of thousands of dollars toward VELB mitigation efforts instead of actual flood control projects. Levee Dis ...

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The right kind of "activism"

February 02, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Timothy Sandefur Reason’s David Harsanyi has an excellent article here on liberal accusations of “judicial activism” in the health care cases: When U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled this week that Obamacare was unconstitutional—due to its individual mandate—the White House's first reaction was to call the ruli ...

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Will Jerry Brown chain down California’s eminent domain abusers?

February 02, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Timothy Sandefur At first, California governor Jerry Brown doesn’t seem to have much credibility on the issue of eminent domain abuse. As mayor of Oakland, he coldly oversaw one of the state’s most notorious examples of theft—the condemnation of John Revelli’s tire shop, so that the city could shift land around and open ...