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Author: Brandon Middleton It looks like the pesticide industry is quite concerned with an injunction that restricts the use of numerous pesticides in California for the benefit of endangered species.  From the Pest Control Technology Magazine: Since the Northern California case was filed, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the activis ...

Author:  Anne Hayes As we have discussed in previous blogs, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) has been very active lately, attempting to force high schools to adopt sex quotas for their sports programs under the theory that Title IX of the Civil Rights Act requires it.  To recap, Title IX of the Civil Rights Act sta ...

Author: Reed Hopper In May, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the polar bear as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act.  This resulted in a number of challenges by environmental groups, the State of Alaska, conservation groups, and Pacific Legal Foundation representing farmers, land owners, as well as ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur I'll be joining Chris Reed on San Diego's KOGO AM 600 tonight at 7:30 to discuss the abuse of eminent domain in California. You can listen online here. … ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur Glendale businessman Ray Patel has decided to sell the Golden Key Hotel to developer Rick Caruso, builder of the Americana at Brand megamall. Two weeks ago, I joined with some of PLF’s property rights allies to protest the city’s plans to use eminent domain to simply take the hotel and give it … ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur Prof. Randy Barnett has posted a revised version of his paper, "Whence Comes Section One?" on the net, along with some videos of him presenting the paper. This is really an outstanding piece of work. The real doctrines of the authors of the Fourteenth Amendment are (amazingly, if you think about it) … ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur I was in Jefferson City Tuesday to testify before a committee of the state House of Representatives about a bill to repeal Missouri’s anti-competitive licensing requirement for moving companies. As I’ve mentioned, I’m representing St. Louis businessman Michael Munie and his company, ABC Quality Moving, in ...

Author: Joshua Thompson I appeared on the Armstrong & Getty show yesterday.  The discussion focused on the collective bargaining issues facing the Badger State.  You can listen here.  My portion begins at about the 30 minute mark. … ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff This week saw a disappointment and a new chance.  On Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied our cert petition in Home Builders Association of Northern California v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service, a challenge to the Service's 850,000 acre critical habitat designation for 15 vernal pool species protect ...