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Author: Timothy Sandefur In Oakland, a small-scale "urban farmer" learns that you can give your kale away, but you better not be selling it without government leave…. … ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur A few months ago, federal judge Henry Hudson ruled that the Obama Administration’s health care law—and specifically, the requirement that everyone buy health insurance from a private company—exceeds Congress’ constitutional authority. That case (which you can read here) is now on appeal before the Fourth Cir ...

Author: Joshua Thompson The Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit today in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn.  This case involved a challenge to an Arizona statute that provides a tax break (up to $500) to individuals if they choose to donate to a school tuition organization (STO).  STOs offer scholarships t ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur Prof. Steven Vladek has posted some thoughts in response to PLF’s brief in the Virginia Obamacare case. Prof. Vladek was one of the authors of the brief which PLF’s opposes, on the question of whether Virginia has the necessary standing to sue. … ...

Author: Brandon Middleton Last week the folks at Legal Planet offered their thoughts on the Ninth Circuit's recent decision to uphold delta smelt-based water cutbacks against PLF's Commerce Clause challenge.  Both Prof. Richard Frank and Prof. Holly Doremus agree with the Ninth Circuit's conclusion that federal regulation of the d ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur I spoke yesterday with Barbara Simoson on KSFO about the right to earn a living and the many ways government interferes with our property rights. You can listen to the podcast of the show here. … ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur James V. DeLong has an important article on the federal government's threat to medical innovation: The one thing we cannot do if we want to maintain our innovative mojo is continue down the road we are on of socializing the whole system, which leads only to more conferences on innovation, strategy papers, … ...

Author: Timothy Sandefur A few days ago, the Wall Street Journal‘s Stephen Moore had an excellent, and disturbing, article on the fact that America is quickly becoming a nation on the dole, instead of a nation on the make. Excerpt: Every state in America today except for two—Indiana and Wisconsin—has more government workers on the … ...

Author: Joshua Thompson As initially blogged about on Monday, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn this week. And, upon closer inspection, my initial hesitation to claim a full victory for school choice proponents was not warranted.  By narrowing the availability of taxpaye ...