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Coverage of the Balloon Track decision

July 01, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

From the Eureka Times-Standard. … ...

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Happy Independence Day, everyone!

July 01, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Timothy Sandefur The Pacific Legal Foundation would like to wish all its supporters and friends a very happy Independence Day holiday. This is the time of year American set aside to remember the principles upon which our nation was founded—principles PLF fights for every day, both in and out of court: liberty, justice, and equal ...

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Have the liberals come full circle?

July 01, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Damien M. Schiff The Supreme Court ruled earlier this week in Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, that Arizona's matching funds law, which gives money to candidates who accept certain campaign restrictions and obligations and gives additional funds if the candidates run against privately fi ...

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Sixth Circuit holds Michigan's ban on discrimination is unconstitutional.

July 01, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

In a disappointing 2-1 decision, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today held that Article I, Section 26 of the Michigan Constitution is unconstitutional. … ...

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Some polar bear spin

July 07, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Damien M. Schiff Environmental Protection has an article quoting several enviro groups basically applauding Judge Sullivan's decision last week upholding the Endangered Species Act listing of the polar bear.  One comment in particular attracted my attention.  The article quotes Andrew Wetzler of NRDC stating, "Po ...

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Obamacare interview on SmallBizTalkRadio

July 07, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Anne Hayes Yesterday morning, I was a guest on the Mark Montgomery Radio Show here in Sacramento to discuss the status of the Obamacare cases as well as to discuss some of the impacts that small businesses will see as Obamacare's measures are implemented over the next several years.  Here is a podcast of … ...

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The Constitution and Individual Liberty

July 07, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Timothy Sandefur I'll be speaking on The Constitution and Individual Liberty in 2011 at the Free Minds seminar in Orange County this weekend. More info here. … ...

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Obamacare versus the Constitution

July 08, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Paul J. Beard II My essay, entitled "ObamaCare v. the Constitution," appears in the current issue of The Objective Standard, an excellent quarterly journal of culture and politics.  Written with the layperson in mind, the essay describes the primary legal defects with Obamacare in the context o ...

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Sad news : Missouri Gov. Nixon vetoes transportation bill—consumers and entrepreneurs suffer

July 08, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Timothy Sandefur Sad news today, as Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has chosen to veto House Bill 430, a bill passed without dissent by the state legislature, and which would have repealed the state’s anti-competitive licensing law for moving companies; the same law we’re challenging in the case of Michael Munie. Gov. Nixon ve ...