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Author: Joshua Thompson With a nice mention of PLF. … ...

Author: Brandon Middleton On Friday, September 30, PLF filed this reply to the federal government's and NRDC's opposition to PLF's request for the U.S. Supreme Court's review of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's delta smelt regulations. The Supreme Court will likely hold a conference on the case and decide whether to review i ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff Last week, we received nearly a dozen amicus briefs supporting the Sacketts in their Supreme Court fight against EPA.  The briefs were submitted on behalf of a wide array of public and private entitites (in no particular order):  the American Civil Rights Union; American Farm Bureau Federation, National C ...

Author: Daniel Himebaugh Today, the federal district court for the Eastern District of Washington entered an order approving a settlement agreement in Washington Cattlemen's Association v. Salazar.  In that case (which I blogged about here and here), PLF attorneys represented the Cattlemen in challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Author: Adam Pomeroy Yesterday, PLF attorneys filed Connerly v. California in the Sacramento County Superior Court.  The case challenges the illegal and unconstitutional use of race, ethnicity, and sex in selecting members to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.* In 1996, the people of California adopted Proposition 209, am ...

Author: Daniel Himebaugh The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposed rule to remove gray wolves in Wyoming from the endangered species list.  According to the Service's Federal Register notice, "The best scientific and commercial data available indicate that wolves in Wyoming are recovered and no longer meet the def ...

Author: Joshua Thompson The lead story on NPR this morning concerns the Fisher case.  Followers of PLF will know that we have been heavily involved in this case for some time now.  Since the writ of certiorari was filed back on September 19, we have been working hard on crafting our amicus brief in support.  … ...

Author: Joshua Thompson Today comes news that the hundred-or-so Title IX complaints that were filed against Oregon high schools have been dismissed by the Office of Civil Rights.  This is great news for those who support equality under the law.  Claims of discrimination supported by nothing more than quotas and innuendo should ...

Author:  Damien M. Schiff So said the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service yesterday in declining to list the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl under the Endangered Species Act.  This owl has had a long regulatory and litigation history, having been taken off the ESA list as the result of a lawsuit brought by the National Association of & ...