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Armendariz to Sierra Club

July 01, 2012 | By DAMIEN SCHIFF

Why am I not surprised?  Last week, the Sierra Club announced that it had hired Al “Crucify ‘Em” Armendariz to help in its campaign against coal.  Environmental groups like the Sierra Club have been trying to crucify property owners for some time; Al’s Roman-style enforcement skills he learned and implemented at EPA should ...

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"Are lesser prairie-chickens making a comeback?"

July 02, 2012 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Maybe, according to this report in the Lone Star Outdoor News.  Note that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is currently considering listing the prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act.   … ...

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You say it like its a bad thing, Mr. Katyal!

July 02, 2012 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

“But there was a subtle loser too,” in the Obamacare cases, “and that is the federal government. By opening new avenues for the courts to rewrite the law, the federal government may have won the battle but lost the war.” … ...

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Was Chief Justice Roberts' opinion on Obamacare predictable?

July 02, 2012 | By REED HOPPER

While legal pundits search high and low to discover why Justice Roberts “jumped the shark” on the individual mandate, the answer may lie in an overlooked 2003 case out of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. … ...

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Time to read the Declaration

July 03, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Tomorrow marks the day we celebrate freedom and liberty in this country.  It is a remarkable day.  July 4th celebrates the first (and perhaps only) time a nation was founded on the principles of liberty and equality under the law.  And while our nation has struggled, at times, to achieve those ideals, the principles announced in … ...

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Fond memories of the 4th of July

July 04, 2012 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

youtubehttp://youtu.be/5-_fBvCBOgQ/youtube As we celebrate the historic signing of the Declaration of Independence, PLF staff take a moment to reflect on their fondest memories of the 4th of July. Enjoy! … ...

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SCOTUS set to hear Los Angeles River case next term

July 05, 2012 | By DAMIEN SCHIFF

Regulation of stormwater under the Clean Water Act has a contentious history.  Last month, the Supreme Court granted cert in two cases dealing with stormwater regulation under the Clean Water Act.  One case concerns whether stormwater runoff from forest logging roads can be regulated under the Act (an issue we at PLF have been involved … ...

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Why do they celebrate when they take our property rights away?

July 05, 2012 | By JONATHAN WILLIAMS

Last Friday I attended a meeting of the Central Valley Flood Protection Board.  The Board unanimously approved a plan that has received both national and local coverage.  The plan will dramatically reshape property rights in California’s Central Valley. In 2007, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 5.  The bill expanded the Central V ...

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O'Reilly right that Robert's opinion was an example of judicial restraint; wrong that we should forgive it for that reason

July 06, 2012 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

This week Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly rightly pointed out that Justice Robert’s opinion upholding the individual mandate under the taxing power could be construed as a conservative opinion.  However, Bill went on to imply that Justice Robert’s opinion should be forgiven as merely a mistaken application of a strain of con ...