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The Supreme Court declared a section of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional last week in Shelby County v. Holder. The decision was based in part on the principle that all States enjoy equal sovereignty. Justice Ginsburg’s dissent predicted much mischief from this holding, noting that Congress has probably violated it many times. But rather ...

In a surprising move, Steve Blank—a voting member of the powerful California Coastal Commission—resigned from the agency.  He cited having taken a new position with the federal government as the reason.  But in a speech he gave last week to the California League of Conservation Voters who honored him with an award, he hinted at … ...

PLF attorneys filed this brief today in support of Arkansas landowner Mike Mehaffy’s petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States.  Mr. Mehaffy owns property on the Arkansas River in North Little Rock.  He acquired it in 2000, and in 2006 he applied to the Army Corps of Engineers for a Clean … ...

The Federalist Society will be hosting a live teleforum TODAY at 11:00 a.m. PDT / 2:00 p.m. EST on our recent Supreme Court victory in Koontz v. St Johns River Water Management District.  I will make a brief presentation of the case, which will be followed by a Q&A. If you are a dues-paying member of … ...

As reported last week, a federal judge in Nevada dismissed Maurice Underwood’s right to earn a living. Underwood challenges a hopelessly vague Nevada licensing regime that requires anyone who wants to enter the moving business to prove that he wouldn’t compete with existing businesses. Nevada’s Competitor’s Veto law is the m ...

Today, we filed an appeal of the D.C. District Court’s decision last Friday to dismiss our challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Readers may recall that our client, Matt Sissel, challenges the Act’s provision imposing an individual mandate and tax-penalty based on last year’s Supreme Court ruling in the healthcare case. There, th ...

Attorney Paul J. Beard II will appear on Fox News TODAY at 10:20 a.m. PDT / 1:20 p.m. EST to talk about our recent Supreme Court victory in Koontz v. St Johns River Water Management District. Mr. Beard, who argued the case at the Supreme Court, will explain how the decision provides property owners new protections … ...

Earlier this year—and before PLF’s major property rights victory in Koontz—the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) announced a new management plan that will give the agency more opportunities to make demands on property owners in the permitting process. If you want to know how bureaucrats view the permitting process, look no further tha ...