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I’ll be speaking at the North San Diego Business Chamber on Thursday m, Nov. 12, about economic liberty and the law. The first 100 attendees will get a free copy of my book, The Right to Earn A Living. You can learn more about the event here. … ...

PLF client Matt Sissel explains in today’s Washington Times why he’s continuing to challenge the constitutionality of Obamacare. Excerpt: I’m simply an average man taking a stand. I’m a self-employed artist and small-business owner, living in Washington state. I have no political involvement or ambitions. I am also a real ...

San Francisco citizens voted against Proposition F yesterday. If passed, the measure would have restricted short-term apartment rentals to 75 days a year. In particular, the measure would have been a huge impediment for companies like Airbnb, which helps consumers find and rent open rooms in homes and apartments. Airbnb, VRBO, and the like are a ...

I will be testifying later today in front of Montana’s Department of Revenue on behalf of the Association of Christian Schools International, Helena Christian School, and Foothills Community Christian School. Earlier this year, the Montana Legislature enacted the state’s first school choice program, which allowed individuals and busines ...

Today, the Florida Supreme Court told government attorneys that their client (the government) will pay extra in eminent domain cases if those government attorneys engage in “tactics that cause excessive litigation.” That’s a win for property owners, all citizens of Florida, and the Constitution. … ...

On Monday, November 9, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 31 of the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 333 Constitution Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, I’ll be presenting oral argument in support of our challenge to EPA’s waiver grant from federal preemption under the Clean Air Act for CARB’s nonroad diesel R ...

The Pacific Legal Foundation and the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF)* together filed an amicus brief in an important takings case in the North Carolina Supreme Court today. The facts of the case are straightforward, as we explain in our brief: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) created “transportation co ...

Property rights — mapping the property away We filed this amicus brief in Kirby v. North Carolina supporting the rights of landowners. In a scenario common in many states, transportation agencies know they will likely be building new roads and highways, they have a pretty good idea where those roads might go, but they don’t … ...

Music therapists have been busy. Prior to 2011, no state required music therapists to obtain an occupational license. Yet, as a result of efforts of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT), in the span of 13 months from 2011-12, North Dakota, Nevada, and Georgia enacted laws requiring ...