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Mismatch : State Bar of CA Continues to Refuse Disclosure of Data related to Minority Bar Exam Passage

January 31, 2018 | By TIMOTHY SNOWBALL

The State Bar should comply with the California Supreme Court and release this vital data to the public. … ...

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Kelo strikes again

January 31, 2018 | By BRIAN HODGES

One of the key protections enshrined by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is the requirement that any exercise of eminent domain must be for a valid public use. … ...

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Fighting for the Constitution and small business owners

January 30, 2018 | By THOMAS BERRY

PLF, representing several vape shop owners across the country, has filed complaints against the FDA in 3 separate federal courts. … ...

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The Daily Journal : Water, Property Rights and the Public Trust Doctrine

January 30, 2018 | By ERIN WILCOX

Originally published in The Daily Journal on January 30th 2019. Even if Mark Twain never actually said, “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over,” nowhere is this maxim better illustrated than in California, where people have been claiming, diverting and fighting over water since pioneers and prospectors first started rollin ...

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Fox News : States are using absurd licensing requirements to license people right out of work – it has to stop

January 29, 2018 | By ANASTASIA BODEN

Published by Fox News January 29, 2018. In Maryland, if you’re behind in paying your state taxes you face a perverse situation.  You need money to clear yourself of the debt, but anyone with unpaid taxes is automatically prohibited from obtaining or renewing an occupational license.  That makes it difficult to find a job, because … ...

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Litigation update—January 27, 2018

January 27, 2018 | By JAMES BURLING

The Supreme Court grants important Endangered Species Act case, defending the right to protect private property against natural hazards, and PLF is objecting to involuntary bar membership for attorneys. … ...

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OCR accepts PLF’s complaint and opens an investigation into MSHSL dance discrimination

January 25, 2018 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

This is the first vital and important step in ensuring that Minnesota boys have an equal opportunity to dance. … ...

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Supreme Court refuses to hear important Florida Keys takings case

January 25, 2018 | By MARK MILLER

Earlier this week, we learned that the U.S. Supreme Court would not hear the important takings case arising from the Florida Keys known as Ganson v. City of Marathon. … ...

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High Court agrees to hear landmark Endangered Species Act case

January 24, 2018 | By MARK MILLER

Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear a challenge to a bureaucratic abuse of the Endangered Species Act that threatens landowners nationwide. … ...