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Utahns should not have to rely on the federal government to defend their access to public lands

February 01, 2018 | By JEFF MCCOY

PLF filed a reply brief in support of our clients’ motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the reduction of the Bears Ears National Monument. … ...

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PLF urges the High Court to clarify the rule for interpreting split decisions

February 01, 2018 | By BRIAN HODGES

The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding some of the most important (and divisive) legal questions with fractured decisions, leaving many to question whether those cases stand for any one legal rule. … ...

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City of Mount Dora fines family, calling an artistic mural an ‘unpermitted sign’

February 01, 2018 | By JEREMY TALCOTT

Mount Dora’s application of the sign code raises significant constitutional issues of free speech, due process, and equal protection. … ...

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Supreme Court win for PLF opens way to challenge EPA land grab

February 02, 2018 | By TONY FRANCOIS

We will now be able to proceed to the merits of the case, with high hopes for success in getting this illegal land grab thrown out. … ...

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PLF’s Wen Fa speaks to Sacramento Federalist Society on PLF’s Supreme Court case

February 03, 2018 | By WENCONG FA

We’re fighting for all voters, no matter what their views, no matter where they live, for their First Amendment right to free speech. … ...

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Weekly litigation update—February 3, 2018

February 03, 2018 | By JAMES BURLING

A big WOTUS victory, three complaints filed in vaping lawsuit, and Utahns should not have to rely on the federal government to defend their access to public lands. … ...

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Court rules First Amendment allows cities to force property owners to patronize and publicly display artworks

February 05, 2018 | By TONY FRANCOIS

The City of Oakland in California is forcing property owners to patronize and publicly display artworks. … ...

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Court upholds Wisconsin’s irrational butter grading law

February 05, 2018 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

The court ruled against Minerva Dairy’s claims that the Wisconsin butter grading law violates the Constitution. … ...

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Increasing Access to Federal Courts : Petition to Reform CA Bar Membership Requirement

February 06, 2018 | By TIMOTHY SNOWBALL

Restrictive rules requiring state bar membership in local district courts no longer makes sense. … ...