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The Messenger : Should Alaska Natives Have To Fight the Government for Affordable Electricity?

September 29, 2023 | By KYLE GRIESINGER

Southeast Alaska is a study in contrasts. As home to the Tongass National Forest, it is rich with some of the state’s most beautiful natural treasures and abundant resources. But it’s also home to a number of remote small villages, populated primarily by indigenous native populations, where many people struggle to live off the land. &# ...

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Frequently asked questions about Wilkins v. United States

November 01, 2022 | By KYLE GRIESINGER

What are the facts of this case? At issue in Wilkins v. United States is a forest road, a disagreement over easement terms, and a question about the statute of limitations on quiet title claims. Wil Wilkins and Jane Stanton are two neighbors living near a Montana national forest who just want peace and privacy. Wil and … ...

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Damien Schiff discusses Sackett v. EPA with Matt Lewis

October 14, 2022 | By KYLE GRIESINGER

Last week Pacific Legal Foundation senior attorney Damien Schiff joined the Matt Lewis and the News podcast to talk about our most recent Supreme Court case, Sackett v. EPA, and what it’s like to argue a case at SCOTUS.   The Sacketts’ legal saga kicked off nearly a decade and a half ago:  “The case concerns … ...

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Video : Damien Schiff Discusses Sackett v. EPA

August 01, 2022 | By KYLE GRIESINGER

On October 3, 2022, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency will be the first case argued in the new term at the Supreme Court. The case allows the Court to continue where West Virginia v. EPA left off—reining in the administrative state. Damien Schiff, senior attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation, representing the Sacketts, visited the Sa ...

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Media Coverage of Sackett v. EPA

July 31, 2022 | By KYLE GRIESINGER

On October 3, 2022, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency was the first case argued in the new term at the Supreme Court. The case allows the Court to continue where West Virginia v. EPA left off—reining in the administrative state. Sackett v. EPA In The News Oct 3, 2022 ABC News: In Supreme Court debut, Justice Jackson grills attorney ...

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The death knell : How Kentucky’s governor’s abuse of executive power threw Goodwood Brewing in a tailspin

June 17, 2021 | By KYLE GRIESINGER

Located in downtown Louisville, Goodwood Brewing Company is one of the largest breweries in Kentucky. In 2019, it produced some 10,000 barrels (248,000 pints) of beer for sale in its taprooms and for distribution to 16 states. In March of 2020, the state forced Goodwood Brewery to close its doors for on-site consumption when the … ...

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These Grammy-winning artists wouldn’t have gotten their start under Houston’s busking law

January 30, 2020 | By KYLE GRIESINGER

When listening to musicians like B.B. King describe their early journeys, it’s clear how hard it can be for artists to survive: “I was making about $60 a week at this radio station, and I would go out and pick cotton. I would drive trucks and tractors; I did everything to try and make ends … ...

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HBO’s Chernobyl shows the danger of unaccountable bureaucrats

June 04, 2019 | By KYLE GRIESINGER

In the late 1980s, one of the most devastating man-made catastrophes in history rocked the Soviet Union and its neighboring countries. During a routine power outage simulation at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, a nuclear reactor explosion started a graphite fire. This fire contaminated an entire region of the country, rendering the area uni ...

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The Endangered Species Act saved the Yellowstone grizzly. Now we need to follow the law.

May 30, 2019 | By KYLE GRIESINGER

The Yellowstone grizzly bear is back from the brink of extinction. Over the past 40 years, its numbers have increased more than 500% from 136 in 1975 to more than 700 today. But rather than celebrate the bear’s recovery and help the species continue to thrive, misguided lawsuits from environmental groups and Native American tribes … ...