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The Wall Street Journal : The Doctor Is In, but the Patient Is Out of State

February 02, 2024 | By SHANNON MACDONALD

State emergency orders during the Covid pandemic made it possible for patients in one state to consult with doctors in another via telephone and internet. Those orders have now expired, however, and that flexibility has ended. With limited exceptions, doctors can practice medicine only in states where they are licensed and where their patients are ...

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Issues & Insights : Virginia High School Racial Discrimination Case Deserves Supreme Court Hearing, Too

December 07, 2023 | By WAI WAH CHIN

Wai Wah Chin is the founding president of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Greater New York and an adjunct fellow of the Manhattan Institute. An Ivy League name generally gets attention. That certainly happened worldwide with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA). And right now, a & ...

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

September 29, 2023 | By JODI MITCHELL

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 … ...