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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the government’s emergency orders to combat coronavirus

April 28, 2020 | By LARRY SALZMAN

PLF is committed to protecting the individual rights of Americans during the COVID-19 crisis. Our approach is forward looking, focusing on empowering Americans and helping them recover from the crisis. We believe that only the entrepreneurial actions of individuals and businesses will get the nation moving in the right direction. Read our statement ...

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Issues & Insights : Are Continued Shutdown Orders Constitutional?

April 27, 2020 | By LARRY SALZMAN

With Americans under an unprecedented web of orders to stay inside – with “non-essential” businesses, lives, and livelihoods on hold while staggering costs mount – an increasing number are asking: are the shutdown orders constitutional? Don’t state or federal constitutions guarantee my right to travel, to earn a living, or to ...

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The Government-Created Housing Shortage

April 07, 2020 | By LARRY SALZMAN

The American spirit is synonymous with a can-do attitude—we are builders, creators, and innovators. The remarkable construction of New York’s legendary Empire State Building symbolizes that spirit: from start to finish, the completion of this American landmark took a single year. But that spirit now seems diminished. Many U.S. cities face a ...

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Property owners with strong property rights make our coasts more beautiful

December 20, 2019 | By LARRY SALZMAN

For many Americans, the cornerstone of “the American dream” is the possibility to someday own a slice of a beach paradise. But when it comes to beaches—or any land along our coasts—government agencies have declared open season on private property rights. Government agencies and environmental organizations often suggest there’s ...

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The morality of capitalism

October 22, 2019 | By LARRY SALZMAN

This article is featured in the fall edition of our quarterly magazine Sword&Scales. To read the full edition visit: swordandscales.pacificlegal.org ~~~ Socialism is popular again. The rise of politicians such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez shows how the promises of socialism are once again influencing our political debate. It ...

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Weekly litigation report — March 15, 2019

March 15, 2019 | By LARRY SALZMAN

An initial victory for minority kids in Connecticut elementary schools On Thursday, a group of black and Hispanic families represented by PLF won an initial victory in their challenge to Connecticut’s race-based quota for magnet schools in the city of Hartford. The policy requires 25% of a magnet school seats to be reserved for white … ...

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Sunshine State News : Are Florida’s Hearing Aid Regulators Listening to the Call for Deregulation?

February 11, 2019 | By LARRY SALZMAN

This article was originally published in Sunshine State News on February 8th, 2019. Last week in Orlando, Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis convened dozens of government officials who run Florida’s 23 professional licensing boards for what he called a “Deregathon” event to advance an agenda of “aggressive and appropriate deregu ...

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Michigan’s Supreme Court Is Taking On Predatory Property Taxes

December 05, 2018 | By LARRY SALZMAN

Originally published in The Daily Caller, December 5, 2018. In 2013, Uri Rafaeli learned that he underpaid the 2011 property tax bill on his modest home in a Detroit suburb. He attempted to pay the difference but miscalculated the interest due, unknowingly paying it $8.41 short. What came next was a shock: Oakland County seized … ...

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Foxconn project underscores the threat to property rights

July 16, 2018 | By LARRY SALZMAN

Originally published by The Hill, July 16, 2018. When President Trump visited rural Wisconsin to see the first phase of construction of a Foxconn electronics manufacturing plant, he called it “an unbelievable plant, like we’ve never seen before.” It is hoped the project will bring thousands of jobs to the area at a cost of … ...