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A new PLF is born

September 18, 2017 | By STEVEN D. ANDERSON

One year ago we reported on PLF’s wholesale review of our operations as we prepare for our 50th anniversary and beyond, based on the realization that to vindicate fully the principles of individual liberty, we couldn’t simply rely on the ways of the past. … ...

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Our battles against unconstitutional regulations and for separation of powers

June 18, 2019 | By STEVEN D. ANDERSON

Fighting on behalf of our clients and for our mission is an honor for all of us at PLF. While we don’t work for awards or accolades, it’s always nice when we receive them. PLF was recently honored to receive the Atlas Network’s 2019 North American Liberty Award for our work to overturn the unconstitutional … ...

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Let’s celebrate individual liberty this Fourth of July

July 03, 2019 | By STEVEN D. ANDERSON

For the past couple decades, my block has hosted a party to celebrate our nation’s birth, replete with all the typical summertime Americana: seed-spitting contests; a potluck; red, white, and blue bicycle parades; a Batman bounce house (which is our contribution as the parents of two young boys). It’s a scene that plays out in … ...

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PLF at Senate hearing : Bureaucrats have to follow the rules, too

July 17, 2019 | By STEVEN D. ANDERSON

Earlier this year, Pacific Legal Foundation published a first-of-its-kind study finding that, over the past 17 years, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a majority of its rules unconstitutionally. Our report, “But Who Rules the Rulemakers? A Study of Illegally Issued Regulations at HHS,” found that almost three-qua ...

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The Hill : The Senate is looking at — but needs to act upon — bureaucratic rulemaking

July 25, 2019 | By STEVEN D. ANDERSON

In Washington, D.C., reports and studies that examine and critique government policy and performance are the currency of the realm. Every think tank, advocacy organization and lobby shop hopes their original research will make a splash, getting the attention of policymakers and resulting in real change. Unfortunately, the supply of policy research ...

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Issues & Insights : How hard would you fight to get the best education for your kids?

December 18, 2019 | By STEVEN D. ANDERSON

How far would you go to get the best education possible for your child? How hard would you fight? A group of Connecticut parents are prepared to find out — they’re challenging the state’s discriminatory education policies that lock minority children out of the state’s top-flight magnet schools. That’s what’s happenin ...

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InsideSources : Rebuilding economy will require rethinking government’s role

June 03, 2020 | By STEVEN D. ANDERSON

To better understand the recent surge of criticism and resistance against government-mandated lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, take a closer look at the Commerce Department jobs report published last week. In April, the United States lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs, with the unemployment rate skyrocketing to 14.7 percent. Those numbers sugges ...

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PLF’s defense of liberty at the Supreme Court will continue

September 23, 2020 | By STEVEN D. ANDERSON

Pacific Legal Foundation and many more have written about the recent death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her personal story of perseverance and her role as a trailblazing attorney and jurist inspired many across the nation—and not just in the legal profession. After reflecting on Justice Ginsburg’s tenure on the Court, her passing also go ...

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The Hill : Time to rein in government’s pandemic overreach — starting with CDC’s eviction ban

December 04, 2020 | By STEVEN D. ANDERSON

When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 is written, it will need a section on the most counterproductive and overreaching government responses. That list should include the nationwide ban on residential rental evictions imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in September. That’s right, public health official ...