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What a way to head into the July 4th holiday: The Supreme Court announced big decisions on the penultimate day of the term—including an end to the doctrine responsible for decades of executive overreach.   Supreme Court overturns Chevron in Loper/Relentless  In today’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises/Relentless, the Supreme Court ov ...

“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.”   —Stubb, the second mate, in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick    In New Bedford, Massachusetts, sits an old chapel: the Seamen’s Bethel, built in 1832 for sailors to visit and pray before heading out to sea. … ...

New York State has fewer legal cannabis dispensaries than Maryland despite having three times the population. If New Yorkers want the vibrant, booming cannabis market other states are enjoying, the state needs to fix its messy licensing process for cannabis businesses. To understand what’s broken, look at the case of William and Emmett Purcel ...

The California Coastal Commission (CCC) has earned itself a nasty reputation for overstepping the boundaries placed on it by both the state legislature and local county laws. And many California homeowners have lost their property rights as a result. Shear Development Company has experienced this abuse firsthand—so now they’re taking the Co ...

Pacific Legal Foundation is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Marilyn Singleton, a trailblazer whose remarkable career spanned both the legal and medical fields. Dr. Singleton, a dedicated advocate for justice and equality, passed away unexpectedly this week. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family, friends, and colleagues who a ...

In a recent news broadcast, WDIV Local 4 and other NBC affiliates reported on the ripple-effects of the Supreme Court’s ruling last year in Sackett v. EPA. But the segment muddies the waters by distorting the true stakes, and the media’s overwrought narrative won’t wash. The piece opens with weatherman Bryan Schuerman intoning, &# ...

Update: On June 17, the parties in the D.C. Circuit appeal mentioned below filed a Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal. The Fifth Circuit case remains pending On June 10, the Supreme Court declined to take up two similar cases that would have provided an opportunity for the Court to reinvigorate the nondelegation doctrine, which enforces the … ...

The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado could change how local and state governments extract development impact fees from property owners in exchange for building permits. In the April ruling, the Court held that development fee schedules are subject to judicial scrutiny under the doctrine of unconstitutional ...

Lawmakers across the country are proposing reparations to black Americans for slavery and America’s history of racial discrimination. Proposals have included direct cash payments, grants, formal apologies from the government, and government programs with race-based eligibility. There are those who believe, as Ibram X. Kendi wrote, that “ ...