American Heroes : Is a doctor’s call a crime? Listen to this week’s American Heroes
Could it be a crime for a doctor to speak with their own patient across state lines? In California, yes. In this week's American Heroes, Kathy Hoekstra sits down with Dr. Sean McBride, a nationally recognized radiation oncologist who is taking on California's telehealth restrictions. This case is about whether doctors in one state can spe ...
A historic home birth in Nebraska
On April 26, former PLF client Hope Lindstrom gave birth to a healthy baby girl at home under the care of certified nurse midwives (CNMs). It was the first legally authorized CNM-assisted home birth to ever take place in Nebraska. Hope made history, but she never thought she'd have to fight so hard for a right as personal as where and how to giv ...
New Orleans social worker continues fight for her right to earn a living
In the fall of 2023, New Orleans entrepreneur Ursula Newell Davis received disheartening news: The Supreme Court had declined to hear her case, signaling the disappointing end to her legal battle against Louisiana. For years, Ursula had been fighting for her right to open her business—Sivad Home and Community Services—to offer in-home respit ...
The Topeka Capital-Journal : How this Kansas law will protect nurses from clerical errors
While Amy Siple, a nurse of 30 years, was on leave to care for her husband during his cancer treatment, her nursing license lapsed over an unpaid fee. That paperwork mistake triggered a disciplinary action that could permanently damage her career.They turned a minor error into a full-blown disciplinary proceeding.Now, Kansas has acted. House Bill 2 ...
Washington Examiner : How Congress can claw back its oversight power
After decades of Congress delegating its responsibility to pass laws to unelected bureaucrats, legislators in the current session are flexing their oversight powers. To date, 22 rules coming from the executive branch have been directly struck down by the legislative branch. An impressive number, to be sure, but that should just be the opening salvo ...
Yale Journal on Regulation : Doomsday Predictions About Jarkesy Just Don’t Add Up
In response to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, a NYU Law Professor wrote in The Atlantic, "Jarkesy continues the Court's attack on the federal government's capacity to do many of its most basic jobs." This captured the sentiment among many who felt that this decision, which affirmed the ri ...
New York Post : How NYC’s elite high schools discriminate — on mayor’s orders
Yi Fang Chen's son certainly had the grades to get into New York City's prestigious Stuyvesant High School. Just one problem: He's the wrong race. Chen's son was the victim of the city's Discovery Program, which was meant to be a limited, optional back door into the city's specialized high schools for disadvantaged students who failed to meet ...
The Hill : New York’s race-based STEM programs face constitutional challenges
For nearly 40 years, New York State's Science and Technology Entry Program or STEP has offered middle and high school students extra preparation for college and careers in science, technology and health fields. About 11,000 students participate statewide each year. But STEP's admissions rules did something shocking: They imposed stricter income ...
The Docket : May 1, 2026
The Docket is PLF's weekly newsletter covering the cases and clients shaping the future of liberty in America. Subscribe today to follow along. PLF asks FWS to restore protections for California fishermen; Los Angeles property owners challenge City's public monument declaration as a Fifth Amendment taking; and PLF's Amy P ...