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Since launching last fall, American Heroes has introduced listeners to Pacific Legal Foundation clients who have stood up to unlawful government overreach. This month, in honor of America's 250th anniversary, we took a different approach. Instead of featuring one client, host Kathy Hoekstra sat down with attorneys who lead PLF's four litigation ...

In its recent decision in Pung v. Isabella County, the Supreme Court ruled that when the government sells your home to satisfy a tax debt, just compensation comes from the surplus of a fairly conducted tax sale and not the home's fair market value. The Court's focus on fairness matters especially in Pung because the fairness of the Pungs' own ta ...

On July 4, 1776, a group of patriots mutually pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor when they signed the Declaration of Independence. The document signaled the official severing of ties with Britain and the establishment of a new nation, where individuals were free to enjoy their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. F ...

Free to Flourish is PLF's Environment and Natural Resources quarterly newsletter. If you agree that a better world is possible through liberty—that a thriving environment and free individuals are not in conflict—subscribe below to follow along.   Welcome to another edition of Free to Flourish. As millions of Americans prepare ...

For nearly a century, federal law barred the president from firing members of the Federal Trade Commission unless they could be shown to have committed "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office." The goal of this congressionally imposed restriction was to give agencies like the FTC some measure of independence from politics. But the ...

If you're a typical shopper, you just want to shop in peace—when you stroll through the local mall, you expertly weave, dodge, and avoid eye contact with the well-intentioned salespeople pitching their wares as you go about your business. But the state of California has another obstacle for ordinary shoppers and introverts at the mall: a self-sty ...

The Docket is PLF's weekly newsletter covering the cases, clients, and policy battles shaping the future of liberty in America. You can catch up on last week's Docket here and subscribe below to receive future editions in your inbox.   Highlighting Justice Clarence Thomas' concurrence in Pung v. Isabella County; launching a new figh ...

The Supreme Court has started releasing the blockbuster opinions everyone's been waiting for. This week brought major decisions on property rights, religious liberty, immigration, and the Second Amendment. Here's what stood out to me. The Pungs live to fight another day The Supreme Court handed down its decision in Pung v. Isabella County, Pacifi ...

Emily Tvrdy has given birth four times. Now, as she prepares for her fifth, she knows what type of birth experience she wants—and what type she wants to avoid. Three of her four children were born in a hospital. The first she describes as traumatic, involving complications, pain, and a long separation from her infant son. Medical decisions wer ...