Victory for First Amendment Freedom
Political speech is the most protected type of speech in the country — including in the most restricted space in American civic life — a polling place. Today, in Minnesota … ›
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Weekly litigation report
Victory in New Orleans home demolition case! Supreme Court goes part of the way on limiting administrative power PLF files reply brief to compel California agency to follow state law. … ›
Read moreOpening brief in gnatcatcher listing challenge
Today, we filed our opening merits brief in our challenge to the federal Endangered Species Act listing of the coastal California gnatcatcher. Our lawsuit takes aim at the taxonomic foundation … ›
Read morePLF wins in New Orleans property demolition case
Today, we received a favorable, published decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Garrett v. City of New Orleans. This case challenges the City’s demolition … ›
Read morePLF asks Supreme Court to revive property rights protections
Yesterday, PLF filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review a decision that diminishes property rights by throwing unnecessary obstacles to raising Fifth Amendment claims. The story behind this case … ›
Read moreSupreme Court gets it right but doesn’t go far enough
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission and held that administrative-law judges (ALJs) in the SEC are “officers of the United States” under … ›
Read moreACLU gives up on free speech (we are still fighting)
“Those who won our independence believed that the final end of the state was to make men free to develop their faculties, and that in its government the deliberative forces … ›
Read morePLF files its merits brief in the Knick Supreme Court property case
In late May, PLF attorneys filed this brief on the merits in the case of Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania, which is currently before the United States Supreme Court. The … ›
Read moreSupreme Court Splits on Salmon
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Washington v. United States. This case dealt directly with whether various Indian Tribes in the Puget Sound could require the state … ›
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Weekly litigation update — June 9, 2018
Coastal Commission challenged on “yurt” condition This week we filed an amicus brief in the California court of appeal to support the San Diego Port District’s challenge to a Coastal ... ›
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Why does Florida require people to use outdated hearing aid technology?
Technology has made leaps and bounds since the original hearing aid—aka the ear trumpet—came onto the market. Nowadays, state-of-the-art hearing aids are sophisticated enough to allow users to fit and ... ›
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Can an administrative agency strip you of your right to put on evidence?
In Washington state, property owners who want to challenge the constitutionality of a new land-use or critical area restriction must first try their case to the Growth Management Hearings Board—an ... ›
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The defense of liberty requires an engaged judiciary
Legislatures relentlessly pushed for more power over the economy throughout the 20th century, and judges let it happen.
Read more PLF supports challenge to Coastal Commission unconstitutional condition
Today, we submitted an amicus brief in the California court of appeal in San Diego Unified Port District v. California Coastal Commission. The case concerns the Port’s attempts to modify its ... ›
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A gift? You shouldn’t have!
Public employee unions and sympathetic legislatures in many states have combined to perpetuate union power. One way they do this is by getting government employers – like a school district ... ›
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Marks madness continues – because Supreme Court did its job
Aside from today’s highly anticipated First Amendment case involving something about cakes, the Supreme Court also issued an important decision in Hughes v. United States. The Court accepted Hughes as ... ›
Read more A due process right to a refund
If a state illegally taxes you, and you successfully sue to recover the money, does the state have to refund the taxes? Oddly enough, the answer to this question may ... ›
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See all videosFlorida Has Terrible Regulations for Selling Hearing Aids, So We’re Suing
In Florida, you need a license to sell hearing aids. Dan Taylor of Melbourne, Florida, gave up his license after 30 years, because Florida’s outdated regulations were made for older … ›
Read moreDance prodigy Freddie Linden — banned from dance because of discriminatory ‘girls only’ rule
15-year-old dance prodigy Freddie Linden — banned from school dance teams by South Dakota’s discriminatory ‘girls only’ policy.
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PLF’s First Amendment battle heads to the U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court announced that it will hear a First Amendment challenge to Minnesota’s sweeping, speech-stifling restrictions on what can be worn while voting. In this week’s episode of PLF’s Courting Liberty podcast, hear from case attorney Wen Fa and client Andy Cilek as they break down the importance and gravity of their fight for free speech.
Read moreSeattle decides to continue to violate the First Amendment
In this week’s episode of PLF’s Courting Liberty podcast, hear from case attorney Ethan Blevins about this decision and how First Amendment rights include both the right to speak and the right not to speak.
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