Articles

We are experiencing a significant housing crisis in the U.S. because we are not building enough homes to meet demand. This shortage is causing housing prices to skyrocket, with the median home price increasing by 43% in the past 10 years. Half of all homeowners and renters are struggling to pay for housing. Experts across … ...

Sixty-seven years ago this month, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged was released. In the decades since the book was published, it has become something of a bible for those who believe in individual liberty and a constitutionally limited government. Rand herself is thought of as an oracle of the individualist philosophy—making her heroic to some and ...

Kay Ray-Smith co-owns Tilt Vision, a mural painting business in Texas, with her husband Brad. Last year they filed a lawsuit against the city for banning their murals. A year into the lawsuit, Kay reflects on how the city not only jeopardized the couple’s livelihood and infringed on their constitutional rights, but also deprived emerging  ...

Freelancing in America had a setback recently: A trial court in Atlanta dismissed a case brought by four freelance writers and editors, challenging a Department of Labor regulation which makes it harder for independent contractors to operate.   In Warren v. U.S. Department of Labor, Pacific Legal Foundation represents four freelance writers and ed ...

Note: The following is a preview of SCOTUS Scoop, a new biweekly email newsletter from Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Anastasia Boden. During the Supreme Court term, Anastasia will be helping subscribers understand what’s happening at the Court, what certain cases mean for liberty, and what exactly the justices are saying.    Tomorro ...

On Tuesday, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk filed a federal lawsuit against the California Coastal Commission. The past week has been a mix of successes and setbacks for Musk, who celebrated the victorious test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Sunday, just days after the California Coastal Commission put the kibosh on plans … ...

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.  Because certain reparations proposals would inevitably advantag ...

In 2023, rural Iowa landowner Dan Ward found himself at odds with the Army Corps of Engineers over a construction project deemed to be in violation of the Clean Water Act. Nearing retirement, Dan plans to spend the next chapter of his life on his property in southern Iowa. His first step was building a … ...

The Constitution’s guarantee of the right to a jury trial is more remarkable than we recognize. In fact, most of us give little to no thought to the institution of jury trials until we receive a jury duty summons in the mail. While a summons might invoke a fair amount of annoyance at having to … ...