In 2013, the government forced Rose Knick to grant the public access to her farmland after it was rumored to be the location of a former burial site. Rose was offered no compensation in exchange for this requirement to allow would-be grave seekers to trespass on her private farm—a violation of her constitutional rights. You've ...
When President Biden took office a mere 40 days ago with a promise of transparency, accountability and administrative competence, his ascendance was hailed far and wide as a return to "normalcy." On Inauguration Day, Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki assured the White House press corps of a return to "trust and transparency" in the executive ...
Why do people buy retirement homes? To live in them! (It wasn't a trick question.) San Francisco lost sight of that simple truth when it decided that condo conversions presented an opportunity to require property owners to offer their tenants a lifetime lease. Ohio residents Peyman Pakdel and his wife, Sima Chegini, bought a charming ...
With great power comes great responsibility. Yes, this advice applies to teenage superheroes. But it also applies to labor unions, some of the most powerful and influential private organizations in America. When labor unions use their power for good, they help workers join together to negotiate safe working conditions, good salaries, and benefits t ...
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2017 issue of Pacific Legal Foundation’s quarterly magazine Sword&Scales. PLF exists to establish a rule of law under which all Americans may live free in their pursuit of happiness. We fight to preserve and advance the American ideals of individualism and liberty, and our mission has never bee ...
The best leaders are those who do not yearn for the spotlight or seek glory. They are the men and women who step up to the plate when necessity demands and are resilient in the face of all obstacles. After Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued emergency orders to shut down nonessential businesses during the spread ...
What's at issue in this case? The right to exclude trespassers is a fundamental part of property rights. California's unconstitutional access rule allows a favored third party, in this case unions, to invade a business's property for three hours a day, 120 days a year. What’s the law in question in the case? Cedar Poin ...
Small business owners from all over Missouri came to a small hearing room in Jefferson City to pour out their hearts and plead legislators for relief from government overreach in its response to COVID-19. These business owners weren't asking for a handout. They weren't arguing against mask mandates or claiming COVID-19 is a hoax. These ...
The Fourth Amendment is among the most sacred safeguards of individual liberty embedded in our Constitution. The amendment reads: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by O ...
In 1215, a group of powerful barons in England rebelled against the tyrant King John's exercise of arbitrary power, forcing him to sign one of the most important documents in human history: The Magna Carta Libertatum, the Great Charter of Liberties. Before this document came into existence, the king made a habit of traveling around ...
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