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In 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court affirmed that it was unconstitutional for counties to keep more than they’re owed when collecting property taxes through the foreclosure process. But that wasn’t necessarily the end of struggle for Michiganders. For some homeowners, the struggle to recover the just compensation they are owed is still ...

Two Pacific Legal Foundation clients have reason to celebrate this week as the Nebraska  Supreme Court ruled that Kevin Fair and Sandra Nieveen must be compensated for the equity the government took from them via home equity theft. This victory comes more than a year after Pacific Legal Foundation secured a unanimous victory at the … ...

When siblings Mary Beth and John Tinker were just 13 and 15 years old, they found themselves at the center of a major Supreme Court case. The Court’s 1969 ruling would later be remembered as a groundbreaking decision that affirmed the First Amendment rights of students, regardless of age. Mary Beth, John, and their four … ...

In the 2023 case Tyler v. Hennepin County, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Pacific Legal Foundation client Geraldine Tyler and declared home equity theft unconstitutional. But what happens to other past victims of home equity theft—should they be compensated? The win in the Tyler case automatically applied retroactively to others who fou ...

The regulatory leviathan has wrapped its tentacles around a faith-based radio and TV network on the West Coast, as the Federal Communications Commission underhandedly pressures Perry Atkinson into adopting race- and sex-conscious hiring practices. Perry embarked on a mission when he sold his house in 1983, bought a 1,000-watt radio station in Medfo ...

Scotty Hunter and his friends developed a passion for craft brews in college. A chemical engineering major at Ohio University, Scotty started engineering his own brews during college and found he was pretty good at it. He even started a campus home brew club to showcase his and others’ creations. That club still thrives on … ...

Imagine lush, rolling hills and green pine trees beneath a clear, blue sky, with a wide river running through it. You can see animals grazing as you stroll, and the best part of this magnificent sanctuary is it’s yours. Having been in your family for generations, this land is more than just a scenic backdrop; … ...

Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) Heather Swanson felt the calling to be a midwife as early as junior high, when her mother was a group leader with La Leche League—an organization of women dedicated to helping and supporting breastfeeding mothers. Women would gather in one of their living rooms once a month—the second Tuesday—for support and  ...

The meaning of the word “villain” is ingrained in most of us from the first time we hear the phrase “Once upon a time.” And in storybooks, like Frank L. Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the line between hero and villain is clear.  Readers never once question that Dorothy is our heroine and the … ...