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In one of the first legislative exactions opinions issued since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division just struck down a provision of New York City's rezoning plan that would have imposed "Arts Fund" fees on certain landowners. New York's SoHo and NoHo districts have long be ...

Good news for North Dakota's Northland Township this month, as it appears its case against the federal government will come to an end before it even began. Represented by Pacific Legal Foundation, the small town of just 56 people was gearing up to take on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) over its regulatory abuse of what is known as a "pr ...

When Mike Colosi moved to Florida, he had a simple but big dream: to build a beautiful home nestled within the serene, natural beauty of his newly acquired 5.07-acre property. He envisioned using only about an acre for his residence, leaving the rest untouched to preserve its natural tranquility. But instead of enjoying a home in his new surroundin ...

Holiday season is upon us once again, which means it's the time of year when the world is collectively attuned to the importance of family, gratitude, and generosity to those in need. While the holiday spirit lasts only a couple of months, for the Ohio-based nonprofit organization Nourish our Neighbors (NON), helping the less fortunate is a year-ro ...

Clancy Kenck bought land in Missoula, Montana, with the intention of building a duplex where he and his two older brothers could live. Both his brothers are suffering from declining health issues, and Clancy wanted to provide them with care that would help make their lives a little easier. The road to executing his plan turned out not to be so s ...

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 infam ...

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 to launch more r ...

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 home. Then he moved on to other projects th ...

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 step away from our jobs and spend an unspecified number ...