What’s in store for the upcoming Supreme Court term?
From high-stakes cases on free speech, property rights, and the Second Amendment to pivotal questions about warrantless entries and tariffs, the Supreme Court's 2025–26 term is already shaping up to be one of the most consequential in years. su_youtube url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXpG3r85VAE" Join Pacific Legal Foundation—alongsi ...
Politico puts spotlight on PLF’s new Environment and Natural Resources practice
Annie Snider, writing for Politico Pro's Morning Energy newsletter, profiled the launch of our new Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) practice group yesterday: The small but mighty property rights group Pacific Legal Foundation that has scored a half dozen environmental wins at the Supreme Court over the past two decades is gearing up to ...
We’ve been fighting for the nondelegation doctrine for years. Tariffs are the latest row.
"We the People" are among the most recognizable words in human history. They begin the preamble to the United States Constitution: the mission statement, to borrow modern corporate lingo. The preamble tells us who was acting and, more importantly, why: "in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide ...
The Ninth Circuit just created a ‘circuit split.’ What does that mean?
A few weeks ago, PLF client David Wulf took his case against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Normally, this is a routine part of the litigation process, but in Wulf's case, it was a bit more complicated than usual. Just days earlier, in a separate case, the Court of Appeals for ...
In post-Chevron mine case, DC Circuit won’t defer to regulators
What is a mine? That shouldn't be an impossible question. You would think that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) would have a reasonable definition—after all, they're charged with regulating (you won't believe this) safety and health at mines. But when MSHA inspectors showed up at KC Transport's facility in Emmett, West Virginia, i ...
Jury trials are worth fighting for
History is littered with manmade institutions conceived for the noblest ends dashed on the rocks of human frailty. The Egyptian god-king, Athenian democracy, the Roman Senate, the divine right of kings, pitchers hitting in the National League. But among those institutions that have stood the test of time, we find a shining example—inherited from ...
To lower the temperature of political rhetoric, we must lower the stakes of presidential elections
In the days since a Pennsylvania man attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, barrels of ink have been spilled lamenting the heat of political rhetoric, entreating restraint from all sides. The precise motivation of the would-be assassin is unknown, but the rapidly forming consensus is that our overheated election rhetoric makes political violenc ...
Victory against CPSC : Oklahoma entrepreneur successfully defends ‘Podster’
When Jamie Leach got the news that the Consumer Product Safety Commission was coming after her business, she imagined a years-long legal battle in the Commission's in-house tribunal, enormous legal fees, and a devastating blow to her company's otherwise-sterling reputation. Even if she managed to win, the ordeal could have buried her business. But ...
The Hill : The dismal state of due process at the North Pole (and our federal agencies)
Every year, millions of kids wake up on Christmas to find that jolly old St. Nick has rendered his verdict on their performance over the past 12 months. Most think of Christmas morning as a time of joy and merriment; in reality, it's merely the sentencing phase of a kangaroo court overseen by an out-of-touch tyrant at the North Pole. Mr. Kringle ...