In re: Linck
Feds’ bureaucratic tricks flout Supreme Court’s limits on Clean Water Act authority
The Lincks are fighting back to restore their right to make productive use of their own land, and to ensure federal agencies finally follow the Supreme Court’s clear ruling in Sackett.
Zolfaghari v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Army Corps defies Supreme Court to wield fake power over retiree’s property rights—forever
Dr. Sedigheh Zolfaghari is challenging the Corps’ illegal enforcement of permit terms based on the blatant fabrication that her land contains regulated wetlands.
Prairie Pothole Easement Cases
Fighting federal overreach in prairie pothole abuses
Cody Peterson is fighting back in a federal lawsuit to defend the right of all property owners to make use of their land, and to ensure that federal government agencies keep their word.
Foster Farms v. EPA
Federal government continues to abuse Clean Water Act to micromanage property owners
Ron Foster is asking the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the district court’s failure to apply the correct legal standard mandated by Sackett II.
Alaska Forest Association v. Rollins
The U.S. Forest Service’s “rule by fiat” clearcuts Alaskan timber livelihoods and the rule of law
Kirk, Eric, and the Alaska Forest Association are challenging the Forest Service’s blatant attempt to circumvent Congress.
Colosi v. Charlotte County, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, et al.
Florida county’s land use permit extortion is for the birds—and illegal
Charlotte County's scrub jay fee scheme is an exorbitant ransom for permission to build a home on one’s own land. This is unfair and unconstitutional.
CTM Holdings LLC v. USDA
Farming family fights government’s illegal restrictions on their livelihood
Iowa attorney Jim Conlan grew up in a farming family, so when considering new investment options, reconnecting with his family legacy through agriculture was a natural fit. But Jim’s efforts to support this time-honored industry soon ran headlong into government overreach by regulators that lack his deep respect for farming’s critical role in sustaining lives and livelihoods—and for the Constitution’s property rights protections. Represented at no charge by Pacific Legal Foundation, Liberty Justice Center, and Upper Midwest Law Center, Jim is fighting back against the agencies’ abusive and improper use of government authority. His federal lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the Swampbuster statute to hold regulators accountable to the rule of law and restore private property rights for farmers and everyone else.
Green v. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fishermen fight illegal fishing ban
In 2021, President Biden issued a presidential proclamation that banned commercial fishing across millions of acres in the fertile Georges Bank region of the North Atlantic Ocean, a devastating blow to New England’s iconic fishing industry. If the president can designate “ecosystems” and millions of acres of the ocean floor as “a national monument,” there is no meaningful limit on what the president can designate under the Antiquities Act. Nor is there any meaningful limit on how much “land” he can rope off from productive use.
White v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Feds ignore the Supreme Court to prosecute property owners
Robert White worked for many years to build a highly successful commercial seafood business in North Carolina. While he earned a good livelihood, he invested much of his earnings in coastal property as a way to ensure financial security for his children.But now Robert and his family face financial ruin due to a remorseless power grab by two federal agencies, even after they were unanimously rebuked by the Supreme Court. Represented at no charge by Pacific Legal Foundation, Robert is challenging the agencies’ illegal provisions in federal court to restore his own right to make use of his own land, and to ensure both agencies’ compliance and courts’ proper application of Sackett II.