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.
In re Petition of Alger, Iron County Treasurers for Foreclosure
Fighting home equity theft in Michigan’s unlawful claims process
The Michigan and United States Constitutions demand that government pay the owner for property it takes, at a minimum, by selling the property and returning any surplus to former owners. No matter what claim processes lawmakers put on the books, once a government takes property, the government must pay for it.
David Hood v. CA Department of Agriculture
Fighting California’s lawless general searches under the guise of pest control
David is fighting back with free representation from PLF. He filed a federal lawsuit to restore his right to be secure in his own property and limit the government’s ability to trespass on private property under the guise of an unconstitutional general warrant.
MAID v. State of Montana
Defending the “Montana Miracle” and the right to build on your property
With free representation by Pacific Legal Foundation, Clancy and David joined the case as intervenors to defend their property rights against MAID’s misguided efforts to thwart sound, market-based solutions to the state’s housing crisis.
Pilling v. City of Healdsburg, CA
Entrepreneur mom fights zoning extortion to build new housing in California
Inclusionary zoning fees make building more expensive. Making something more expensive does not make it more affordable.
In re Petition of Manistee County Treasurer for Foreclosure
Fighting home equity theft in Michigan’s unlawful claims process
Chelsea is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to finish what it started in Rafaeli and confirm her right to just compensation without complicated claims procedures and unreasonably tight deadlines.
Stilts v. Rhode Island
Rhode Island’s beach expansion law moves public beach onto private property
Stilts filed a lawsuit challenging the Rhode Island law that illegally converts private beachfront property into public property.
Sanchez v. Torrez
New Mexico landowners defend property rights from state-sanctioned trespassing
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2021 decision in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid made it clear that the government cannot force property owners to allow public trespassers on their private land without just compensation. Doing so is an unconstitutional property taking, even if the private land in question happens to be a streambed.
Shear Development Co., LLC v. California Coastal Commission
California Coastal Commission unlawfully blocks home construction
Shear Development is asking the California Supreme Court to reverse the CCC’s unlawful permit denial, confine the CCC to its proper role under the Coastal Act, and affirm that courts, not agencies, should resolve questions of statutory interpretation