Erin Patel v. State of Georgia
Georgia nurse practitioner challenges medical board’s rewrite of state law
Georgia nurse practitioner Erin Patel challenges a medical board policy that treats paid collaborating physicians as employees, blocking her practice.
Tennessee Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Town of Alexandria, Tennessee
Tennessee town challenges unconstitutional delegation of executive power
Represented at no cost by Pacific Legal Foundation, the Town of Alexandria asks the court to dismiss the citizen suit filed against it and find the CWA’s citizen suit provision unconstitutional.
Friends of the Delaware River, LLC v. Martelli’s Metal Fabrication, Inc.
Pennsylvania metal manufacturer stands up to unconstitutional delegation of executive power
Martelli’s argues that citizen suits threaten Americans’ rights by allowing private actors, who cannot be held accountable by the voting public, to exercise government authority.
Inland Empire Waterkeeper, et al. v. Corona Clay Company
California clay company stands up to unconstitutional delegation of executive power
Corona Clay argues that the CWA’s citizen suit provision should be struck down because it violates the Constitution’s nondelegation doctrine and the separation of powers by allowing private plaintiffs to wield the executive branch’s prosecutorial powers.
PSEG Renewable Transmission LLC v. Arentz Family, LP, et al.
Maryland landowners challenge private developer’s grasp for shortcut to government power to enter their properties
An unelected and unaccountable private company is exercising government power without actual authorization because a court allowed it to use a judicial shortcut. Marylanders’ rights are being violated as a result.
American Lung Association, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency
Kentucky coal producers’ association urges courts to affirm the EPA’s repeal of overreaching emissions guidelines
Representing coal producers across the state, the Kentucky Coal Association (KCA) partnered with Pacific Legal Foundation to intervene in the lawsuit in support of the rule's repeal.
Hua Jiang v. City of Tulsa
Tulsa engineer fights for his day in court
Hua Jiang alleges that the McDonnell Douglas framework violates workers’ rights by adding requirements to Title VII that Congress never enacted.
Danielle Johnson v. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality et al.
Oregon agency punishes employee who questioned its race-based policies
Danielle Johnson sues Oregon DEQ, alleging retaliation for questioning race-based workplace policies.
Comment on Proposed Rescission of 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule
Alaska electric cooperative asks for end to unlawful federal rule blocking rural communities’ energy projects
The people with the greatest motivation to protect and maintain the areas impacted by the Roadless Rule are the communities and businesses who live and work there. Bureaucrats and agency officials should not be able to unilaterally prohibit them from accessing land that could otherwise provide opportunity, employment, and key resources to millions of Americans.