Frank Thompson v. Carl Wilson
Maine lobsterman challenges unconstitutional 24/7 GPS tracking
Fifth-generation lobsterman Frank Thompson has lived on the waters around Vinalhaven for over 60 years. He’s been working on lobster boats for 55.
American Public Health Association v. Environmental Protection Agency
Energy producers urge courts to affirm the repeal of the EPA’s 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding
When government agencies correctly relinquish powers that they should never have exercised, the courts should not order them to take those powers back up.
King Ranch v. Washington State Department of Ecology
Washington ranchers fight for their constitutional right to a jury trial
Ranchers face $3.7 million in penalties from state regulators—but are being denied their constitutional right to a jury trial to fight back.
Ursula Newell-Davis & Sivad Home and Community Services, LLC v. Bruce Greenstein, et al.
New Orleans social worker returns to court to fight for her right to serve families of kids with special needs
After 25 years as a social worker, Ursula Newell-Davis knows what vulnerable families need—but Louisiana's bureaucratic gatekeeping keeps her from helping them.
Petition to repeal 1979 Policy Interpretation of Title IX
Restoring Title IX’s promise of equal opportunity
Title IX's 1979 proportionality rule acts as a sex quota, pushing schools to cut men's teams. PLF is petitioning to repeal it and restore equal opportunity.
Natural Lands, LLC v. City of Boca Raton
Florida property owner asks Supreme Court to protect right to a fair hearing in federal court
In 2011, Natural Lands, LLC, purchased an undeveloped beachfront lot in Boca Raton, Florida. The parcel had been zoned for residential use since the 1940s and carried a vested right to build a single-family home. Natural Lands set out to do just that. What followed was an eight-year odyssey through the City’s permitting process. Because […]
Ruda v. San Luis Obispo
Californian homebuilders challenge City’s housing exactions
Represented at no cost by Pacific Legal Foundation, Ruda, Knauer, and Zarnegar filed a lawsuit arguing that the City can’t make housing more affordable by making it more expensive to build—and that it can’t fine property owners for problems they didn’t create.
Leslie Daniels v. Town of Palm Beach
Palm Beach homeowner fights back after town declares his private beach is public
Leslie Daniels filed a federal lawsuit challenging Palm Beach's actions as an unconstitutional taking of his property and a violation of his First Amendment right to post signs on his own land.
Flying T Ranch, Inc. v. Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
Ranching family asks Supreme Court to secure access to court in property dispute
The Blakeys, like all American citizens, have a right to access the courts to resolve property disputes. They filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case. The petition asks the Court to overturn the lower court decision holding that tribal governments have absolute immunity to quiet title actions, thereby barring the Blakeys from resolving their property dispute in court.