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Property rights or protected wetlands? Economic liberty or COVID mask mandates? Equality before the law or racial equity and affirmative action? These are among many furiously divisive policy battles playing out at the Supreme Court. The courts are more important than ever today, as the nation grapples with a number of important, divisive policy ba …

Public interest law firms protect Americans’ constitutional rights by filing strong, well-timed lawsuits on behalf of brave clients. Our cases create lasting precedents—which is why public interest law firms have an enormous impact on American law and social movements.   But do you know how public interest law firms choose which cases to take on …

Equity vs. equality. The future of the Fourteenth Amendment. Social justice in non-social parts of society.  Just when you think it’s reached a crescendo, the noise surrounding these pressing cultural issues seems to grow louder. More dissonant. More distressing.  As Pacific Legal Foundation nears 50 years of defending equality before the law, we …

Laws spell out how governments operate; litigation induces courts to decide if laws are constitutional; and legislation can clarify or strengthen court decisions.  So, how can policy professionals cultivate the most effective interplay between public policy and the courts?  Join us for Public Interest Litigation & Policy, the fourth and final …

The current Supreme Court presents an incredible opportunity for liberty in America. It’s the Promised Land for those seeking to change the law as a means of advancing the public interest.  Enter impact litigation—a carefully crafted strategy of litigating cases, appealing them when needed, and fighting until you prevail. Impact litigation has p …

Join John Yoo, Ramesh Ponnuru, Jess Bravin, and Elizabeth Slattery on Thursday, July 21, 2022, for a discussion of the term’s biggest and most controversial moments, including—of course—the unpr…

Fifteen years after breaking ground on a new house, most homeowners are ready to replace appliances or carpets.  Not Chantell and Mike Sackett. Construction on the Idaho couple’s home has been at a standstill since 2007. That’s when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), chief enforcer of the Clean Water Act (CWA), declared the Sacketts’ lot …

Washington Post columnist George Will says that America “urgently needs” what author David Bernstein provides in his new book Classified: “a lucid explanation of the long and tangled intersection of racial classifications and the law.”  Today, your race may determine whether you qualify for loan forgiveness, win a government contract, or get into …