EPA backs down from its outrageous claims against a Nebraska property owner
PLF clients Tom and Amy Villegas have reason to celebrate after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) backed down from its outrageous claim that the couple violated the Clean Water Act (CWA). An oasis in Nebraska Tom and Amy Villegas love the outdoors. While the couple calls Colorado home, they have a deep connection with the … ...
Fox News: Reparations activists come for the children
The California Reparations Task Force hopes that its final report and recommendations will be “an example for not only other states but this nation as a whole…” Berkeley Unified School District is among those hoping to take its cues from the state task force. But because the state task force’s recommendations advantage or di ...
The California Reparations Task Force Report: A blueprint for discriminatory central planning
Despite two long years of intensive study, research, and public hearings, the California Reparations Task Force has come to the mistaken conclusion that the way to end systemic racism is by injecting more race into the system. The Task Force’s final report provides a flurry of policy proposals as reparations for the damage to African … ...
James McConnell v. U.S. Department of Agriculture
With his livelihood and core private rights on the line, Jimmy is fighting back. Represented by PLF free of charge, he filed a federal lawsuit challenging the USDA’s authority to prosecute him within its own walls using unconstitutional in-house judges. For Jimmy, his battle now isn’t just about proving his innocence; it’s also ab ...
The Messenger: The Separation of Powers Is the Foundation of American Liberty
Any discussion today of constitutional protections for liberty typically focuses on the Bill of Rights. That makes sense, because affirmative protections for our rights play an essential role in keeping us free. But the Bill of Rights is not the only part of the Constitution that helps protect liberty. In fact, to the Framers, the … ...
PLF’s relentless 50-Year fight to protect individuals from EPA’s ambiguity
On October 18, 1972, Congress enacted into law the Clean Water Act (CWA), giving the federal government authority to regulate pollution and quality standards for the “waters of the United States.” On March 5, 1973—just over four months later—Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) became the first public interest legal organization dedicated ...