Bad news for those who love liberty
Author: Luke A. Wake Recently I gave a speech to the Calaveras County Taxpayers Association. They are engaged in a battle to protect their property rights in their county's General Plan update process. My advice to them: You want to win this in the political arena, because it's a real uphill battle to vindicate property … ...
Worm poop is fertile ground for lawsuit
Author: Timothy Sandefur The North County Times has PLF’s case defending fertilizer entrepreneur George Hahn. Excerpt: Are worm feces fertilizer or pesticide? For Encinitas entrepreneur George Hahn, it’s the $100,000 question. … ...
Is the Navy running aground on diversity?
Author: Ralph W. Kasarda According to the Navy's Diversity Events Calendar, the League of United Latin American Citizens will hold its annual conference this year in New Mexico – and senior Hispanic officers "are encouraged to attend." The Navy also encourages Hispanic officers to attend other events, such as one hosted b ...
When is an owl really at home?
Author: Damien M. Schiff On Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Arizona Cattle Growers Association v. Salazar, concerning a challenge to the critical habitat designation (comprising over 8 million acres) for the Mexican spotted owl. (N.B. PLF represented the Association in the district court). The ma ...
Live chat with PLF's coastal land rights project
Author: Luke A. Wake You are invited to join Pacific Legal Foundation’s Coastal Land Rights team for a special live chat session at 12:00 PM PDT on June 10, 2010. This is an opportunity to speak with us about our on-going battles with the California Coastal Commission and our defense of your property rights. Come … ...
PLF adds leading land-use attorney in Florida
Author: Paul Beard II PLF is proud to announce that veteran land-use attorney, Alan DeSerio, has joined the Foundation as the Managing Attorney of its East Coast (Atlantic Center) office in Stuart, Florida. Alan is a land-use and condemnation practitioner with broad experience in both the private and public sectors, with an unmatch ...
Election day blues
Author: R. S. Radford Today is election day, a time we traditionally feel good about exercising our right as citizens to get the government to tell other people what to do. So this may not be the best time to pick up Bryan Caplan’s absorbing theoretical examination of democratic politics, The Myth of the Rational … ...
Come chat with PLF attorneys tomorrow at noon
Author: Luke A. Wake Don't miss our Coastal Land Rights Project web chat tomorrow at noon! … ...
A victory for rationality in rational basis
Author: Timothy Sandefur The California Court of Appeal yesterday issued that rarest of decisions—a case invalidating a silly government regulation under the “rational basis” test. The case involves a San Francisco ordinance that prohibits pharmacies—but not grocery stores or club stores—from selling cigarettes. The City claimed t ...
Mixed decision in Oregon grazing case
Author: Damien M. Schiff Yesterday, the District of Oregon issued a decision in Oregon Natural Desert Association v. Tidwell, a case pitting enviromental groups intent on protecting steelhead species (a type of salmonid), against the federal government, as well as private individuals who rely upon grazing permits from the Forest Service for ...