Author: Luke A. Wake It is surprising to see that the Obama Administration has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the petitioners in AEP v. Connecticut. They are asking the Supreme Court to reverse the Second Circuit decision permitting Connecticut and number of other plaintiffs to sue energy companies for their emission … ...
Author: Timothy Sandefur My friend Ed Brayton, blogging at Dispatches from The Culture Wars, argues that when talking about government regulation of the economy, “The issue should not be one of regulation vs no regulation, it should be one of smart regulation. Regulations well designed to achieve the goal of protecting consumers…without ...
Author: Timothy Sandefur Reason magazine has posted a very kind review of my book, The Right to Earn A Living. … ...
Author: Damien M. Schiff Earlier this month, the Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting that the latter ban lead-based ammunition and fishing tackle. CBD submitted the petition pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act. The petition concedes that EPA is forbidde ...
Author: Joshua Thompson There has been a lot of great coverage of PLF's excellent settlement with the Los Angeles Unified School District, whereby LAUSD agreed to eliminate its race-conscious Teacher Integration Transfer Program. Here's a snippet from the Los Angeles Daily News: Wednesday's announcement by the Pacific ...
Author: Timothy Sandefur Our friends at Reason.tv have prepared an outstanding video about the legal issues surrounding the commerce clause, and how courts have expanded Congress' powers under that provision. The best part is when Prof. Chemerinsky concedes that Congress could force people to buy cars if it wanted to. … ...
Author: Reed Hopper Read my op-ed in the Duluth News Tribune. Here is an excerpt: "In a recent letter to colleagues, U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar claimed his new bill — “America’s Commitment to Clean Water Act” (H.R.5088) — would “restore, but not expand, the geographic scope of the Clean Water Act” that existed bef ...
Los Angeles, CA; August 25, 2010: In a legal settlement responding to a Proposition 209 lawsuit by Pacific Legal Foundation attorneys, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has rescinded its policy of race-based discrimination in teacher assignment. Therefore, PLF announced today that it has dismissed the lawsuit as of this week. “U ...
Author: Damien M. Schiff The Ninth Circuit this week issued another decision in the longrunning dispute over whether and how to protect populations of salmon and related fish under the Endangered Species Act. In Modesto Irrigation District v. Gutierrez, the plaintiffs challenged the National Marine Fisheries Service's decision not ...
Author: Daniel Himebaugh The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will not rehear the appeal in Leu v. International Boundary Commission. You may recall that this is the case in which former International Boundary Commissioner Dennis Schornack claimed that President Bush lacked the power to terminate his appointment as a commissioner. ...