Author: Damien M. Schiff
From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
While I was studying law at Brigham Young University, I attended my first Utah Republican Party precinct caucus—essentially a community meeting. I had not planned to run for a leadership … ›
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PLF asks Supreme Court to take up wetlands enforcement case This Wednesday we filed a cert. petition in the Supreme Court in Robertson v. United States. Joe Robertson is appealing … ›
Rose Knick thought the pinnacle of her case would be on October 3, 2018, when eight Supreme Court justices spent an hour hearing legal arguments arising from her attempt to … ›
PLF client Joe Robertson lives deep in the Montana woods at the edge of a national forest, an area increasingly prone to destructive, life-threatening fires. The only available water supply … ›
What are the proper limits on government power? For some complicated legal questions, the answer is not always easy. But for others, like the operation of the Fourth Amendment to the … ›
Originally published by The Hill on November 5, 2018. The fate of a moose hunter flying a hovercraft on an Alaska river will either protect or limit water uses across … ›
The Constitution forbids states from passing laws in order to entrench local businesses and exclude free and fair competition. But Texas has worked for decades to protect its local liquor … ›
Knick to be reargued The court has ordered Knick v. Scott Township for reargument. In this order the Court has asked Ms. Knick to file a supplemental briefs by the end … ›
Picture America. Idyllic images of amber waves of grain, purple mountain majesties, or ancient desert canyons fill the mind. Above whatever landscape the word “America” calls to your mind, an … ›
Imagine one quiet morning you are eating breakfast in your own home. Minding your own business and not bothering anyone. Suddenly, there are several loud raps on your door. Rightly startled, … ›
Originally published by The Hill October 29, 2018. In Americans’ popular imagination, Abraham Lincoln stands not only as a historic national leader, but also as the great exponent of the … ›
