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Luttrell isn’t giving in. Rather than waste its residents’ money lining a private group’s pockets, the City is challenging the law that enabled Tennessee Riverkeeper to sue anyone with the government’s power. Represented at no cost by Pacific Legal Foundation, the City of Luttrell is challenging Congress’ unconstitutional delegation of executive power under the Clean Water Act. 

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed legislation rewriting the state's scholarship rules—and abruptly ending a decades-old race-exclusive program. The change will moot a lawsuit led by a student member of the American Alliance for Equal Rights and represented by the Pacific Legal Foundation at no cost. The law, House Bill 3065, which took ...

Pacific Legal Foundation is back at the California Supreme Court to represent veteran builder Tim Shea in a high-stakes property rights case that could finally clarify how California's coastal permitting system works. On Dec. 3, PLF attorney Jeremy Talcott delivered oral arguments challenging the California Coastal Commission's attempt to override ...

“The Supreme Court definitively ruled in Sackett that the EPA and U.S. Army Corps have limited power to regulate wetlands—not broad authority over any property in sight of a puddle,” said Charles Yates, an attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation. “This ruling demonstrates that U.S. Army Corps leadership recognizes the need to abide by the Court’s ruling.” 

When Théron Regnier launched The Obscure Distillery in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic, he built something special. The craft distillery now attracts over 30,000 visitors annually, including many New Yorkers who appreciate the distillery’s unique connection to their state. But he soon found he was unable to ship to New York because of the...

This week, British Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor (a position comparable to the U.S. Attorney General) David Lammy addressed the House of Commons, arguing that legal reform is desperately needed to clear up the backlog of criminal cases. The Crown Court faces an unprecedented number of backlogged cases, which could exceed 100,000 by 2028 ...

In July 2025, Pacific Legal Foundation launched our Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) practice group—doubling down on our 50+ year-old promise to protect Americans’ freedom to use land and resources in ways that drive innovation, prosperity, and environmental stewardship. PLF’s new ENR group builds on our unmatched 18–2 record at the U.S. Supreme Court, with […]

When the Supreme Court ruled in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency in 2023, which I argued on behalf of Michael and Chantell Sackett, it finally brought clarity and common sense to a part of environmental law that had long baffled courts, agencies and landowners. The Clean Water Act, the court held, regulates "waters of the United States," ...

I have big news: Pacific Legal Foundation is going back to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend a Michigan family against an outrageous injustice. We've joined as co-counsel in the case Pung v. Isabella County, which will be argued at the Court this term. (You can hear directly from the attorneys litigating the case if you join our online discussion on ...