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Washington Post publishes op-ed on Arty Vogt's fight for economic liberty

November 04, 2016 | By ANASTASIA BODEN

The Washington Post has published my op-ed regarding our newest Competitor’s Veto lawsuit on behalf of entrepreneur Arty Vogt. As you may remember, Arty owns a moving company based in Virginia, just miles from the West Virginia border. Arty started working for the business after graduating from college, and eventually, he and his wife Stefani ...

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West Virginia is more free today than it was yesterday

April 07, 2017 | By ANASTASIA BODEN

This morning the West Virginia legislature passed a bill repealing their Certificate of Need law, also known as a “Competitor’s Veto” law.  Formerly, anybody who wanted to start a moving business there essentially had to ask their competitors for permission first.  When a budding entrepreneur applied for authority to operate a m ...

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Governor Justice signs bill repealing West Virginia Competitor's Veto law

April 25, 2017 | By ANASTASIA BODEN

It’s a good day for economic liberty.  Governor Justice has signed SB 174—or as Arty Vogt calls it, “Stephanie’s law,”—which repeals West Virginia’s Competitor’s Veto statute. PLF represented Arty in a lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s licensing scheme for movers, which allowed existing busin ...

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Speaking of the bane that is occupational licensing…

September 20, 2017 | By ANASTASIA BODEN

This week I sat down with FreedomWorks to talk about the egregious violation of economic liberty that is occupational licensing. … ...