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California Supreme Court declines to review cap and trade ruling

June 29, 2017 | By TONY FRANCOIS

In a swift move, the California Supreme Court denied review in Morning Star Packing Co. v. California Air Resources Board yesterday. I saw “swift” because we only filed our reply in support of the petition for review on Monday. The justices must have been furiously reading all three replies filed in the case on Monday, … ...

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PLF to appeal emissions tax ruling to state Supreme Court

April 14, 2017 | By TONY FRANCOIS

PLF announced today that, on behalf of Morning Star Packing Company, the National Tax Limitation Committee, and several other clients, it will ask the California Supreme Court to review the decision of the court of appeal, that the billions of dollars which the California Air Resources Board is collecting, by auctioning off greenhouse gas emissions ...

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California court of appeal redefines taxes to evade Prop 13

April 06, 2017 | By TONY FRANCOIS

Today the California Court of Appeal issued this disappointing ruling in Morning Star Packing Co. v. California Air Resources Board. Our clients are challenging the state’s greenhouse gas emissions allowance auction under Proposition 13, which requires a supermajority vote for new taxes. We are profoundly disappointed that a majority of the C ...

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PLF will present oral argument next tuesday in California energy tax case

January 20, 2017 | By TONY FRANCOIS

Next Tuesday I will be arguing on behalf of Morning Star Packing Co., the National Tax Limitation Committee, and several other clients in PLF’s challenge to California’s unconstitutional auction of air emissions permits. This case will determine whether California can continue raising billions in illegal taxes by auctioning off permits ...