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Georgia Supreme Court goes out of its way to find that cronyism is specifically enshrined in the Georgia Constitution

October 17, 2012 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Courts typically avoid ruling on constitutional issues unless it is necessary to decide a case. There are several reasons for this practice, not the least of which is that ruling on controversial constitutional matters when the case can be resolved on less controversial statutory grounds can make the court look political, or lend credence to ̷ ...

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Rescuing the right to earn a living in Missouri

January 17, 2012 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Today we filed this motion in the case of St. Louis entrepreneur Michael Munie, asking the court to strike down a Missouri state law that essentially forbids anyone from going into the moving business without first getting permission from the existing moving companies. To be more precise, it’s illegal to run a moving company without getting ...