The theme of this week’s legal report is liberty and is dedicated to the writings of Thomas Jefferson Supreme Court filings: “He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.” We filed this amicus brief in Yates v. United States. In this case, ...
This week, Pacific Legal Foundation filed a friend of the court brief at the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of a Florida fisherman named John Yates. Mr. Yates, a grandfather and commercial fishing boat captain for hire, found himself reeled in by a federal government in an overzealous prosecution. The government took … ...