We are again celebrating February 24 as National Public Interest Law Day. This is an appropriate time to reflect on the role of lawyers in defending the liberties of Americans. As we explained last year, we chose February 24 because that was the day in 1761 that James Otis, Jr., made his impassioned defense against the hated writs of assistance i ...
Privacy and property rights WOTUS at the Tenth Circuit District Court setback in anti-discrimination suit Procedural victory in Jaguar case Procedural victory from Ninth Circuit in sea otter case Defending property against made up public rights caption id="" align="alignright" width="254" James Otis defended privacy rights a ...
caption id="attachment_61146" align="alignright" width="300" Anthony Palazzolo and son by Winnapaug Pond./caption Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is not a fan of Pacific Legal Foundation. In the past he has accused us, wrongly, of being a "creepy front group" in the thrall of large corporate deniers of global climate change. We weren't impressed when ...