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PLF's Timothy Sandefur speaks at San Jose State University tomorrow

April 22, 2013 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

I’ll be speaking tomorrow at 5:15pm at San Jose State University as part of the David Saurman Provocative Lecture Series. My talk will focus on the right to earn a living–and some of the startling details we learned during our lawsuit against Missouri’s Certificate of Need law. The public is welcome, and you can learn … ...

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What abolishing Missouri's mover licensing cartel has meant

March 14, 2013 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

The Missouri Department of Transportation issued its annual report in January, which among other things talks about how long it takes to get a license to operate a moving company. You can compare it to last year’s report. Now, remember that we sued the state to challenge the constitutionality of its mover licensing law, and … ...

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Missouri legislature passes bill to repeal the state’s mover monopoly

May 18, 2012 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

This afternoon, in the final hours of the legislative session, Missouri lawmakers passed two bills, SB 470 and HB 1402, both of which repeal the state’s anti-competitive laws regulating moving companies. This came in direct response to PLF’s lawsuit challenging these laws on behalf of St. Louis businessman Michael Munie. The bills would ...

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No working–by order of the Licensing Board

February 06, 2012 | By TIMOTHY SANDEFUR

Even while PLF challenges the constitutionality of Missouri’s anti-competitive licensing law for movers, the state is considering adopting still more restrictions on the right to earn a living. … ...

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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 ...