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Real failure : Obama administration refuses to admit that the ESA is hurting the Central Valley

September 23, 2009 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton The Obama administration has previously had trouble admitting that the Endangered Species act has prevented water from flowing to the Central Valley. The last week has seen this disturbing trend continue. The Interior Department's Sept. 17 "Reality Check" merely states that "the temporary restrictions th ...

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The Obama Administration disappoints again

March 19, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Joshua Thompson This week the Obama Administration filed an amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas.  This case deals with the extent to which universities can deny individuals equal protection rights in the name of promoting group-based diversity. PLF, the Center for Equal Opportunity, and the National Association of Scholars filed ...

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PLF will fight “Obamacare” on constitutional grounds

April 07, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

The Obama Administration’s health care legislation raises compelling questions about the limits of federal power. The requirement on individuals to buy health insurance, for example, negates the freedom not to buy a designated product, and pushes beyond a reasonable understanding of federal authority to regulate interstate commerce. PLF alrea ...

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Further thoughts on today's salmon biop decision

May 18, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Brandon Middleton In reviewing today's decision on the National Marine Fisheries Service salmon biological opinion, two things stand out: 1) This is a defeat for the species-protection-whatever-the-cost mentality that we see from many environmental extremists.  For years, groups like Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Dive ...

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Is Obama's victory a sign of "racial progress?"

November 13, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Following Obama’s victory last week, Ilya Somin of the Volokh Conspiracy wrote that “it’s certainly a sign that racism has greatly declined, and that African-Americans are more fully accepted in mainstream American society than ever before.”  There is a certain kernel of truth in that statement.  Having a black American as ...

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Comeuppance

January 24, 2013 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Remember Magner v. Gallagher, the case out of Minnesota that challenged whether there was a disparate impact cause of action under the Fair Housing Act?  Note: There isn’t. Remember when the Obama Administration pressured the City of St. Paul to voluntarily dismiss Magner after it had been granted certiorari by the Supreme Court?  All we ...

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Trying to avoid disparate impact causes a disparate impact

May 14, 2013 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

You can’t make this stuff up.  Banks have been under intense scrutiny from Obama Administration for lending practices that result in a disparate impact against racial minorities.  To avoid such threatening lawsuits, a small bank in Maryland put in place a practice that capped the amount that could be recouped from loans to minorities and ...

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The Obama Administration's logical pretzel

November 06, 2013 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

PLF continues to fight for Abigail Fisher’s right — and every student’s right — to be treated equally under the law.  We have previously blogged about our continued involvement in her case, and the University of Texas’s non-stop efforts to continue discriminating against its students.  Yesterday, the Obama Administra ...

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The money behind the Mount Holly settlement

November 19, 2013 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

The Wall Street Journal reports that the Mount Holly case was settled with the help of some big money Obama supporters. In June the Justices agreed to hear Mount Holly, but last week the township voted to settle that case. Township officials aren’t explaining their decision, although Mayor Richard Dow has long wanted to get the … ...