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The costs (and lack of benefits) of designating a national monument

January 11, 2018 | By JEFF MCCOY

PLF has joined with Utahns to defend the reduction in the Bears Ears Monument. … ...

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PLF, Ranchers tell federal agencies they cannot ignore economic costs of their decisions

December 05, 2017 | By JEFF MCCOY

Before making a decision, most organizations take into account the costs and benefits of a proposed action, and will change course if the costs outweigh the benefits. Unfortunately, the federal government takes a different approach… … ...

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Marin County and the California Coastal Commission overreaching with Local Coastal Program amendments

September 30, 2016 | By JEREMY TALCOTT

The voluntary preservation of agricultural lands is a noble goal. Forcing landowners into government-run conservation efforts against their will, however, is something else entirely. And a desire to conserve pastoral farmland doesn’t excuse government from following the laws and constitutions of California and the United States. For several y ...

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The due process fence around punitive damages

June 25, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Deborah J. La Fetra The Texas Supreme Court today issued a favorable ruling in Bennett v. Reynolds. As the court phrased it, “This case involves an extended drought, missing cattle, and feuding neighbors.” Thirteen head of Randy Reynolds’ cattle wandered up the dry Colorado River bed onto Tom Bennett’s land. Due to a ...