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Exalting brainlessness is just good government policy

January 25, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Anne Hayes In Oregon last year, Multnomah County officials shut down a 7 year-old's lemonade stand, because she did not have a $120 temporary restaurant license. In Houston last month, health officials ordered a young couple to stop giving away free home-made hot meals to the homeless because they did not have a permit … ...

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Putting Obama to the test

February 07, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Reed Hopper If the President is sincere in his claim to reduce excessive regulatory burdens that kill jobs and the economy, he need look no further than the myriad environmental regulations that litter the legal landscape. Prominent among these is the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act that authorize federal bureaucrats to R ...

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Fox & Friends interviews PLF client Doug Elliot

September 13, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxnews.com”>video.foxnews.com</a> This morning on Fox and Friends, private fishing lake owner Doug Elliot spoke with co-host Steve Doocy about new regulations coming out of the California Department of Fish and Game that could sink recreational freshwater fishi ...

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LA County frisbee ban? Not exactly

February 14, 2012 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Two weeks ago, it was widely reported that Los Angeles County had enacted a ban on tossing a frisbee and having a catch.  (PLF wasn’t immune from grasping on to the story.)  Turns out, it was just sloppy reporting, the county actualy made it easier to enjoy those recreational activities on the beach. However, as … ...

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Everything’s illegal! Yes, even feeding the homeless

March 23, 2012 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

When government bureaucrats start shutting down lemonade stands and hassling five year olds for operating without a permit, you know we have a problem. When they make acts of charity illegal, you have to question if we’ve hit rock bottom. Long time readers of this blog know about government’s war on freedom and liberty. Think … ...

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We’re number… eighteen?

September 21, 2012 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

This week the Fraser Institute released its Economic Freedom of the World: 2012 Annual Report. The announcement comes with good news and bad news.  The good news: the report is available for free and contains thought-provoking research about nearly 150 countries. The bad news: the United States has dropped to number eighteen in the unadjusted  ...

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One Fish, Two Fish, Abuse of Power Fish?

May 15, 2014 | By MARK MILLER

William Kent Suter, Former Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States, recently observed that the federal government had “lost four cases dealing with fundamental rights in unanimous decisions,” and that “the positions taken by the government suggested bullying and strong-arm tactics.”  Not surprisingly, the Court re ...

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News flash : people like beer

October 31, 2014 | By MARK MILLER

When Pacific Legal Foundation agreed to represent The Crafted Keg in its challenge to the State of Florida’s ban on craft-beer growlers, PLF had no idea of the attention that the case would receive. PLF should have known of course, since experts in the field of beer recognize its importance to human culture. A variety of … ...

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Emails, tweets, & FAQs ? regulations

November 29, 2014 | By MARK MILLER

Todd Gaziano, Executive Director of PLF’s DC Center, co-authored this blogpost. Last week, Pacific Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in support of Century Exploration New Orleans LLC (Century) in its dispute with the United States Department of the Interior (Interior). Century is seeking Supreme ...