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Amicus brief filed in case that asks who can appeal in certain cases involving government agencies We filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to take up Scott Timber Co. v. Oregon Wild. The case involves an Oregon timber sale that was opposed by a group of environmentalists on the grounds that the federal government didn't fully study the ...

In 2010, the Alameda County Grand Jury sharply condemned Oakland's Building Services Division -- which enforces building code violations -- concluding that it had created an "atmosphere of hostility and intimidation towards property owners." In the four years since, little has changed. PLF has filed an opening brief in the California Court of A ...