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Can government force you to give up fundamental rights for a building permit?

April 22, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Paul J. Beard II We all know that government entities across the country are facing major budget deficits. We also know that governments often prefer to avoid the sort of belt-tightening that so many American families have been forced to do in recent years, and instead prefer to find clever ways of financing their … ...

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California Supreme Court will review controversial tax decision

June 30, 2016 | By MERIEM L. HUBBARD

Last month, Pacific Legal Foundation filed a letter brief urging the California Supreme Court to review a decision denying taxpayers the right to vote on taxes imposed by initiative. Yesterday, the Court agreed to review the decision in California Cannabis Coalition v. City of Upland. The question before the Court is as follows:  Can the proponen ...