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President's weekly roundup

June 29, 2012 | By ROB RIVETT

Health Care Reform The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, aka the “Affordable Care Act” on Thursday in National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius.  There are silver linings here, in that a majority of the justices clearly understand that there are limits to the Commerce Clause’s authorization of power to the federal g ...

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From the desk of the President : PLF's weekly litigation roundup

June 08, 2012 | By ROB RIVETT

President Rob Rivett again. There were exciting developments this week in two important PLF cases. I’ll tell you all about them after the jump. … ...

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Weekly update from the President

June 01, 2012 | By ROB RIVETT

Hello Liberty Blog readers.  I am Rob Rivett, President of Pacific Legal Foundation.  Each Friday I am going to give you an update on some of the most interesting happenings around PLF.  Please stop by our Facebook page, and let me know what you think of these updates, and what other things you would like me … ...

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PLF leads "Save Our Water" petition press conference

August 20, 2009 | By DAMIEN SCHIFF

Author:    Damien M. Schiff Yesterday, Pacific Legal Foundation held a press conference at the Capitol in Sacramento to notify Governor Schwarzenegger and President Obama that PLF has collected over 12,000 signatures to its "Save Our Water" petition.  The petition asks Governor Schwarzenegger to request ...

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Reason article on California Coastal Commission abuses

August 18, 2009 | By DAMIEN SCHIFF

Author:    Damien M. Schiff PLF runs a Coastal Land Rights Project, whose principal goal is to fight on behalf of coastal property owners against big and abusive government.  One of the most frequent violators of individuals' property rights in coastal areas is the California Coastal Commission.  PLF has been ...