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Weekly litigation report — September 30, 2017

September 30, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

Government workers have another chance to declare independence! Supreme Court asked to restore Utah prairie dog conservation program—and constitutional limits on federal power Neither legislative bodies nor government bureaucrats can steal property National Forest lands should be accessible to all — not just a few hearty backpackers PLF ...

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Litigation update — March 18, 2017

March 18, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

Murr Monday coming up Tax-lien foreclosure-for-profit scheme rehearing denied Union trespass challenge continues Get your super-easy injunctions today in the Ninth Circuit! Is crony capitalism a public use? Loss for rights in mining claims Ninth Circuit declines to vacate Levin decision Murr Monday coming up We are busily preparing for oral argumen ...

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Weekly litigation report — March 4, 2017

March 04, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

POTUS on WOTUS: “It’s a horrible, horrible rule. Has sort of a nice name, but everything else is bad.” Victory in California Supreme Court on Coho Salmon delisting petition Petition for rehearing filed in tax foreclosure scheme Supreme Court denies forced-unionization case Administration action on bathroom rule may affect judicial ...

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Weekly litigation report — February 10, 2017

February 11, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

Fighting for a road in Michigan We filed our Notice of Appeal in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals  in Marquette County Road Commission v. Environmental Protection Agency in the upper peninsula of Michigan to appeal the U.S. EPA’s decision to unjustifiably block construction of an important local road project. The EPA is blocking a road ...

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President's weekly report — May 20, 2016

May 20, 2016 | By ROB RIVETT

Complaint filed to stop “competitors’ veto” in West Virginia PLF attorneys challenged West Virginia’s Competitor’s Veto law on behalf of Arty Vogt, who owns a moving company based in Virginia.  Arty would like to provide moving services within neighboring West Virginia, which is just miles from his office.  But that ...