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Motion for summary judgment to be filed in Minerva dairy -- the better butter case PLF testifies before Congress on WOTUS   PLF files amicus brief in union free speech case Reply Brief filed in Markle; SCOTUS to consider case on January 5th Petition asks the government to protect homes by holding Coastal Commission accountable for i ...

Supreme Court to hear PLF's First Amendment challenge to political apparel ban PLF presents oral argument on challenge to access regulation in the Ninth Circuit Since the Feds get to regulate "species" and "subspecies," shouldn't we have an understandable definition of "species" and "subspecies"? If seaweed is private property, that's ...

New lawsuit challenging ESA overreach WOTUS at SCOTUS on Wednesday An end to mobilehome park fight in Palo Alto Opposing another legislative tax-limitation end-run, this time in Arizona Motion for Judgment attacking unconstitutional permit fees New lawsuit challenging ESA overreach This week we filed a complaint challenging th ...

Can the executive branch be the judicial branch? When is "just compensation" unjust? Meet the new boss, same as the old boss? Seattle residents challenge the City's arbitrary and unconstitutional tax on achievement The twilight of California's tax-revolt? PLF asks the Supreme Court to bet on the Constitution Argument held to release ...

California Supreme Court tells landowners to watch homes fall into the sea Land use in Florida: If you can't dazzle them with brilliance .... PLF, other organizations, ask Arizona Supreme Court to properly define "tax" Can government condemn a business operation and hand it over to a competitor? Washington court limits reach of publ ...

PLF asks Supreme Court to protect free speech San Francisco loses again in case over extortionate demands on property owners Sixth Circuit holds that victims of federal takings do not enjoy the right to a jury California Supreme Court hears case that could eviscerate Proposition 13 Farming "mini-mountains" case proceeds PLF asks ...

Affordable housing mandates on their way up Unsurprisingly, the California Supreme Court denied our petition for review in 616 Croft Avenue v. City of West Hollywood. This is the case where the City is demanding a half-million dollars in affordable housing subsidies from a couple who want to build more housing -- 11 condominiums where two homes ...

Special taxes Endangered species -- otters and urchins Guilty until proven innocent Separation of powers  Special taxes We filed our petition for review in Building Industry Association of the Bay Area v. City of San Ramon. This is the case where San Ramon has put all undeveloped properties into a "special district" so it can imp ...

School choice in Montana Discrimination in government contracting Waters of the United States School choice in Montana We filed this reply brief in Armstrong v. Kadas, our challenge to the Montana Department of Revenue's attempt to undercut a voter initiative to establish tax credits to be used to help parents send their children to ...