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Weekly litigation update — November 18, 2017

November 18, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear PLF’s First Amendment challenge to political apparel ban, PLF presents oral argument on challenge to access regulation in the Ninth Circuit, and since the Feds get to regulate “species” and “subspecies,” shouldn’t we have an understandable definition of “species” and & ...

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Weekly litigation report — July 22, 2017

July 22, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

A case to tweet about! Pushing back against an unfair Clean Water Act prosecution PLF files input letter on GMO labeling law Gnatcatcher notice of intent to sue letter submitted Minnesota Supremes invite tort abuse A case to tweet about! On Thursday, PLF filed a lawsuit, American Federation of Aviculture v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, … ...

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Weekly litigation report — June 17, 2017

June 17, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

Interior Secretary Zinke Recommends Bears Ears Reduction Indian River County School Board responds to public outcry, but continues to ignore First Amendment California Supreme Court protects private property Class Action action Florida family loses property rights’ case in Florida appellate court Telling truth to tort Supreme Court asks town ...

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Weekly litigation report — April 8, 2017

April 08, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

Competitors’ Veto Law Repealed! Another “relevant parcel” case headed for the Supreme Court Cap and trade upheld by California court of appeal Just compensation means compensation that is just, not cheap Oral argument in Missouri anti-discrimination case California courts don’t like competition WOTUS to remain before SCOTUS ...

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Weekly litigation update — February 25, 2017

February 25, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

Commonsense  result in New York In Oddo v. Queens Village Committee for Mental Health for Jamaica Community Adolescent Program, New York’s highest appellate court ruled here that a half-way house for drug addicts is not liable when a former resident, who was forcibly removed by the police at the house’s request, assaulted someone at h ...

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Weekly litigation report — January 14, 2017

January 14, 2017 | By JAMES BURLING

Supreme Court grants cert in WOTUS rule case Supreme Court grants review in freedom of contract case Economic liberty case argued at Oregon Supreme Court Warning over manatee listing Brief filed in mobile home park extortion case Non-native wolves are not endangered  Support for hair braiders Alaskan wetland case filings Amicus brief in Drakes Bay ...

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Weekly litigation report — December 2, 2016

December 03, 2016 | By JAMES BURLING

Right to say you are who you are We filed this complaint on behalf of Peggy Fontenot against the State of Oklahoma. The rub of Fontenot v. Pruitt is that Peggy Fontenot, who is a member of the Patawomeck Indian Tribe, is not allowed to say in Oklahoma that her photographs and artwork are made … ...

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Weekly litigation report — September 2, 2016

September 03, 2016 | By JAMES BURLING

School choice in Montana Endangered species — gnatcatcher petition rejected Tort reform and warning overreach POTUS’s WOTUS to the SCOTUS School choice in Montana We filed our opening brief in Armstrong v. Kadas in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In this case we are challenging the decision by the Montana Department of Revenue not ...

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Weekly litigation report — July 1, 2016

July 01, 2016 | By JAMES BURLING

California Supreme Court to take up tax case The right to a jury when the federal government takes your property Appeal filed in mobile home case Loss in gopher frog critical habitat challenge Union trespassing upheld Stack and pack upheld — loss for property owners Adverse asbestos decision and peanut butter sandwiches California Supreme Cou ...