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Weekly litigation update — March 24, 2018

March 24, 2018 | By JAMES BURLING

PLF demands that government consider the costs of its regulations According to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, a government agency that issues a regulation must prepare a report that describes the rule's economic impacts on small businesses and the steps the agency took to minimize those impacts. In 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service desig ...

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Victory in residential rental inspection case

May 30, 2017 | By MERIEM L. HUBBARD

Warrantless inspections of residential rental properties are a source of controversy in many California cities. Take, for example, the City of Highland located in San Bernardino County. The City adopted a Residential Rental Enhancement Program requiring an inspection of all residential rental properties. Pursuant to the Program, city inspectors cou ...

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Weekly litigation report — July 16, 2016

July 16, 2016 | By JAMES BURLING

Privacy and property rights  WOTUS at the Tenth Circuit District Court setback in anti-discrimination suit Procedural victory in Jaguar case Procedural victory from Ninth Circuit in sea otter case Defending property against made up public rights caption id="" align="alignright" width="254" James Otis defended privacy rights a ...