Author: Reed Hopper Utah officials are not very happy with the Secretary of Interior's latest land grab. Nor should they be. As reported in the Salt Lake Tribune, Secretary Salazar is recanting on a hard fought settlement agreement and unilaterally making … Continue reading
Author: Brandon Middleton Just in time for the New Year's holiday weekend, the Federalist Society has published my article on The Consolidated Delta Smelt Cases and The Consolidated Salmonid Cases currently being litigated in Fresno. The article, "The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta … Continue reading
Author: Damien M. Schiff The Wall Street Journal had an interesting oped earlier this week on the resurging "death panels" controversy. Recall two years ago when Sarah Palin made a splash about how ObamaCare would lead to government bureaucrats making … Continue reading
Author: Brandon Middleton You may recall that around this time last year a federal court in Maryland issued a controversial decision to halt a wind energy project located in West Virginia. The court felt the decision was necessary in order … Continue reading
Author: Daniel Himebaugh Earlier this week, the Government Accountability Office reported that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management participated in multiple transactions involving the illegal sale or purchase of land since 1995. I won't comment on the GAO's audit, but … Continue reading
Author: Brandon Middleton For years, ranchers in Northern California have relied upon water rights in order to provide an adequate supply of irrigation water for their crops and family businesses. Many of these ranchers hold what are called “pre-1914 water … Continue reading
Author: Paul J. Beard II As we reported earlier this month, a California court recently ruled that a city ordinance conditioning building permits on some property owners' waiver of their constitutional right to vote on taxes is illegal. Watch our newest … Continue reading