Author: Damien M. Schiff Late yesterday, the California First District Court of Appeal ruled in Citizens for a Eureka v. California Coastal Commission that the Commission has Coastal Act appellate jurisdiction over the Balloon Track nuisance abatement. PLF attorneys represent … Continue reading
Author: Reed Hopper In May, 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the polar bear as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act. This resulted in a number of challenges by environmental groups, the State of Alaska, conservation … Continue reading
Author: Timothy Sandefur California Governor Jerry Brown today signed legislation that—at least temporarily—abolishes the state’s Redevelopment Agencies, the government organizations almost entirely responsible for eminent domain abuse in the state. This is not the end of the story, since the … Continue reading
Author: Damien M. Schiff The Legal Planet Blog had two posts yesterday on the Sackett case, from Professor Richard Frank and Professor Holly Doremus. Professor Doremus suggests in her post that the Sacketts could have avoided all this trouble had … Continue reading
Author: Timothy Sandefur The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has just issued its decision in the Thomas More Law Center case and has upheld the constitutionality of Obamacare. (PLF was not involved in this case.) I have not yet read … Continue reading
Author: Daniel Himebaugh The Seattle Times reports that the City of Seattle's forthcoming Shoreline Master Program could spell the end of house barges in the city's marinas. House barges are vessels that people use as residences. They are also known … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges The Japanese science fiction novel Harmony, by Project Itoh, is a timely cautionary tale about the struggle between individuality and government control. Itoh shares his intricate and multi-layered vision of a world in the not-too-distant future … Continue reading