Happy Hallowe’en, everyone!
Jack O’Lantern by Christina M. Martin, esq. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Pres. Obama: the Individual Mandate is not a tax
It’s very revealing that, five months after the Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision, President Obama himself still does not endorse the decision that supposedly upheld the constitutionality of the law. Ever since the Court’s decision in late June, the Administration has … Continue reading
The Laurel Park opinion: more than meets the eye?
Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit held that the City of Tumwater, Washington, did not commit a taking when it enacted two ordinances which prohibit six manufactured home park owners from converting their parks to other, more economically efficient uses. … Continue reading
Why the Hettinga case is important
Reason’s Damon Root, Instapundit’s Elizabeth Foley, and the Yuma Sun explain why our petition for certiorari in Hettinga v. United States is so important. The case is about more than the legality of federal price-fixing laws for dairies—awful as such laws … Continue reading
Fighting to protect Washington’s small family farms
Yesterday, PLF attorneys filed an amicus brief in support of Washington’s small family farms in the case, Whidbey Environmental Action Network v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board. At issue is an Island County ordinance allowing small rural farms to … Continue reading
40 years of inadequate protection of property rights under the Clean Water Act
October 18th was the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. PLF has accomplished a great deal in ensuring that the CWA is enforced in a reasonable manner, including securing judicial review of orders issued by the EPA in Sackett … Continue reading
Students For Liberty Northern California Regional Conference this Saturday
Just a reminder that the Students For Liberty Northern California Regional Conference is this Saturday, November 3rd, at the University of California at Berkeley. I will be the master of ceremonies and PLF Principal Attorney Timothy Sandefur will speak in … Continue reading