President’s weekly report — May 10, 2013

Property Rights — Regulatory Taking Victory The California First District Court of Appeal issued a huge victory for landowners in this opinion in Lockaway Storage v. County of Alameda. Acting on assurances from county planners that a boat and r.v. … Continue reading

President’s weekly report — May 3, 2013

Environment — Endangered Species – Wolverine We filed our comments on the listing of the Wolverine as a “distinct population segment” of a subspecies.  The problem here is that the Endangered Species Act does not countenance the listing of such … Continue reading

President’s weekly report — April 19, 2013

Limited Government — Tax Limitations We filed our petition and complaint in Morning Star Packing Company v. California Air Resources Board.  This is the case where we allege that California’s unique system of creating an auction for emission credits under … Continue reading

President’s weekly report — March 29, 2013

Individual Rights — School Choice Victory We had a nice victory from the Indiana Supreme Court when it upheld in Meredith v. Pence that state’s school choice program. As we’ve explained, this is a great victory for school choice because … Continue reading