Recently the Des Moines Register published a series of articles that sheds light on the problems caused by unnecessary and irrational occupational licensing laws. In one recent opinion piece, Darrell Hanson, a former Iowa legislator, describes his first-hand experience with … Continue reading
A recent New York Times article reports that many scholars believe the Roberts Court is more pro-business than its predecessors. To support this claim, they point mostly to procedural decisions, especially limits the Court has put on class action lawsuits. … Continue reading
Today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court put a limit on the duty owed by physicians to third parties injured by their patients. In Medina v. Hochberg, a patient suffered a seizure caused by a rare, inoperable brain tumor, while driving … Continue reading
San Francisco city attorney Dennis Herrera has decided that Monster energy drinks are bad for you. He’s also decided that Monster has to broadcast that message to its consumers. Mere months after ending its battle with cell phone purveyors, the … Continue reading
As we reported back in September, the City of San Francisco lost its bid to force cell phone sellers to post alarmist, misleading warnings about the supposed health risks of cell phone use. The Ninth Circuit struck down the ordinance … Continue reading
In Ohio, you are free to buy gold without having special government permission to do so…as long as you don’t talk about it. Once you tell others that you buy precious metals, by placing advertisements in your store windows or … Continue reading
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