At the time PLF opened its office in the Pacific Northwest, Washington’s courts had adopted an extremely pro-regulation and anti-property rights stance toward regulatory takings law. This was primarily due to the fact that the courts were operating under the … Continue reading
In one of our earliest efforts in the Pacific Northwest, PLF participated in several cases challenging the constitutionality of a Seattle ordinance that severely restricted the use of low income rental properties. Throughout the 1980s, the City of Seattle, faced … Continue reading
PLF’s constitutional challenge to Washington state’s shoreline buffer scheme is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board (KAPO) , began over a half decade ago, when … Continue reading
Earlier today, the California Supreme Court denied review of the case Vargas v. City of Salinas, which sought review of an outrageous, ruinous award of over $250,000 in attorneys’ fees against two individuals who brought a nonfrivolous public interest lawsuit … Continue reading
This year marks the 20th anniversary of PLF’s Northwest Regional Center. This is definitely a moment to celebrate, and we intend to do so. But more than that, this is a time to reflect on two decades of PLF’s efforts … Continue reading
Good science fiction bends expectations in a way that encourages us to reexamine the way we think about things. This morning, I finished Zero History, a noire thriller from science fiction great William Gibson (inventor of the term “cyberspace”). While … Continue reading