Paul Beard will discuss property rights and PLF’s recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, at an event hosted by the Martin County Republican Executive Committee. Last month, Mr. Beard argued before the Supreme Court for Mr. Koontz, a … Continue reading
Friday, the Palm Beach Post ran an op-ed by Alan DeSerio, managing attorney for PLF’s Atlantic Center in Florida. DeSerio responds to an op-ed run by the paper, which portrayed an imaginary version of PLF’s involvement in the FWS’s proposed … Continue reading
Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced its intent to downlist the wood stork from endangered to threatened. This comes after years of arm-twisting by PLF and its client, the Florida Homebuilders Association (FHA), to get the Service … Continue reading
Today, PLF filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to have the West Indian Manatee and subspecies thereof, including the Florida Manatee, downlisted from endangered to threatened. Five years ago, the FWS concluded in its review of the species that the … Continue reading
Friday, Pacific Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief with a Florida appellate court in a shocking case of local government gone awry: The Town of Ponce Inlet v. Pacetta, LLC. According to the trial court, the Town Council broke its promises of … Continue reading
It’s been another amazing week here at PLF. Here are a few of the highlights. Property Rights — Back to the United States Supreme Court! The Supreme Court granted certiorari today in Koontz v. St. John’s River Management District. This … Continue reading
Simone and Lyder Johnson intimately know why individuals need steadfast protection against government power. Their case, which they won at the trial level, will soon be heard by the Florida Court of Appeal. In Pacetta, LLC v. Town of Ponce … Continue reading