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THE DOCKET
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The California Coastal Commission is in the spotlight once again after illegally conspiring to halt one couple’s building plans; a Wyoming rancher turns to the State’s Supreme Court after an alarming trial court decision; and President Trump rolls back DEI initiatives in the federal government.
HERE'S WHAT'S ON THE DOCKET.
California Coastal Commission and City of Laguna Beach ignore their own rules to violate couple’s property rights
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Picture this: You’re nearing retirement. You’ve crossed every “t” and dotted every “i” in your plans to build an accessory dwelling unit—otherwise known as a “granny flat”—on your property in Southern California. You receive word that the City has approved your plans, and you eagerly press forward.
Then, less than two weeks later, the notoriously corrupt California Coastal Commission swoops in—ignoring its own regulations and relevant state law—and conspires with the City to reverse its decision. This is a harsh reality of living along the California coast. Thankfully, folks like Steve and Karen Reinecke refuse to back down.
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Rancher asks Wyoming Supreme Court to intervene after nightmarish ordeal with Irrigation District
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If a government official deliberately causes thousands of dollars in property damage while using government equipment, operating under the auspices of their office, and boasting that they have “more power than the sheriff,” the government would be responsible for their actions, right?
Well, not exactly... At least, not according to a Wyoming court. Despite the bizarre ruling, PLF clients Tom and Ayda Hamann have decided to keep fighting, and we’re proud to join them.
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PLF attorneys deliver oral arguments in DC Circuit’s first post-Loper case on administrative power
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Earlier today, PLF argued the case of KC Transport—a trucking company that was wrongfully regulated as a mine—at the DC Circuit. This is one of two PLF cases the Supreme Court ordered lower courts to reconsider after striking down Chevron deference, the doctrine that courts should defer to agencies’ interpretation of the law.
Now, for the first time, the DC Circuit will consider our client’s case without a thumb on the scales for the government.
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Discourse: Hypocrisy is killing the Court
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Last summer, following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Loper Bright to end Chevron deference, critics argued that the Court’s ruling would kneecap the Biden administration’s ability to protect the public—with some even going as far as to claim that conservative justices were in the pockets of corporations.
Now, many of those same critics are eagerly cheering on Blue State officials planning to wield the Court’s decision against the Trump administration. To be sure, this kind of hypocrisy isn’t a Democrat or Republican issue—it runs rampant on both sides of the aisle. But as PLF senior attorney Anastasia Boden notes in Discourse, it’s damaging the legitimacy of the Court.
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President Trump’s Executive Order ending DEI policies is ‘significant win’
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On Tuesday, President Trump issued two sweeping executive orders revoking decades of “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the federal government.
Joshua Thompson—PLF’s director of equality and opportunity litigation—described the orders as “long overdue” and “a significant win for Americans of all stripes.” But there is still work to be done.
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President Biden had no legal authority to declare ERA law of land
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On one of his last days in office, former president Joe Biden declared that the Equal Rights Amendment was the “law of the land”—despite having no legal authority to make such a declaration.
As PLF senior legal fellow Alison Somin points out, “The Fourteenth Amendment already guarantees individuals, men and women alike, equal protection of the laws. Accordingly, an Equal Rights Amendment that restates that individuals have a right to be free from government discrimination on the basis of sex is an unnecessary constitutional redundancy.”
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