On Wednesday, Pacific Legal Foundation launched a new initiative dedicated to securing full practice authority for advanced practice healthcare providers—a critical step in expanding access to safe, high-quality care for millions of Americans. 

“It’s time to challenge outdated laws that prioritize turf wars over patient well-being," said PLF attorney Donna Matias. “We’re actively looking for clients—nurses and other licensed professionals—who are ready to fight back.”

This Sunday, Magna Carta—or the Great Charter—celebrates its 810th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, PLF editorial writer Brittany Hunter recently made a pilgrimage to London’s British Library to visit one of the few surviving original copies. 

Now she reflects on more than eight centuries of Magna Carta and the current state of our own Constitution, posing the question of whether we are living up to the values upon which our country was built.

Last week, in a major victory for equality, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that white, male, or other “majority-group” employees do not have to meet a higher legal burden to prove workplace discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.  

The case, Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, questioned the constitutionality of the “background circumstances rule,” which imposes extra legal hurdles for employees from majority groups, like white or male workers, alleging workplace discrimination. According to PLF’s Mark Miller, the Ames decision levels the playing field: “If you were discriminated against, you get your day in court—no matter your background.”