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Alaska Questions 12-29-03
Skid Marks #77 12-18-03
Nature Conservancy purchases acres 12-12-03
Rails To Trails Fail 12-12-03
Land-Rights Dispute Continues in Alaska 12-12-03
Judge throws out Norwood suit 12-12-03
If Pilgrims lose land to park, we all do 12-12-03
Bay Township zoning administrator Frykberg resigns 12-01-03
Goshawk ruling reopens forest debate  11-27-03
Grazing foes win key case  11-10-03
Lots of money, little return 11-08-03
Alaska Statehood Act 11-05-03
Bush and States' Rights 11-05-03
Environmental groups support Pilgrim family's case 10-05-03
An Upstream Battle: Stepping up for salmon State rules 11-05-03
PLF Sues Park Service to Preserve Family's Only Access Road to Alaska Property 11-03-03
Packers, Producers Lock Horns Producers Allege That Dakota Dunes-Based Company 10-31-03
AT&T settling cable lawsuits 10-31-03
Federal agency to oppose motion filed by group 10-31-03
Historic water deal approved 10-31-03
Nevada Rancher Sues Federal Government for $30 Million in Takings Suit 10-31-03
Rock Creek Mine appeal denied 10-30-03
Goldwater Scholar Applauds Appeals Court Decision in Bailey Case 10-29-03
Oregon Chosen As Setting for Wolf Lawsuit 10-29-03
Groups Move to Keep Wolf Recovery On Track 10-29-03
Group pushes feds to answer to plover challenge 10-25-03
Restricted water flow stops Mississippi barge traffic 10-25-03
Conference draws judges from region 10-25-03
Mahogany, Peru & Poverty 10-24-03
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 10-17-03
Excavator gets jail time for clearing along creek 10-16-03
Barge Industry Crucial to Illinois Economy 10-14-03
Parts of Paul Bunyan State Trail returned to landowners 10-12-0
9th Circuit Court Affirms Lower Ruling In Washington's Methow Valley Irrigation District (MVID) Water Suit 10-12-03
Environmental Litigation Threatens Endangered Species 10-12-03
U.S. appeals court backs Nevada water transfer from farms to refuge 10-12-03
Michigan tests limits of using condemnation 10-12-03
Skid Marks #73 10-12-03
Testimony tells story of farmers vs. fish 10-12-03
U.S. v Jenks 10-12-03
Family timber firm forced to sell 10-12-03
Eminent domain ruling favors city 10-08-03
UC professor says government underestimates impact of habitat designation 10-05-03
Ruling Opens Litigation Floodgates While Voiding Rights 10-03-03
Activists seek inquiry of state brand inspector 10-03-03
Humboldt judge lets Pacific Lumber logging continue 09-30-03
Fish could get parts of Marine base for habitat 09-30-03
Resources Field Hearing on ESA will Examine 09-30-03
United States: 562 Nations Under God 09-24-03
The salmon that never was 09-24-03
The Owl and the Animal Farm 09-22-03
Extracting Ourselves from the Wetlands Quagmire 09-22-03
Reforming the Endangered Species Act 09-22-03
Wyoming: Thermopolis rancher seeks probe of BLM office 09-19-03
Land Rights Advocates Allege Bush Administration Betrayal 09-19-03
CEQ's "Worst Case Analysis" Rule for EISs 09-17-03
Environmental Litigation Threatens Endangered Species 09-17-03
Regarding Montana State Wolf 'Management' Plan 09-16-03
Federal government won't appeal roadless ruling 09-15-03
Sierra Nevada Press Conference 09-09-03
SHARED APPRECIATION: Bukaske v. U. S. Dept of Agriculture, 2002 DSD 5 09-09-03
The Law, The Money and Your Choice 09-02-03
Initiative up a creek after ruling by judge 08-30-03
Irrigators Threaten Feds With Suit 08-30-03
Mapleton fighting landowner over trail 08-30-03
Governor Bush Calls for Investigation in Florida Euthanasia Controversy 08-30-03
Has Wally Klump Failed The Law, Or Has The Law Failed Wally? 08-29-03
Logging OK'd in badly damaged forest 08-27-03
Avena and Other Mexican Nationals 08-27-03
Reforming the Endangered Species Act 08-27-03
Manatee issues spark Cape lawsuit 08-27-03
Court of Appeals Upholds Key Salmon Protections in Washington 08-20-03
Federal appeals court says no protection for Northern Goshawk 08-20-03
Klamath Adjudication -- Adair Decision Reversed 08-17-03
Hearing on a Comprehensive Examination of the CALFED Program 08-17-03
Basin crops still have safe refuge 08-17-03
EPA Investigating Nature Conservancy at Landmark's Request 08-17-03
Bush commits to increased timber cutting 08-13-03
Jury acquits pilot, who questioned IRS, of tax-evasion counts 08-11-03
Bert Harris law supported by Appeals Court 08-09-03
Another Sarno Land Deal? 08-09-03
Surface Transporation Board Decision 08-07-03
New company takes control of Honey Lake water 08-07-03
Group Tries To Turn Law On Its Ear To Save Rivers 08-05-03
Governors discuss river options 08-05-0
Energy Monoliths Could Return 08-01-03
Judge lifts injunctions banning tree-cutting in East Texas 07-30-03
Mexico treaty violation requires action 07-27-03
NYC street artists win again 07-21-03
Corps of Engineers Pressures Homeowners to Sell by Threatening to Condemn Their Land 07-21-03
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rules that federal government may regulate wetlands 07-21-03
Log ban imposed on Jackson forest 07-21-03
Judge voids Elko County road deal 07-20-03
NAFTA panel rules against Canadian softwood 07-20-03
Owens and Hurst Closes 07-06-03
Landmark Calls for Probe into EPA Grants to Nature Conservancy 07-03-03
Judge's Anger at Interior Department Overflows 06-23-03
Activist claims property rights on federal lands 06-15-03
NAHB Reacts To U.S. V. Deaton Wetlands Decision 06-13-03
EPA Arsenic Standard May Be Unconstitutional 06-07-03
Judging the Everglades 06-06-03
Animal rights group attacked; PETA integrity under question 06-04-03
Dream of owning land turns sour 06-04-03
Court allows county seal's Commandments 06-03-03
Rancher Wayne Hage tells Nevada legislators his side of lawsuit regarding range 06-03-03
Group warns USFS over fire retardant 06-02-03
Florida Property Owners' demise - Making Willing Sellers ... 06-01-03
Takings Litigation - U.S. Stay Motion Denied 05-31-03
Maine Salmon Farms Closed to Benefit Wild Salmon 05-31-03
Justices deal a blow to Miranda right 05-29-03
Supreme Court won't hear Tok trapping case 05-29-03
Endangered Species Act "Broken" 05-28-03
High Court to hear MD-VA Water Case 05-25-03
Citizen groups sue Forest Service over grazing fee 04-29-03
More on Federal Jurisdiction vs State Jurisdiction 04-29-03
Environmental groups want SNRA grazing shut down 04-26-03
Trial Dates have been set for phase two and three in Hage v. US. 04-26-03
Naches Dam Removal in WA State 04-26-03
Business Owners and Recreation Groups File Suit Against National Park Service 04-13-03
North Carolina Supreme Court won't hear DuPont Forest lawsuit 04-13-03
Lowrys Win Major Water Rights Decision! Victory for LU Ranching Co. 04-13-03
Environmental Concerns Create Headaches for Wine Industry 04-12-03
California miner fights seizure of valuable deposits 04-12-03
Key legal documents from USA v. Garfield County (Utah) 04-12-03
The U.S. military faces a battle of another kind in Japan 04-05-03
Court upholds Forest Service off-highway vehicle management 04-05-03
Ruling on Endangered Species Upheld 04-03-03
Three Counties Formally Support Water Users in Current Litigation 04-03-03
Citizen groups sue Forest Service over grazing fee 04-02-03
More on Federal Jurisdiction vs State Jurisdiction 04-02-03
A New Frontier in Water Wars Emerges in East 03-29-03
Mixed ruling on Forest Service logging west of Tahoe 03-25-03
BLM threatened with suit over wild horses 03-23-03
Monroe County settles property lawsuit 03-23-03
Senators champion water users, states' rights 03-23-03
Environmentalists win suit over Ottawa Forest plan 03-23-03
City Loses $8.3 Million Lawsuit Over Zoning Change 03-20-03
Final biological assessment on Middle Rio Grande water and maintenance operations released 03-20-03
Environmental groups plan lawsuit against Klamath River sturgeon decision 03-20-03
Forest Service, environmentalists square off over land 03-17-03
Activist e-mails have DA ready kick lamb thief free 03-17-03
Dahl v. U.S. 03-17-03
Defenders Urges Court to Stop Town From Selling Private Rights To Highest Bidder 03-17-03
Western Shoshone crisis: Is the U.S. a nation of arbitrary laws? 03-14-03
Falsifying Lab Reports Earns Slap on the Wrist 03-14-03
Groups Seek Revisions to Missouri River Operations 03-14-03
Spring Valley inspector allegedly abused his authority 03-14-03
Groups challenge EPA on rules for farm runoff 03-11-03
Survival of the species 03-11-03
Santa Ana sucker to receive critical habitat 03-11-03
Federal Jurisdiction 03-08-03 (large File)
Lawsuit over DuPont forest may have reached end of line 03-07-03
TRACKSIDE 03-07-03
Food safety activists speak out about USDA whistleblower reprisal 03-06-03
Spring Valley inspector allegedly abused his authority 03-06-03
Everett appeals shore ruling 03-02-03
Wayne Hage is ... A Hero for the New West 03-02-03
PLF battles law that plows up ag workers' contract rights 02-28-03
City Scores Victory Against Mine 02-28-03
Lawsuit Wants Feds To Protect Rio Grande Cutthroat 02-28-03
4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses Ban on Dumping Coal Waste 02-27-03
Need for a search warrant trips social workers 02-27-03
Public Interest Groups Charge USDA With Unfair Treatment of Whistleblower 02-27-03
Salamander solution? 02-27-03
Eminent domain suit rejected 02-24-03
United States Department of Justice files brief supporting students' right to distribute religious candy canes at school 02-24-03
Water in the Mojave 02-24-03
Courant Seeks To Open Records Sealed State Court Files Challenged 02-24-03
Officials: Bugryn property vital 02-24-03
Move over, Saddam 02-24-03
Designation of Critical Habitat for the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow; Final Rule 02-24-03
Ford Fined for Hazardous Waste Violations at Auto Plants 02-24-03
Validity of Oregon's Judge's Oaths Challenged in Writ to U.S. Supreme Court 02-24-03
Farmers appeal CBOT suit dismissal 02-13-03
3 property owners fight city's plans for renewal 02-13-03
Ohio Judge rules anti-gun law violates state constitution 02-13-03
Analysis of Hage v. United States 02-12-03
Trails plan tried at private property forum 02-12-03
Judge Orders Protections for Mexican Owl 02-12-03
Farmers Getting Closer With Appeal Brief Filing in CBOT Lawsuit 02-12-03
Courts Ruling on the Environment 02-12-03
Soybean farmers meet CBOT in court 02-09-03
Judge Backs Deal to Retire California Farms 02-09-03
Wrecking Property Rights 02-09-03
In Towns That Slowed Growth, Backlash Stirs 02-09-03
Another Victory in Hage v. United States 02-09-03
Does the due process clause protect property? 02-09-03
World Court: U.S. Must Stay 3 Executions 02-09-03
Piscataway officials, family face off in court 02-09-03
Iowans push for packer ban at federal level 02-09-03
Not Guilty 02-04-03
Federal Claims Court rules against the Corps of Engineers 02-04-03
Maryland Environmental Trust v. Gaynor, 140 Md. App. 433 02-02-03
Lawmaker takes aim at forest management 01-28-03
For Environmentalists 01-28-03
Family sues to reclaim ancestral land from Forest Service 01-28-03
The Forest Service Today 01-28-03
THE ECO-REGULATORY CONSPIRACY 01-27-03
Shared Appreciation 01-27-03
UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE CIRCUIT, INC. v. TOWNSHIP OF WARRINGTON, No. 01-3533 01-27-03
California Coastal Decommission 01-27-03
Stevens wants no Tongass appeals 01-27-03
State to decide this week whether to pursue Estates land purchase to dislodge resident 01-27-03
Ruling may give lynx greater protection 01-27-03
ACLU fails to remove 10 Commandments 01-25-03
War on the West: Constitutional Liberties at Risk 01-25-03
Park service employees could be arrested for violating property rights 01-25-03
Swisher leads national fight for property rights 01-24-03
Amicus Request 01-24-03
The Land Grab Continues 01-23-03
Albuquerque Case Pits Thirst Against Fish 01-23-03
Affidavit in Support of the Ten Commandments 01-20-03
Something in the Water 01-18-03
Plan to Set Aside Land in Arizona for Owls Slammed 01-14-03
Appeals court to hear arguments in silvery minnow case 01-14-03
Water wars 01-09-03
'IN THE EYES OF GOVERNMENT, WE ARE ... AMERICAN.' 01-07-02
Missouri River Uncertainty Already Scuttling Recreation for 2003 01-07-03
Supreme Court Won't Hear Fishing Permit Seizure Case 01-07-03
Smart Growth Debate Reaches Boiling Point in Loudon County, Va. 01-07-03
An environment for law 01-07-03
New Jersey Mayor Sues ... HIMSELF 01-07-03
OREGON SUIT MAY PROVIDE TEST CASE ON EPA'S NONPOINT AUTHORITY 12-29-02
Boss Abbey Calls For BLM Raid on Dann Sisters 12-29-02
Give It Back to the Indians?
12-29-02
Court asked to reconsider logging ban
12-29-02
In U.S. First, Local Government Refuses to Recognize Corporate Claims to
Civil Rights!
12-28-02
SWAMPED BY WETLANDS 12-21-02
JUDGE RULES HAGE DOESN'T NEED GRAZING PERMIT
 12-20-02
Commentary and news from Pacific Legal Foundation 12-20-02
Hundreds rally for '10 Commandments judge'
 12-17-02
Arizona Court Downzones Property Rights 12-17-02
Feedlot owner files lawsuit against KC-based meat packer 12-17-02
New Jersey Court Declares State's Civil Forfeiture Funding Scheme
Unconstitutional
 
12-17-02
STATEMENT ON SETTLEMENT OF SUMNER PECK RANCH, Inc. v. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 12-17-02
Court upholds deep-ripping ruling, 4-4
12-17-02
Court Orders Consideration of Dredging Alternatives 12-14-02
Defenders Stops Environmental Groups' Smart Growth Proposal
12-14-02
Appellate judges reinstate roadless rule, remand case to district court 12-14-02
TRACKSIDE 12-09-02
A Landmark Case On Land Rights
12-04-02
JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court: 12-03-02
In new lawsuit ENVIRONMENTALISTS USE WATER ACT TO FIGHT GRAZING ON FEDERAL
LANDS
12-03-02
Chinook Salmon As Threatened Is Illegal
12-01-02
Nature Conservancy settles Oil Royalties suit 12-01-02
Controversial Geothermal Project Gets Go Ahead
11-29-02
Activists’ water claim hit
11-23-02
$90 School-board race 11-23-02
Lakebed determinations could net state millions of acres of land 11-17-02
1995 RAND corporation report begs question: To what extent is activism
orchestrated?
11-16-02
Shot Cops Seek Damages From Gunmaker
11-16-02
Sturgeon lawsuit filed 11-16-02
More briefs allowed in property rights case 11-16-02
Court bolsters Clinton national monuments 10-22-02
$10 Million Settlement Reached with Perdue Farms in Wage and Hour
Case

09-13-02
Kentucky Judge 08-23-02
Appeals court rules Wyoming rancher can sue BLM 08-23-02
Suit Challenges Everglades Limestone Mining 08-23-02
Bush Administration Defends Road Building Ban in North Dakota 08-16-02
Endangered species case sparks others
08-16-02
A Soiled Victory -- Who sold out America's black farmers? 08-16-02
Summary Judgment: Bush: Nine Former Presidents Wrong; Clinton Right!
08-02-02
Lawsuit to be Filed against Brand Inspector
08-02-02
Landowners Gain New Protections in High Court's Ruling 08-02-02
Earth First! activist fined, given one year probation 07-27-02 
Major Victory in Hage v. United States 07-27-02
In Virginia, A Property Rights Win For The Little Guy 06-16-02
Feds take property for a trail; take taxpayers for a ride 06-04-02              
WE WON !!!!! 06-16-02
1993 Summary of NEPA Decisions
Lawsuits seek federal environmental grant data 04-09-02
LANDOWNER WINS BIG - PREVAILS IN 'TAKING' CASE!