A six figure fine for “incorrectly” parking in her own driveway
As we’ve noted before, the federal government and official Washington aren’t the only sources of bad politicians, politics, and policies. Local governments – through sheer numbers – are far more…
Pennsylvania Fourth Amendment case takes on warrantless searches of private property
Government snooping is as old as the republic – and, absent a court-approved warrant – illegal. But that t prevent law enforcement from ignoring constitutional niceties when it thinks someone…
Supreme Court ruling strikes down CDC’s eviction moratorium
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down the Centers for Disease Control’s modified eviction moratorium, handing a victory both to property rights and limited government. In the unsigned…
Punishment of small landlords continues
While the Biden administration’s constitutionally dubious eviction moratorium continues to make its way through the courts, the people left out of the discussion – small landlords – continue to suffer…
The eviction moratorium extension heads to court
With the Biden administration’s constitutionally dubious extension of a nationwide eviction moratorium comes the inevitable lawsuit seeking to overturn it: Landlords filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s extension…
Thomas, Gorsuch want to revisit Kelo property rights decision
The Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling in Kelo v. New London upholding a local government’s taking of private property for economic development sticks out as a bad decision that encouraged even worse…
Government Eviction Bans Means Mom and Pop Landlords are Going Broke
One of the more controversial actions federal and state governments took during the height of the coronavirus pandemic was issuing eviction moratoria. The intent was to avoid a spike in…
San Francisco Proposes Outlawing Smoking in Private Apartments
Speaking of how a lack of common sense hurt Democrats in the Nov. 3 elections…a story out of San Francisco reinforces the idea that the party’s woke wing is dragging…
How a bad Supreme Court Ruling on Property Rights Could be Used to Compensate Shuttered Businesses
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Even as the federal government is preparing to loan billions of additional dollars to small and medium-sized firms, there’s a growing legal debate…
Trump Changing Regulation Used by Enviros to Stop Pipelines
Article from The Daily Caller by Chris White. President Donald Trump announced Thursday his plans to dramatically change an environmental law activist groups and their attorneys often use to wrap…
