In 2020, the Alaska Policy Forum (APF), a nonprofit research organization, published educational materials about ranked-choice voting. APF was doing what public-interest organizations do every day: researching an issue, informing…
Imagine spending years planning a mine, a sawmill, an energy project, or another major investment in your community. You have the land, resources, and the workers. You have invested time…
For more than 40 years, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) operated some of the most competitive magnet programs in the country. Admission was straightforward: students were evaluated based on their…
For decades, the federal government has relied on land exchanges to manage public lands, consolidate fragmented ownership, support local communities, protect valuable natural resources, improve public access, and advance other…
For generations, Montana families have relied on the waters of the Upper Clark Fork River to grow hay, care for livestock, and keep their ranches alive. In the high desert…
For Gayle Pearlstein, the importance of self-defense is not an abstract principle discussed in history books or debated in courtrooms. It is deeply personal. Gayle grew up around firearms. Some…
The Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause guarantees “just compensation” when the government takes private property. That much has been long settled. The harder question—the one at the center of this case—is how courts measure that compensation when the government…
Mountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF), joined by several allied organizations, has submitted comments in support of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposal to rescind its 2024 Conservation and Landscape…
Introduction Can the government block Americans from acquiring a common, useful self-defense tool simply because it disapproves of it? That’s the question before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bondi, a case…
CASE SNAPSHOT Colorado’s new gun law (SB25-003) hides behind the guise of safety but is designed to delay—and ultimately deny—your Second Amendment rights. With most of the law already in…