California regulations allow union organizers to enter private property and solicit the support of workers without compensating the property owner for the use of his property. No business owner should be forced to allow outside union organizers onto his property during business hours.
David A. and Pamela F. Herr own lakefront property on Crooked Lake near Watersmeet in Gogebic County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It was their dream to own a lakefront home to share with their children and grandchildren.
One protection afforded small businesses from overly burdensome federal regulations is the requirement that agencies consider the economic impact of regulations on small businesses; however, no such analysis was done regarding the “waters of the United States” rules issued by the Obama administration.
Case Summary The greater sage-grouse is not on the Endangered Species Act list. Nevertheless, the government is using the bird to illegally restrict mining in ten states and has recommended…
Since 1872, federal law guaranteed citizens a “right to mine” on most federal lands. In direct conflict with that law, Oregon banned suction dredge mining, which is the only economically feasible method of extracting gold from rivers in the national forests.
In 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency released 3 million gallons of mineralized water at the Gold King Mine in Silverton, Colorado. To minimize its responsibility for the spill, the EPA hastily designated a vast area surrounding the mine as a Superfund site and thereby subjected its neighbors to financial liability for its actions.
Case Summary Issue: Whether the General Assembly can circumvent TABOR by expanding the taxing authority of RTD and SCFD without voter approval. Plaintiff: TABOR Foundation Defendants: Regional Transportation District, Scientific…
Case Summary Issue: 1. Whether the President’s recess-appointment power may be exercised during a recess that occurs within a session of the Senate, or is instead limited to recesses that…
Case Summary Issue: Whether a county can ban oil and gas drilling in violation of state law and contrary to the guarantees set forth in the U.S. and New Mexico…
Case Summary Issue: Whether the Forest Service should be allowed to conduct timber thinning operations consistent with good forestry management practices? Plaintiff: Elbram Stone Company, LLC Defendant: U.S. Forest Service,…