The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kisor v. Wilkie today, and it looks like at least one of the justices took MSLF’s brief to heart. Kisor deals with the question of how much, if any, deference courts should give to regulatory agency interpretations of their own regulations.
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Constitutional Scholar Ilya Shapiro to Speak at MSLF’s June 6 Symposium in Denver – Open to the Public!
Ilya Shapiro, director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute, will present dinner guests with a “Review of the Supreme Court’s 2018-2019 Term.” Tickets for the event are available to the general public.
MSLF in Outdoor Life Magazine
MSLF attorney Cody Wisniewski was quoted this week in Outdoor Life magazine in a story highlighting the first big Second Amendment case to go before the Supreme Court since 2010.
Denver Symposium – June 6, 2019
Residents of the Denver area, mark your calendars. Mountain States Legal Foundation is presenting a Symposium on the important Second Amendment issue of Red Flag Laws, followed by a reception and dinner. This event is open to MSLF supporters and the general public!
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Supreme Court Says No to NYC’s 2nd Amendment Avoidance Scheme
Are New York City officials afraid of the Constitution?
MSLF attorney Cody Wisniewski writes in National Review Online about the scheme New York City officials used to try to keep the Supreme Court from reviewing the most important Second Amendment case in nearly a decade.
The Grizzly Wars
MSLF attorney Cody Wisniewski is quoted today in the Capital Press on the escalating battle between extreme environmental activists and Fish & Wildlife administrators. An environmental group has filed notice it will sue the Trump administration if it does not draft a comprehensive grizzly bear recovery plan encompassing much of the West… “It really is…
The Perversion of the Endangered Species Act
MSLF attorney Cody Wisniewski published an article today in RealClearPolicy, explaining how the Endangered Species Act has been abused in order to lock up enormous tracts of land under federal control: No good deed goes unpunished. Similarly, it seems no well-intentioned piece of legislation is ever used as intended. This could not be more true…
The ‘Parade of Horribles’ is Here
Today in the Washington Examiner MSLF General Counsel Zhonette Brown explains why the stakes for property rights are so high in the Supreme Court case Love Terminal Partners, L.P. v United States: America’s founders enshrined property rights in our Constitution, not just because they thought it would provide a strong blueprint for a free market…