President’s weekly report — January 30, 2015
Environment — Wetlands The government filed this opposition to our petition seeking Supreme Court review in Kent Recycling v. United States. That’s the case where we are arguing that a landowner...
View ArticleTestimony in Montana: the Competitor’s Veto is unconstitutional
Today I testified to the Montana Legislature’s House Transportation Committee about the unconstitutionality of their Competitor’s Veto law—the same law we challenged in court yesterday. The Committee...
View ArticleMontana’s roadblocks to new taxi services
The Missoulian today carries my article about our economic liberty lawsuit on behalf of Montana businesswoman Tracie Pabst: Pabst owns Big Sky Shuttle, a transportation company that operates in Texas...
View ArticleYou shouldn’t have to ask your competitors for permission to start a business
Should existing businesses have the power to veto new enterprises? Nevada thinks so. We don’t. Ron and Danell Perlman are the owner-operators of Reno Tahoe Limousine, based in Reno, Nevada. They own...
View ArticlePLF declares war on Competitor’s Veto laws
This morning, PLF is announcing its new nationwide campaign against “Certificate of Convenience and Necessity” laws. These are licensing requirements that apply to taxi and limo companies, moving...
View ArticleMontana tries to get our Competitor’s Veto lawsuit kicked out of court
Today we asked a Federal court not to throw out our case challenging Montana’s Competitor’s Veto law. Our client, Tracie Pabst, has owned shuttle companies in Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, and...
View ArticlePresident’s weekly report — April 3, 2015
Big day for Liberty — Property rights in California The California Supreme Court will hear arguments this Wednesday, April 8, in California Building Industry Association v. San Jose. This is the case...
View ArticleMontana takes a step toward economic liberty
Thanks to PLF’s lawsuit, yesterday the Montana legislature gave final approval to a bill that would eliminate the state’s Competitor’s Veto law for taxi companies. Under current law, existing...
View ArticleBig win for economic liberty in the Big Sky State
Thanks to PLF’s lawsuit, Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed SB 396 into law on Friday, which gets rid of the state’s Competitor’s Veto law and allows PLF client Tracie Pabst to start a taxi company...
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