Pelican weighs in on major SCOTUS property rights case

By Sarah Harbison
01/08/2021
by Sarah Harbison, general counsel, Pelican Institute In 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, a case challenging a California regulation that allows union organizers to trespass on private property and interrupt business operations. Last week, the Pelican Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Justice was pleased...

TAGS: amicus brief, Fifth Amendment, Liberty, Pacific Legal Foundation, Private Property Rights, SCOTUS

School Choice Champions Earn Major Victory in SCOTUS’ Espinoza Decision

06/30/2020
Today, in a landmark victory for First Amendment and school choice champions, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a ruling in one of the most anticipated cases of this term, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. At issue was whether Montana violated the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause by prohibiting families who choose to enroll...

TAGS: Blaine Amendments, Education Reform, Espinoza, School choice, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court