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California Supreme Court Unanimously Reins in Coastal Commission’s Overreach in Major Property Rights Victory

April 24, 2026 9:31 amApril 24, 2026 9:39 am

In a unanimous decision hailed as one of the most significant checks on the California Coastal Commission’s (CCC) power in nearly 40 years, the California Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the agency unlawfully overrode a county-approved building permit for a...

CA Oil, Gas, Mineral Royalty Owners Join Pacific Legal Foundation to Announce Federal Challenge to New York Anti Oil and Natural Gas Policy

April 20, 2026 2:13 pmApril 20, 2026 5:19 pm

NARO-California, of the National Association of Royalty Owners, together with Pacific Legal Foundation announced in January their federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 1137, the 3,200-foot oil setback mandate that they argue violates the constitutional rights of oil and gas mineral...

Capistrano Unified School District Principal Can Be Sued for Violating Student’s Free Speech

April 1, 2026 5:00 amApril 1, 2026 5:01 am

The Capistrano Unified School District principal who punished a first grader for writing “all lives” on a Black Lives Matter drawing can be sued for violating the student’s free speech rights, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth...

In California, You Can Do Everything Right, and Still Get Crushed

February 10, 2026 6:34 amFebruary 10, 2026 6:38 am

Take an oil and gas operator who spends millions upgrading equipment, filing emissions reports, and complying with air-quality rules that change more often than a coastal forecast. Every form is filed. Every inspection is passed. And yet, a permit is...

Pacific Legal Foundation Files Federal Lawsuit Over Oil Setback Law Banning Owners from Accessing Resources in their Mineral Estate

January 28, 2026 2:19 pmJanuary 28, 2026 2:47 pm

NARO-California, of the National Association of Royalty Owners, together with Pacific Legal Foundation announced Wednesday they filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 1137, the 3,200-foot oil setback mandate that they argue violates the constitutional rights of oil and gas...

Pacific Palisades Rebuilding Obstruction: The California Coastal Commission

December 9, 2025 8:28 amDecember 9, 2025 8:40 am

The California Coastal Commission: A Story of Power, Extortion, and Ruin, by the Pacific Legal Foundation is a powerful documentary about the sordid history of the highly politicalized commission, as well as their current obstruction in the rebuilding of the...

San Diego Historian, Playwright and Actor Wins Lawsuit Against County Library for Race Discrimination

November 2, 2025 3:00 amNovember 2, 2025 3:01 am

San Diego County is paying to settle the federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a white performer after the County Library refused to allow her to play black characters in her one woman show because of her race. Under the terms...