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Plus: San Francisco slashes affordable housing mandates, wide support for streamlining environmental review, and Mamdani's rent ripoff report.

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Cinema Operator AMC Entertainment Rides the Box Office Boom

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results.

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The Government Seized Their $195,000 Home Over a $2,242 Debt. What Does the Supreme Court Say They're Owed?

The Pung family of Isabella County, Michigan, maintained they were entitled to fair market value. The high court disagreed, but with a twist.

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Is the California Coastal Commission Finally Losing Some of Its Regulatory Powers?

The commission has tormented property owners and localities ever since it was created in 1976. Finally, legislative and legal efforts are undoing some of its abuses.

Reason

‘They said: You’re out of your mind’: Luca Guadagnino on directing controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer

The opera – about the hijacking of a cruise by the PLF who murder a Jewish American wheelchair user – has been subject to protests and accused of romanticising terrorism. Why was the film-maker so desperate to stage it?

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Federal Judge Delivers Due Process Win Against DOJ Registry Overreach

The Justice Department is permanently blocked from prosecuting Californians who fail to register when the state no longer requires it.

Reason

Maine Lobsterman Asks the Supreme Court To Strike Down a Rule Allowing the Government To Track His Boat 24/7

The case could give the Court a chance to clarify what a "closely regulated" business is and what constitutional protections it enjoys.

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CBP Agents Held This U.S. Citizen for Hours Until He Agreed To Let Them Search His Electronic Devices

A federal lawsuit argues that the agency's policy of perusing travelers' personal data without a warrant or probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment.

Reason

Trump Pardons Mountain Runner Michelino Sunseri, Who Was Prosecuted for Using an Unapproved Trail

The decision is consistent with the president's avowed concerns about "overcriminalization in federal regulations."

Reason

New Pacific Legal Foundation Report Based on 50 Freedom of Information Requests to Top Law Schools: ABA Accreditation Frequently Nudges Law Schools Toward Illegal Discrimination

A guest post from Alison Somin.

Reason

Pacific Legal Foundation Symposium on the 100th Anniversary of Euclid v. Ambler Realty

The symposium is seeking submissions.

Reason

Overview of the Amicus Briefs Filed in Our Tariff Case

The diversity and quality of the briefs opposing Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs speaks for itself.

Reason

She Got a Permit for Her Chickens. Now the City Is Fining Her $80,000.

The Douglas, Michigan, city government is hitting a homeowner with crushing fines after reversing its own approval. She’s fighting back in federal court.

Reason

Pacific Legal Foundation Files Case Challenging Trump's IEEPA Tariffs

PLF is a leading libertarian-leaning public interest organization. Their case is similar to that filed by Liberty Justice Center and myself.

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Lawsuit Challenges Use of Eminent Domain as NIMBY Tool to Block Housing Project

A Rhode Island town seeks to use eminent domain to block construction of a large-scale affordable housing project.

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Town Secretly Seizes Developers' Property Then Threatens Them With Trespassing Citation

The owners, who were planning an affordable housing project on the site, first learned about the seizure from the mayor's social media post.

Reason

Is the Jones Act Unconstitutional?

The law is wasteful and protectionist. Now, a new lawsuit argues that it is unconstitutional too.

Reason

Washington Sued for 'Racially Conscious' Homeownership Program

Washington's Covenant Homeownership Program excludes certain applicants on the basis of race.

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Illinois Scholarship Program Explicitly Excludes White Applicants

The Minority Teachers for Illinois Scholarship Program is blatantly unconstitutional.

Reason

Second Circuit Rules Intent To Racially Balance NY High Schools Is Unconstitutional

Judge Joseph Bianco’s decision emphasizes that constitutional rights and protections belong to individuals, not groups.

Reason

California School Punishes First-Grader for a Drawing, Sparking Federal Lawsuit

The First Amendment case about a first-grader’s free speech rights is headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

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Imax Leads Post-Pandemic Boom In Premium Large-Format Movie Experience

Imax's Rich Gelfond leads the PLF market with record-breaking success and strategic collaborations, reshaping the cinema experience.

Reason

Upcoming Pacific Legal Foundation Symposia on Regulatory Takings and the Antiquities Act

PLF seeks submissions by scholars.

Reason

Seattle Banned Landlords From Rejecting Tenants Based on Criminal Records. Will the Supreme Court Step in?

The political push behind the law was well-meaning. But it will backfire on many prospective renters.

Reason

Mom Who Let Child Play at a Park Finally Removed From Unfit Parent Registry

It's about time.

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