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New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
New Merits Brief Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
Brief on the Merits for Respondent Triad Associates, Inc., Supporting Petitioners, in Twp. of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens In Action, Inc., No. 11-1507, filed on August 26, 2013
Conversations About the Law Series: Kathryn Watts
Over the next three months, the CockleBur will provide a series of conversations about the law with a number of prominent legal journalists, practitioners, scholars, policy makers, and social justice advocates. I chose these particular people because I think they can bring a unique perspective about topics such as advocacy, legal education, [...]
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
New Merits Briefs Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
New Petitions Recently Filed by Cockle Legal Briefs
PLF urges court to end Kentucky’s unconstitutional mover cartel
Today, Pacific Legal Foundation attorneys filed a motion in Kentucky Federal District Court asking Judge Danny Reeves to strike down the Bluegrass States’ anti-competition law for moving companies. Representing entrepreneur Raleigh Bruner and his company, Wildcat Moving, we’ve argued that the state’s licensing law for movers violates the Fourteenth Amendment, which forbids government from arbitrarily depriving [...]