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In the last Texas legislative session, great controversy erupted over Austin’s attempts to reign in local governments. Bills were introduced to prohibit local controls over plastic bags, trees, short-term rentals, and more. Local governments claimed that these efforts by the state usurped their authority. A similar controversy has erupted in California. California State Senator Scott…
Making Judgment Illegal
The city of Frisco is considering an ordinance that will require developers to devote at least 10 percent of their land to open space and they must include at least eight amenities, such as lawn furniture and trees. Frisco Planning Manager Anthony Satarino said the reason for these changes is to keep up with the trends…
In Defense of Property Rights
For decades, we have witnessed the steady erosion of property rights across the United States. Zoning, eminent domain, business and environmental regulations, and much more are used as tools to slowly chip away at right to property. In this course, you will learn why common methods used to defend property rights are doomed to ultimately…
Common Errors in Defending Property Rights, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we examined why the claim that a proposal will violate property rights often falls on deaf ears. In this post, we will examine a similar error in defending property rights. Often, when a proposal is made that will violate property rights, the victims state that they support the general…
Free Speech or Property Rights?
Over the past decade (and perhaps longer) there has been a trend for business owners to claim that a law violates their free speech rights. A recent example comes from Oregon, where the owner of a vape shop is claiming that regulations prohibiting him from describing the contents of the products that he sells violates his…
A Pyrrhic Victory for Property Rights?
Many are hailing the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid as a victory for property rights. While the ruling is certainly worthy of celebration, there are aspects of the majority opinion that could turn this case into a Pyrrhic victory. The case centered on a California law that allows union organizers…