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Legislators Accuse Assistant AG of Inappropriate Interference in Disparate Impact Case

On September 24, Representatives Lamar Smith (R-TX), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), and Darrell Issa (R-CA), along with Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder alleging that Assistant...more

Love in an Elevator?

Municipal Codes and public apathy...more

Hawaii, et al., v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, et al.

Brief Amicus Curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, The CATO Institute, and The Center for Equal Opportunity In Support of...

In the 2000 case of Rice v. Cayetano, the Supreme Court held that a race-based scheme allowing only statutorily defined "Hawaiians" to vote for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs's trustees was unconstitutional. Despite Rice, and...more

In re Timothy Ryan

Petition for Writ of Mandamus

On May 10, 2008, respondent City of El Campo, Texas (the City) will hold an election to fill three at-large city council seats. Among the seven candidates for the three positions are relator Timothy Ryan and non-party Jimmy...more

County of Kauai ex rel. Nakazawa v. Baptiste

Reply Brief for the Appellants

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County of Kauai ex rel. Nakazawa v. Baptiste

Opening Brief of Appellants

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