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To augment the ongoing efforts of the Program for Judicial Awareness to encourage legal scholarship related to Pacific Legal Foundation?s litigation objectives, we are pleased to announce three new awards, made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation...

CA Appeals Court Holds Approval of a Vesting Tentative Map Does Not Protect Developer Against New Land Use Regulations in a Local Coastal Plan
The California Coastal Act requires a coastal permit for development within the coastal zone. A coastal permit cannot be issued unless the development is consistent with the Local Coastal Plan...

Ceded Lands Case: Pacific Legal Foundation, Cato Institute, Center for Equal Opportunity Amicus Brief
Today, we filed an amicus brief in the ceded lands case on behalf of Pacific Legal Foundation, the Cato Institute, and the Center for Equal Opportunity, available here.The core issue of this case is whether a state court, interpreting federal...

"PLF LAWSUIT TARGETS HUMBOLDT COUNTY'S OUTRAGEOUS BAN ON ELECTION DONATIONS BY BUSINESSES"
See this news release from the Pacific Legal Foundation. The Eureka Reporter has more....

Pacific Legal Foundation explains the issues behind tomorrow's argument before the California Supreme Court in Evans v. City of Berkeley
Message by BSALegal.org on 1/9/2006 EST ...

Blawg of the Day -- Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Blog
Erich Rapp, of the Baton Rouge firm of Kean Miller, is blogging at the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Blog, which provides information and updates on the loss of the coastal wetlands in Louisiana...

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Soliris Patent
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. agrees to pay the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a $10 million patent infringement settlement.

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Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit