Center for the American Future
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Launching legal challenges on behalf of ordinary people whose lives, liberty, and property are threatened by government action in defiance of the Constitution.
Austin, TX
Joined June 2015
Federal gov't sued by Texas farming associations for giving unelected bureaucrats too much power
justthenews.com
Two conservative organizations are suing the United States government on behalf of Texas farming associations for giving too much power to unelected executive branch bureaucrats, resulting in overly...
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📢 ALERT - @slf_liberty and @TPPF file new lawsuit. ⬇️
BREAKING: SLF and TPPF are taking the government to court on behalf of Texas farming associations for giving bureaucrats unlimited power to set confusing and costly rules that impact every employer in America. @LitigateLiberty @TPPF Read about it here: https://t.co/a7QxN6qPQN
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BREAKING: SLF and TPPF are taking the government to court on behalf of Texas farming associations for giving bureaucrats unlimited power to set confusing and costly rules that impact every employer in America. @LitigateLiberty @TPPF Read about it here: https://t.co/a7QxN6qPQN
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The City of Dallas is using tax dollars to enforce at least 83 regulations in violation of state law.
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Texas Senate Bill 840 allows multifamily and mixed-use housing to be built on properties zoned for commercial, retail, office, or warehouse uses. Cities are attempting to circumvent that law by adding outrageous requirements for home builders.
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The purpose of city governments is to deal with issues pertaining to protecting life, liberty, and property. The Texas Regulatory Consistency Act (aka "Death Star bill") helps ensure that cities are not wasting resources micromanaging businesses and social interactions.
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Dallas is facing a legal challenge to more than 80 local laws. What are they?
dallasnews.com
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is challenging 83 Dallas ordinances, arguing they violate state law, from insurance rules for valet services to local labor...
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“If you were to purchase a baseball glove from a child, or a baseball mitt … it would be potentially unlawful in the city of Dallas, but most people don't know that.” @TheTexanNews
thetexan.news
Dallas has repealed or amended six of the 133 ordinances since TPPF’s letter in July.
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Three Dallas residents file lawsuit challenging dozens of city ordinances under controversial 2023 Texas Death Star law. First major test could eliminate 83 local rules including LGBTQ+ protections, living wage requirements, noise limits, ride-hailing and gas drilling regs.
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“Cities don’t get to pick and choose which state laws they follow,” Matthew Chiarizio, a senior attorney for the foundation, said in a statement Wednesday. “For too long, Dallas has piled unnecessary and duplicative regulations on its citizens."
dallasnews.com
An Austin-based conservative think tank nonprofit says it's behind a lawsuit filed Wednesday against Dallas, seeking to cancel out more than 80 local...
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New: @TPPF has sued Dallas over 83 regulations/ordinances it says run afoul of the state's field preemption law known as the "Death Star Bill." #txlege Petition: https://t.co/6EIEU1VZd3
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NEW: A trio of Dallas residents sued the city Wednesday, testing a Texas law aimed at ending progressive policies passed by cities & counties. The suit alleges dozens of Dallas’ city ordinances violate the law, known to detractors as the "Death Star" bill. @TexasTribune #txlege
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Cities don’t get to pick and choose which state laws they follow. We filed a petition today suing the City of Dallas to void and bar enforcement of 83 separate city ordinances that are not consistent with state law.
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@cvasut @LitigateLiberty Chance Weldon: Cities won’t change until you make them change. They will continue to violate the law until the law has teeth.
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@cvasut “Why do cities exist? To protect life, liberty, and property.” -@LitigateLiberty Director Chance Weldon
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Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese's groundbreaking speech to the American Bar Association influenced the flow of Constitutional originalism that continues to this day.
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