SCOTUS ruled home equity theft unconstitutional…what comes next?

Last week in its unanimous Tyler v. Hennepin County decision, the Supreme Court ruled home equity theft unconstitutional. But the Court’s ruling did not abolish home equity theft laws outright: As of today, the states that had these laws prior to Tyler still have them on the books, where they will remain until state legislatures step in and change the laws. States that don’t change their laws to comply with the Court’s ruling now face damages in the millions in future lawsuits.

Jim Manley explains what happens next, including what PLF is doing to help states reform their laws.

George Will: The Supreme Court votes for clarity from Congress. How refreshing.

“The nation will be better governed because Michael and Chantell Sackett began resisting the Environmental Protection Agency 16 years ago,” George Will declares in his Washington Post follow-up to last week’s landmark property rights victory at the Supreme Court.

“In the Sacketts’ case, the judicial branch again reproved the executive branch’s discretion-as-lawmaking, and reminded the legislative branch that agencies’ unwarranted power fills spaces created by inexplicit (“best”) legislative language,” writes Will. “Doing so, the court buttressed the rule of law: Law must give adequate notice of what behavior is required or proscribed.”

Massachusetts small business owner fights for equal treatment under the law

Like many small businesses in Massachusetts, Brian Dalton’s firearms safety instruction academy suffered great financial losses under the government’s COVID-19 policies.

Brian was encouraged when the state launched its Inclusive Recovery Grant Program earlier this year to help small businesses overcome the pandemic’s negative financial impacts.

Although Brian met the financial, staffing, and business standing requirements, he’s disqualified due to his race and sex. Now, he’s fighting back.

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