States can’t prevent American Indian artists from truthfully marketing their art

This March, Peggy Fontenot, an award-winning artist, vindicated her right to truthfully market her art as “American Indian-made” in Oklahoma. Because the Patawomeck Tribe is recognized by the State of Virginia and not the federal government, Oklahoma barred Peggy from labeling her work as “American Indian-made” in Oklahoma. But because of Peggy, Oklahoma’s law is no more.

Today, however, Missouri has a law on the books that’s almost identical to the now-defunct Oklahoma law. Peggy is challenging that law in federal court, and once again, PLF is proud to stand beside her in her fight.

PLF’s Caleb Trotter wrote last year about Missouri’s unconstitutional law—that Peggy is challenging—in the Missourian.

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Video game bans are unconstitutional, and they won’t prevent violent crimes

When people do horrible things, the natural reaction is to ask why. Unfortunately, that same impulse can lead to rushed judgment and misplaced blame.

In the wake of multiple recent mass shootings, some elected officials and advocates have suggested banning violent video games because of the renewed (but mistaken) belief that they lead to real-world violence.

Multiple studies have shown how censoring video games would not prevent mass shootings. And as Daniel Ortner explains, doing so would raise a big constitutional problem.

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Why this Oakland military family is suing the city

For years, Sharon Ballinger, an Air Force nurse, and Lyndsey Ballinger, a squadron commander in the California Air National Guard, have lived in Oakland with their two small children. When they were temporarily transferred to Washington, D.C., they rented out their house on a month-to-month basis, always intending to return home.

But they never thought they would have to pay their rental tenants almost $7,000 when they did.

Meriem Hubbard explains what the city did that has them standing up for their rights today.

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