This was a critical day for property rights and liberty in America.

Today, Cedar Point Nursery and Fowler Packing Company brought their five-year battle against California’s “union access regulation” before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Cedar Point v. Hassid is a defense of the constitutional right to exclude union recruiters from private farms—a right that’s been under attack by the state’s gift in 1975 to well-connected, nongovernmental labor unions looking to expand its own membership.

On its surface, this legal conflict seems isolated. It’s only in California and only affects farming companies in that state.

But the implications of allowing such a rule to stay on the books transcend farms and state lines.

Thankfully, the case was too important for the U.S. Supreme Court to pass up. Lead PLF Attorney Joshua Thompson argued on behalf of our brave clients.

To say Joshua did an excellent job is an understatement. He demonstrated a command of the case and represented our clients admirably. I believe that many of the Justices settled on critical points by his confident answers. His months of preparation showed.

PLF should be proud of our argument today.

We sat down with Joshua after his oral argument to get his emotions about the day and thoughts on the case. Read more about Joshua’s experience in his own words.

The case was favorably covered in national media. Our favorites include:

• The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board’s opinion: Property Rights at the Supreme Court
• George Will’s column in The Washington Post: Property rights get a day in court

Thank you for your continued support so that we can continue to bring important cases like Cedar Point before the Court and (hopefully) win!

Yours in Liberty,

Steven D. Anderson
President and CEO