For some superstitious folks, the number 13 is bad luck. Not for PLF and the U.S. Supreme Court, which today struck down a California union access regulation and freed private property owners from government-sanctioned illegal invasions.
The ruling in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid is our 13th win in the 15 cases we’ve litigated before the Supreme Court.
The relentless work behind this win took nearly six years and involved all of us at PLF. I’m deeply grateful to our attorneys, staff, and loyal pro-liberty allies across the country who dedicated their time, talent, and patience to bring this case to the nation’s highest court.
But the true victory belongs to our clients, Cedar Point Nursery and Fowler Packing Company. Their fight began in 2015 when United Farm Workers sent activists to storm their workplaces to badger workers.
The union acted under cover of an access regulation that was baked into California’s labor laws in 1975.
We’re thrilled the Supreme Court recognized that the Constitution forbids government from requiring you to allow unwanted strangers onto your property. And that union activists are no exception.
As Chief Justice Roberts wrote in his opinion, “[N]o one disputes that, without the access regulation, the growers would have had the right under California law to exclude union organizers from their property. And no one disputes that the access regulation took that right from them.”
Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid also stands out as the only property takings case out of the 64 cases heard by the Court this entire term—a true testament to PLF’s property rights expertise and footprint throughout the nation.
On behalf of our clients and everyone at PLF, I invite you to join me in celebrating our vindicated right to include—and exclude—people from our own private property.
Thank you for making it possible for us to empower Americans to defend liberty and justice for all, before the highest court in the land.
Steven D. Anderson
President and CEO
P.S. If you're not familiar with the story behind this case, check out our video, featuring Mike Fahner from Cedar Point Nursery.
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