Timothy Sandefur
Constitutional Rights
VICTORY! Phoenix Judge Declares Homeless ‘Zone’ Illegal—Orders City to Abate Nuisance
A Maricopa County judge declared Phoenix’s homeless “Zone” an illegal public nuisance this afternoon after property and business owners in..
Constitutional Rights
Goldwater Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Take Up Homelessness Case
The Goldwater Institute filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday urging the justices to review a Ninth Circuit..
Constitutional Rights
Why Brackeen Is Not the End of the ICWA Story
I’m at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., today, to speak about the Supreme Court’s decision in Haaland v. Brackeen,..
Constitutional Rights
Goldwater Heads Back to AZ Supreme Court to Protect Taxpayers’ Rights
The Arizona Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will take up the Goldwater Institute’s latest lawsuit against unconstitutional government subsidies..
Constitutional Rights
What Happens in Vegas…Must Be Reported to Big Brother?
The Goldwater Institute and the Liberty Justice Center filed a brief in the Nevada Supreme Court yesterday in support of..
Constitutional Rights
How Insane Is the Indian Child Welfare Act? The Alaska Supreme Court Tells Us
We’ve been warning for years that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) reduces the legal protections given to Native American..
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Goldwater Demands AZ Tax Bureaucrats Return $80 Million in Illegally Taken Taxes
More than a year after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that Pinal County officials broke the law when they adopted..
Constitutional Rights
Letting People Renege on Their Debts is Unconstitutional—and Foolhardy
The Goldwater Institute joined forces with a group of Arizona business owners to file a brief this week urging the..
Constitutional Rights
A Chance to Rein in the Administrative State’s Tyranny?
This op-ed was originally published at the Orange County Register. The classic 1970s cartoon “Schoolhouse Rock” taught a generation of..
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Is “Greed” a “Public Nuisance”?
State officials in Minnesota are pressing forward with their efforts to seize insulin from medicine manufacturers without paying for it,..
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