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Make Cities Enforce the Law on Homelessness—Or Pay Up

All across Texas, cities are facing a crisis of their own making. The rise in homeless encampments has led to..

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Arizona’s Prop 312: How Property Owners Can Qualify for Relief

Are you an Arizona property owner victimized by violent crime, property damage, and hazardous living conditions due to your local..

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Texas’ Homelessness Disaster—And the Bold Solution to Hold Lawless Cities Accountable

Texas is grappling with a devastating homelessness crisis—but new legislation can finally hold local governments accountable for their deliberate inaction.   ..

Constitutional Rights
No More Excuses for Fighting Homelessness

Law-abiding Arizonans have sat and watched their cities fail to act on the homelessness crisis plaguing their streets. But today,..

Constitutional Rights
Phoenix & Tucson Poured Hundreds of Millions into Homeless Crisis. Things Only Got Worse

With law and order giving way to death and destruction as homeless encampments overrun the streets, Arizona’s two largest cities..

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Goldwater Institute Asks AZ Supreme Court to Ensure Just Compensation for Property Owners

The Goldwater Institute filed a brief in the Arizona Supreme Court today asking the justices to reverse a lower court’s..

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Holbrook, AZ, Tramples on Small Business Owner’s Property Rights—So We’re Suing

In the heart of Navajo County, officials in the city of Holbrook, Ariz., are determined control who enters their town,..

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Goldwater Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Rights of Property Owners—And Renters

The Goldwater Institute today filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lawsuit challenging a Seattle ordinance..

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Foundations of Freedom Episode 1: The Power of Property Rights

What can spoons and sheep teach us about property rights? Timothy Sandefur has the answer. This week, we released the..

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..

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