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2023 | Spring Issue

In the Face of Giants

In the face of government giants—unjust agencies, out-of-control bureaucrats,
and oppressive cities—ordinary people answer the call to adventure.

Fifty years. This month, 50 years ago, Pacific Legal Foundation was officially incorporated in California. In preparation for the anniversary of this momentous occasion and our upcoming celebration in Washington, DC, later this month, I took the opportunity to dive into our archives and look at just how our founders brought PLF into being—and the pioneering spirit and bravery it required to pull it off.

– Steven D. Anderson, President & CEO

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The Mountain Man v. The Forest Service

Jim Manley

Mountain lions are solitary animals. They don’t move in packs; they prefer to be left alone. A mountain lion will stick to his territory. He’ll generally avoid human beings. But sometimes, hunters go looking for mountain lions. Here’s how a mountain lion hunt works in Montana: Tourists pay thousands of dollars to guides, who wait until a fresh snow blankets the ground. That makes the lion’s prints easy to track. Once the guides find a lion’s trail, they let loose a pack of hounds that chase the lion up a tree, pinning him in place.

The Grandmother v. The Theft

Christina M. Martin

Geraldine Tyler, the 94-year-old Minneapolis woman at the center of next month’s argument before the Supreme Court.

The Frontier Girl v. The New Deal

Nicole W.C. Yeatman

It was a cold afternoon in October 1933, and Isabel Paterson was locked inside a New York City bank vault.

The City Worker v. Seattle

Laura D’Agostino

He watched coworkers reject white applicants to City programs because, as one colleague told him, those applicants benefited from “white privilege.”

The Landlords v. Alameda County

Brittany Hunter

Jon Houghton

The duplex he owned in Oakland, California, was supposed to be his ticket to a better life. He’d bought it in 2004, only five years after he’d come to the Bay Area as a friendless, homeless yoga teacher.
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Sword&Scales is a quarterly magazine with in-depth stories about liberty, equality, and justice. Published by Pacific Legal Foundation, a public interest law firm with a winning record at the Supreme Court, Sword&Scales features narratives from history, courtroom showdowns, and the real experiences of people fighting for their rights.

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