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July 26, 2016
GOP Issues Blueprint for Tax Reform
House Republicans—led by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Rep.
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October 12, 2018
Philadelphia’s Civil-Asset ‘Robo-Forfeiture’ Process Dismantled
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania backed down from a four-year-old lawsuit filed by the Institute for Justice.
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October 6, 2018
Heartland Institute Experts React to Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote
"Welcome to the court, Justice Kavanaugh." - Heartland Institute President Tim Huelskamp
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September 22, 2018
Ohio Schoolteacher Sues for Freedom from Union Dues
Lawyers representing an Ohio schoolteacher are suing the local teacher’s union, claiming the organization is continuing to violate her right to free association after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling.
Government & Politics
September 21, 2018
Kavanuagh Nomination Highlights Importance of Supreme Court Picks
President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on July 9, and his confirmation hearings were held in September.
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September 18, 2018
Congress Should Invoke Revised Inherent Contempt Procedure in DOJ Subpoena Standoff
The U.S. House should invoke a revised version of its historical inherent contempt enforcement power to address the refusal of DOJ officials to comply with congressional subpoenas seeking information.

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Law
October 12, 2018
Philadelphia’s Civil-Asset ‘Robo-Forfeiture’ Process Dismantled
By Owen Macaulay
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania backed down from a four-year-old lawsuit filed by the Institute for Justice.
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Brett Kavanaugh
October 6, 2018
Heartland Institute Experts React to Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote
By Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D., Peter Ferrara, David L. Applegate, Bradley A. Smith, Stephen B. Presser, Neal Schuerer, David Shestokas
"Welcome to the court, Justice Kavanaugh." - Heartland Institute President Tim Huelskamp
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September 22, 2018
Ohio Schoolteacher Sues for Freedom from Union Dues
By Leo Pusateri
Lawyers representing an Ohio schoolteacher are suing the local teacher’s union, claiming the organization is continuing to violate her right to free association after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling.
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September 21, 2018
Kavanuagh Nomination Highlights Importance of Supreme Court Picks
By Allen Mendenhall
President Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court on July 9, and his confirmation hearings were held in September.
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September 18, 2018
Congress Should Invoke Revised Inherent Contempt Procedure in DOJ Subpoena Standoff
By Dr. William J. Murphy
The U.S. House should invoke a revised version of its historical inherent contempt enforcement power to address the refusal of DOJ officials to comply with congressional subpoenas seeking information.
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August 16, 2018
New York Assemblyman Proposes Janus ‘Workaround’
By Samantha Fillmore
New York state Assemblyman Richard Gottfried (D¬¬¬–Manhattan) announced he will sponsor a bill to allow public-sector unions in the state to receive taxpayer funding to reimburse the costs of collective bargaining and contract administration.
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August 13, 2018
CFPB Lawsuits Could Create ‘Circuit Split’
By Jeff Reynolds
Two cases challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may require the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve conflicts between earlier decisions reached by judges in lower courts.
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July 25, 2018
Judge Rejects Challenge to Missouri Amendment Convention Resolution
By Ashley Herzog
Cole County, Missouri Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem dismissed a lawsuit challenging the General Assembly’s May 2017 approval of a resolution calling on Congress to convene an convention drafting an amendment to impose federal fiscal restraints.
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New York City Illustration
July 20, 2018
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Expert Comments on Dismissal of New York City Climate Lawsuit
By H. Sterling Burnett, Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D.
“The Al Gore alarmists are on a losing streak that will continue because they don’t have the science, the economics, or the law on their side.” - Tim Huelskamp
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July 17, 2018
The Party That Cried Wolf: The Real Danger to the Constitution Is Not Brett Kavanaugh
By Liam Siger
If one asked a liberal strategist their opinion on President Donald Trump’s recent Supreme Court nomination, the lyrics to R.E.M.’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It,” might be their retort.
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