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The Niskanen Center’s legal team utilizes litigation and administrative proceedings to hold government leaders, agencies, and large corporations across the country accountable. Niskanen’s litigation work defends landowners from eminent domain abuse by oil and gas pipeline companies that seek to seize their land; work to enhance governmental transparency by using open records laws like the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); and represent local governments suing fossil fuel producers for the increased cost of public services caused by climate change. Our litigation team has worked on many cases concerning both climate and eminent domain law. Find out more about them below!
How Alaska's unemployment insurance system can pave the path to paid parental leave
How site-neutral payment policies can save money for cancer patients and the chronically ill
Rhode Island child tax credit would be bold, simple, and fiscally responsible
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Niskanen Center supports transmission competition to lower costs and strengthen U.S. competitiveness
A closer look at the role of litigation and opposition in transmission projects undergoing federal permitting
Coalition letter: FERC should rethink its proposed conditional ROFR in its transmission rulemaking
Niskanen Center urges affirmance on Florida court's dismissal of controversial "voter fraud" prosecution
Press Release: Niskanen files joint brief challenging FERC's approval of REAE
Amicus brief: National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association v. Black
If FERC approves yet another pipeline that no one needs, it's bad for everyone.
It's high time for FERC to finalize its Updated Certificate Policy Statement
Dissecting the baseless arguments in the recent Attorney Generals' criticism of Manchin's permitting bill
