Legal and Judicial
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Litigation
SPPI Claims New Mexico Department of Health Failed to Respond to Lawsuit
An improper response to the public records request was followed by an improper response to the lawsuit.
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Policy Brief
The Importance of Intellectual Property Protections in Fighting Pandemics
The proposal to extend the IP waiver under the TRIPS Agreement for COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics would worsen the burden on innovators and have disastrous consequences for the American Southwest and the nation.
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Litigation
Judge Rules in Favor of SPPI Against Secretary of State’s Motion to Dismiss
The court’s decision to deny the motion to dismiss is a significant development that means the lawsuit will proceed.
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SPPI-TV
Saving the Electoral College
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Policy Brief
The Anti-College Try
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is bad for America, but deadly for the American Southwest.
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Event
Saving the Electoral College
A thought-provoking discussion featuring Trent England and Sean Parnell, two distinguished experts on the Electoral College.
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Event
President of SPPI Invited as Speaker to 2023 Independents Conference & Expo
Patrick Brenner has been invited as a speaker and panelist to discuss SPPI’s report “No Loan for You!” and how the war on specialized emergency lending is hurting the American Southwest.
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Policy Brief
Austin and Santa Fe Can’t Nuke the Constitution
The Supremacy Clause is the ultimate deterrent
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Op-Ed
If I Can’t Get An ‘Emergency’ Loan From A Bank, It’s Not Clear Who Possibly Can
We tested the prediction that banks will step in when payday lenders face restrictions. They didn’t want our business.
Originally published inAmerican Banker
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Policy Brief
A Victory for Constitutional Constraint
A special prosecutor concedes to the separation of powers