Press Releases: Law

The Heartland Institute Sends Legal Notices to Publishers of Faked and Stolen Documents

The Heartland Institute Sends Legal Notices to Publishers of Faked and Stolen Documents

February 19, 2012
Joseph Bast

FEBRUARY 19 — The Heartland Institute has sent legal notices to numerous Web sites, blogs, and publications asking them to take down the stolen and forged documents and what it views as malicious a

Heartland Institute Responds to Stolen and Fake Documents

Heartland Institute Responds to Stolen and Fake Documents

February 15, 2012
Jim Lakely

FEBRUARY 15, 2012 – The following statement from The Heartland Institute – a free-market think tank – may be used for attribution.

Heartland Institute Legal Expert, Wisconsin Resident, Reacts to Walker Recall

Heartland Institute Legal Expert, Wisconsin Resident, Reacts to Walker Recall

January 18, 2012
Maureen Martin

Democrats in Wisconsin yesterday turned in more than a million signatures to force a recall election of Gov.

Heartland Institute Comments on Indiana Right-to-Work Bill, Democratic Boycott

Heartland Institute Comments on Indiana Right-to-Work Bill, Democratic Boycott

January 10, 2012
Maureen Martin
S.T. Karnick

On Monday afternoon, House Democrats in the Indiana Legislature ended their boycott, which denied the quorum necessary to consider a right-to-work bill favored by Republicans.

Heartland Institute Experts React to NLRB Dropping Boeing Case

Heartland Institute Experts React to NLRB Dropping Boeing Case

December 09, 2011
Maureen Martin
S.T. Karnick

The National Labor Relations Board Friday announced it has abandoned its case against Boeing for opening up a non-union plant in South Carolina, a right-to-work state.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Fast and Furious Hearing

Heartland Institute Reacts to Fast and Furious Hearing

November 08, 2011
Maureen Martin

Attorney General Eric Holder today testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the “Fast and Furious” program that allowed American guns to “walk” into the hands of Mexican drug gangs.

Heartland Institute Responds to Court Decision on Tobacco Warning Labels

Heartland Institute Responds to Court Decision on Tobacco Warning Labels

November 07, 2011
Maureen Martin

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Food and Drug Administration’s new mandate that packs, cartons, and advertisements for cigarettes come with large and graphic new warning labels.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Closed Investigation of Alleged Wisconsin Justice Scuffle

Heartland Institute Reacts to Closed Investigation of Alleged Wisconsin Justice Scuffle

August 25, 2011
Maureen Martin

The special prosecutor appointed to investigate the alleged fisticuffs between two justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Thursday that no criminal charges ought to be filed.

Heartland Institute Legal Expert Reacts to Layoff Notices at WEAC

Heartland Institute Legal Expert Reacts to Layoff Notices at WEAC

August 15, 2011
Maureen Martin

The Wisconsin public school teachers’ union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, announced Monday it has issued layoff notices to about 40 percent of its employees, about 42 individuals.