State officials contest both Attorney General Jeff Sessions's directive allowing U.S. attorneys to prosecute marijuana offenders in states that have legalized marijuana and President…
Jason Snead and John-Michael Seibler write that bipartisan measures have been introduced in Congress to allow state and local authorities to regulate drone flights…
Louis Jacobson writes that this could be a pivotal year for redistricting because of two cases before the Supreme Court involving partisan gerrymandering. Jacobson…
The $1.5 trillion price tag of the new tax law triggers cuts to a number of government programs. Royalty payments to states with fossil…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, long an opponent of the legalization of marijuana, has rescinded an Obama-era policy that discouraged federal prosecutors from bringing charges…
This editorial discusses three options considered by Democratic state officials to blunt the impact of the federal tax reform’s limits on the state and…
Andrew Shankman examines the relationship between local power and the general power of the British Crown and, later, the federal government in what would become…
The Trump administration is proposing regulatory changes that would allow the self-employed and many small businesses to band together to buy insurance, a change…
Heather Trela notes that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made it easier for prosecutors to enforce federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized…
Native American groups are increasingly filing federal lawsuits to protect their voting rights, an effort that appears to be boosting their political influence. Read…
Michael C. Dorf notes that the new tax law limits the state and local tax deduction, a change with negative consequences for many individuals…
Democrats in high-tax states are considering legal action and other ways to try to limit the effects of the new tax law. Read more…
New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco have sued the Defense Department for lapses in reporting criminal convictions to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and…
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