This California Bill Would Mandate Punishment of Marijuana Debtors Without a Hearing
To address an "unpaid debt bubble," the proposed law would dictate contract terms and require regulators to intervene in commercial disputes.
To address an "unpaid debt bubble," the proposed law would dictate contract terms and require regulators to intervene in commercial disputes.
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The Chinese app has become a magnet for every possible cultural concern.
Backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the measures will punish peaceful migrants and the Floridians who interact with them.
"If there is freedom, private property, rule of law, then Latin Americans thrive," says the social media star.
The FAA required SpaceX take 75 separate actions to mitigate the environmental impacts of launches from its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site. A new lawsuit says it's not enough.
An expanded surveillance state can’t solve problems created by drug prohibition.
Before assaulting her, the cops taunted her for being homeless, she claims.
It's time for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to strike a deal that will avoid a default and cut spending.
The article explains why libertarians should focus much more on constitutional issues arising from zoning, immigration restrictions and racial profiling.
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Correcting the error will require new legislation.
Plus: A listener question scrutinizing current attitudes toward executive power
Overruling Chevron won't gut the administrative state or even severely constrain it. But it could help strengthen the rule of law.
Two damning investigations and a request from the state attorney general haven't been enough to stop the execution.
According to a new Bloomberg report, Rivian has lost 93 percent of its market value since November 2021. The state of Georgia is still on the hook for as much as $1.5 billion in state incentives.
The debate over the details shows that, despite all the talk of treating cannabis like alcohol, legislators are not prepared to fully embrace that model.
One of today's two cert grants comes in a case asking the justices to reconsider Chevron v. NRDC.
Cass says industrial policy will only work if the politicians can put aside political disagreements and partisan agendas. In other words, industrial policy will never work.
Americans’ opinions are more nuanced than headlines suggest, leaving little room for total bans.
This Supreme Court term is setting a record for not releasing opinions in argued cases.
Are the plausible alternatives to continental governance any better?
"Once a woman became pregnant for any reason, she would now become property of the state of South Carolina," said one state senator.
The legislation, whose authors say two-fifths of prisoners are locked up without a "compelling public safety justification," would reward states that take a more discriminating approach.
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In 2013, Maurice Jimmerson was charged with murder. Ten years later, he's still languishing in a Dougherty County jail, awaiting trial.
In 2019, discretionary spending was $1.338 trillion—or some $320 billion less than what Republicans want that side of the budget to be.
Regulations costing less than $200 million will no longer be considered "economically significant."
The lawsuit says Disney has been subject to "a targeted campaign of government retaliation—orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney's protected speech."
"Criticism of the president is core political speech protected by the First Amendment," says the students' attorney.
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A response to Professors Goldsmith & Volokh
A Texas jury unanimously rejected Perry’s assertion that Garrett Foster pointed a rifle at him.
Morgan Bettinger might sue the University of Virginia for violating her First Amendment rights.
It has been reprinted (with permission) by the Cato Institute.
A three-judge panel concludes that bump stocks cannot be considered machine gun parts under the rule of lenity.
Is the publc getting what it wants from the administrative state?
Justice Kavanaugh was alone in noting his desire to accept certiorari in two cases the justices rejected.
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Despite his reservations, Gov. John Carney let the bills become law without his signature.
Kathy Hochul isn't just waging a war on menthols. She's also floating a ban on all cigarette sales in the state.
The most important part of the Limit, Grow, Save Act is the limits.
The Department of Justice emulates the Kremlin in smearing government critics as foreign agents.