LINCOLN, Ill. (Oct. 4, 2016) – Last month, the Lincoln City Council voted to decriminalize marijuana within the city limits, a step toward effectively nullifying federal prohibition in practice. Under the old law, possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana was a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by up to 30 days in jail and $2,500…
What Wells Fargo employees did in opening bank accounts without customers' authorization was obviously wrong, but in true Washington fashion the scandal is being used to deflect attention away from larger, more enduring, and more important scandals.
HARTFORD, Conn. (Oct 3, 2016) – A law that sets the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients went into effect on Saturday. The Joint Insurance and Real Estate Committee introduced what would become Senate Bill 371 (SB371) in March,…
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Oct. 1 2016) – A sweeping new law that establishes robust privacy protections in Vermont went into effect today. It not only limits warrantless surveillance and helps ensure electronic privacy in the Green Mountain State, it will also hinder several federal surveillance programs that rely on cooperation and data from state and local…
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Oct. 1 2016) – A sweeping new law that establishes robust privacy protections in Vermont went into effect today. It not only limits warrantless surveillance and helps ensure electronic privacy in the Green Mountain State, it will also hinder several federal surveillance programs that rely on cooperation and data from state and local…
There are right ways to fight the unconstitutional federal prohibition on industrial hemp. There are also wrong ways to do it. Unfortunately, Kentucky is doing it the wrong way. Rather than act without unnecessary federal “permission,” the agriculture commissioner is pleading with the feds to “reconsider” its rules for industrial hemp. The feds recently put out…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2016) – Today, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law that not only bolsters restrictions on state officials from seizing property without due process, but also throws a wrench into federal efforts to do the same. Sen. Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) introduced Senate Bill 443 (SB443) last year. With the…
If you ever think to yourself, “wow, I get a lot of email that’s really just garbage…” – Get a load of this one sent to us: Iam the man the bierth certificate is a fraudulent documents its a bond on fidelity if the state believe that its me well the contract and the profourments…
Professor Ku concludes that a President Trump could for the most part constitutionally withdraw the U.S. from international agreements by giving the notice required. I mostly agree with his assessment as a matter of the Constitution's original meaning, but with a few qualifications.
by Tho Bishop, Mises Institute Just days after Donald Trump accused the Federal Reserve of playing politics with low interest rates during the first presidential debate,Congressman Scott Garrett challenged Chairman Janet Yellen today on whether Fed officials were guilty of playing politics this campaign season. In particular, Garrett questioned the actions of Fed Governor Lael…