Federalism & Separation of Powers

State Court Docket Watch News Clips: 2/1/2016

• Zach Mayo

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel filed an amicus brief with the state's supreme court arguing...

A Welcome Detour on the Road to All-Encompassing Campaign Finance Disclosure

• Timothy Courtney

Stephen Klein writes for Pillar of Law: On January 21 a three-judge panel on the United...

Video: Why is the FAA Regulating Recreational Drone Use?

• Kyndra Kaye Rotunda,
• Robert Chesney,
• Timothy Courtney

Gregory S. McNeal, Associate Professor of Law and Public Policy at Pepperdine School of Law,...

State Court Docket Watch News Clips: 1/28/2016

• Thomas Smith,
• Alan White,
• Zach Mayo

Delaware's legislature is debating whether or not to repeal the state's death penalty. The issue...

Reinforcing Glass-Steagall Won't Prevent Another Financial Crisis

• Erin Glenn Busby,
• Timothy Courtney

Federalist Society member C. Wallace DeWitt writes for the Federalist: Muddled thinking about banking is...

Teleforum Preview: How "False" Must a Claim Be Under the False Claims Act?

• Stephen J. Obermeier,
• Shane B. Kelly

In Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, the U.S. Supreme Court...

U.S. v. Texas and the "Take Care" Clause

• John S. Baker

The Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Texas to expand the scope of its review...

Motives, Perception, and the Right to Assemble

Heffernan v. City of Paterson involves a New Jersey police officer who was demoted after...

Larry Summers: "The Federalist Society ... always wanted to have that debate."

• Daniel T. Richards

Harvard President Emeritus and former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers recently sat down with Bill Kristol...

The Los Angeles Rams: Already Winners?

• Raymond J. Nhan

Recent news of the Los Angeles Rams is a win-win-win for the NFL and taxpayers...