Judges do not treat all constitutional rights the same. U.S. judges typically apply “two-tiered” judicial review when reviewing the constitutionality of legislation. Judges apply some form of heightened scrutiny when reviewing legislation that trenches on fundamental rights, like free speech, or when reviewing legislation directed,...
President Trump’s opioid commission will call Wednesday for big boosts in substance abuse treatment programs but stop short of asking for new funding that federal and state officials say is critical to pay for them, Politico reports. The commission, led by New Jersey Gov. Chris...
This morning the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Artis v. District of Columbia, a civil-procedure case that involves the effect of a tolling provision in the federal supplemental-jurisdiction statute on litigants who want to pursue state-court claims after related federal claims have been...
Republican efforts to reform the tax code received an important boost with last week’s passage of the annual budget resolution in the House of Representatives. But the GOP should not celebrate just yet. How Republicans overcome the remaining challenges will determine whether they actually cross...
Death and prison are common for youths in the Virginia Beach community where Jalen Mizell was born. Mizell was locked up at the age of 14, when he was arrested for participation in two separate armed robberies—putting an abrupt end to a trajectory that seemed to...
UPDATED In light of the adverse effects the storm, floods and tornadoes will have on oil and gas production, transportation and processing operations, we offer several bits of advice: Force majeure Winds and floods are among the very reasons for the seldom-invoked force majeure provisions of your oil...
Co-author Chance Decker You’ve seen the headlines. The portrait is complete; the verdict is in; the clock has run down to zero. The devastation of Harvey is “unprecedented” and it’s all because of climate change. That’s not necessarily so, thanks to Powerline and Dr. Roy Spencer....
Many insurance policies contain a war exclusion precluding coverage for loss caused by war. But in world where violent conflicts involve a wide variety of different groups and parties, what exactly constitutes “war”? In a recent coverage dispute presenting this issue, a federal judge concluded...
Conoco Phillips Company v. Ramirez et al is a helpful reminder when preparing a document transferring title: “Family vernacular” is a great way to communicate in wedding toasts and funeral eulogies, not so much in land conveyances. Absent an express reservation, a conveyance of land includes both...
Jay Knight Will Lay In March 2015, the SEC released its final rules implementing the provision of the JOBS Act to try to facilitate small companies’ access to capital and to provide new investors with new investment choices, in the form of Regulation A+. In the following...