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Supreme Court places big bet on federalism

May 14, 2018 | By JONATHAN WOOD

This morning, the Supreme Court released its long-awaited decision in Murphy v. NCAA, New Jersey’s constitutional challenge to a federal law that forbids the state from amending its own sports gambling laws. The opinion by Justice Alito did not disappoint. Here’s the key paragraph: The PASPA provision at issue here—prohibiting state a ...

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What's more important, pot or property rights?

January 27, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author:  Damien M. Schiff The afternoon prior to President Obama's State of the Union address, the nation's chief executive answered questions posted on YouTube.  The top ten questions all concerned the nation's drug laws and policies, especially as applied to marijuana. What can one take away from this?  It seems to m ...