Knife preemption laws are quietly redrawing the map of who governs everyday life in your city. As state legislatures... The ...

Once-esoteric questions over the federal preemption of state law are now the subject of a prominent, politically charged debate. A year ago, we assembled a group of prominent legal scholars and ...

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Everyone would like to be immune from lawsuits. Legislatures sometimes provide immunity in order to advance important social policy goals. For example, by providing health care professionals with ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Feb 07, 2024, 09:30am EST State legislatures shouldn't hesitate to use ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. This is the fifth and final in a series of posts about whether and how ...

Every two years we optimistically go to the polls and vote for the state representative and/or senator we think will best represent our interests before the legislature. And for the next two or four ...