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February 12, 2020
Doomed Climate Lawsuits Waste Precious Time and Money
It’s time for federal and state courts to say enough is enough and block all such lawsuits. It’s the job of elected branches, not the judiciary, to determine United States climate and energy policy.
Law
January 21, 2020
‘Old-Fashioned Land Grab’ in Colorado Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
Colorado law allows property owners and residents to form “special municipal districts” that can use eminent domain to take private property.
Government Spending
January 21, 2020
Judges Order Government Spending Without Representation in Illinois
"Our research revealed Illinois legislators have acquiesced to a power grab by the federal and state judiciary."
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Regulation
January 16, 2020
Michigan Court Halts Governor’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigs, Vapes
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to issue emergency rules banning online and retail sales of flavored e-cigarettes, in response to reports of an increase in vaping-related lung diseases.
Law
January 10, 2020
Survey: Public Strongly Rejects Second Amendment Repeal
A canvass of 1,000 likely voters by The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank, and Rasmussen Reports.
Economy
January 9, 2020
The Good and Bad Economics of Plea Bargains
Plea bargains let persons accused of crimes plead guilty and receive reduced charges or a reduced sentence.

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Law
February 12, 2020
Doomed Climate Lawsuits Waste Precious Time and Money
By H. Sterling Burnett
It’s time for federal and state courts to say enough is enough and block all such lawsuits. It’s the job of elected branches, not the judiciary, to determine United States climate and energy policy.
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January 21, 2020
‘Old-Fashioned Land Grab’ in Colorado Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
By Ashley Herzog
Colorado law allows property owners and residents to form “special municipal districts” that can use eminent domain to take private property.
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January 21, 2020
Judges Order Government Spending Without Representation in Illinois
By Edward N. Tiesenga, Carl A. Miller, and Sophia Pethokoukis
"Our research revealed Illinois legislators have acquiesced to a power grab by the federal and state judiciary."
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January 16, 2020
Michigan Court Halts Governor’s Ban on Flavored E-Cigs, Vapes
By Lindsey Stroud
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to issue emergency rules banning online and retail sales of flavored e-cigarettes, in response to reports of an increase in vaping-related lung diseases.
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January 10, 2020
Survey: Public Strongly Rejects Second Amendment Repeal
By Joe Barnett
A canvass of 1,000 likely voters by The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank, and Rasmussen Reports.
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January 9, 2020
The Good and Bad Economics of Plea Bargains
By Daniel Sutter
Plea bargains let persons accused of crimes plead guilty and receive reduced charges or a reduced sentence.
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January 8, 2020
McGahn Subpoena Ruling a Pyrrhic Victory for Congress
By Dr. William J. Murphy
The McGahn case again illustrates how civil enforcement actions are plagued by prolonged litigation and procedural delays that render them unsuitable for achieving prompt and effective oversight actions.
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December 27, 2019
Legal Challenge to Campus Speech Codes Settled
By Bonner R. Cohen
University of Michigan Eliminates Its "Bias Response Teams"
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November 5, 2019
Ann Arbor Agrees to Limit Scope of Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
By Juliana Knot
A Michigan city has agreed not to use its expansive anti-discrimination law against two political strategists.
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September 27, 2019
Coloradans Will Vote on National Popular Vote Law in 2020
By Ashley Bateman
The law places Colorado in a compact of states that pledge to award all their electoral votes to whichever presidential candidate receives a majority of the NPV.
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