George Washington : "On November 7, 2006, Proposal 2, which is copied from California's Proposition 209, passed in Michigan by a vote of 57 to 43 percent. There are now two pending legal challenges to the...
Professional Commentary
Ben Johnson : ""Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto" - "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law." This statement, the official state motto of Missouri, stands as guidance to all those working in service...
David G. Evans, Esq. : "The Colorado marijuana initiative would have made it legal for anyone over 21 years of age to possess one ounce or less of marijuana. According to law enforcement,...
Allen St. Pierre : "The 2006 mid-term elections offered mixed results for marijuana law reformers, with voters rejecting three statewide liberalization efforts, but approving numerous local measures to 'deprioritize' pot law...
Steve Fox : "The purpose of the Amendment 44 campaign in Colorado was to stimulate a debate in the state about the rationality of laws that allow adults to use alcohol while prohibiting the...
William B. Neaves, Ph.D. : "The Stowers Institute is pleased that a majority of citizens voted for the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative on Tuesday. Our attention will now be...
Lisa Madigan : "Evidence at the trial established that from 2000-2004 the state of Illinois and the United States paid Amerigroup Corporation and its Illinois subsidiary over $243 million to...
Gitanjali Gutierrez : "In March 2003, Majid Khan, his brother, his sister-in-law, and his year-old niece were arrested by Pakistani intelligence. It was more than three years before Majid was heard from...
Jonathan Hafetz : "Attorneys today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the United States from transferring Mohammed Munaf, a American citizen, to the custody of the Iraqi government. Mr. Munaf has been...
Subodh Chandra : "The consent order we won Thursday against Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell won back the right to vote for many otherwise eligible Ohioans--including college students,...