Trump signs order requiring federal agencies to favor US suppliers
US President Donald Trump signed the Presidential Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American on Tuesday. The order requires executive agencies to monitor and enforce Buy American Laws, which are defined as all laws that "require,...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday establishing a task force for combating drug addiction that will be led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and...
Two former Christie aides sentenced to jail for bridge closures
William Baroni and Bridget Kelly, former high-ranking officials in Chris Christie's New Jersey Governorship, were sentenced on Wednesday for their roles in what has come to be known as 'Bridgegate.' Baroni, former deputy executive director of the...
New Jersey legislature passes bill requiring presidential disclosure of federal tax return
The New Jersey Legislature passed S3048 on Thursday which would require presidential and vice-presidential candidates to reveal their federal income tax return before being listed on the state's ballot. The bill, which was passed...
Federal appeals court rules for pro-marijuana student group denied trademarks
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of a pro-marijuana student group that was barred from using university trademarks. Iowa State University (ISU) [official...
Supreme Court May, But Probably Won't, Legalize Sports Betting
JURIST Guest Columnist I. Nelson Rose of Whittier Law School discusses a recent Supreme Court opinion concerning sports betting in the United States...In a surprise move, the US Supreme Court blew a little life into the dying embers of state-authorized...
Maine Governor Paul LePage on Friday signed the marijuana moratorium bill into law, just three days before recreational marijuana becomes legal in Maine. The bill allows personal marijuana use but restricts retail sales for one year, at...
JURIST Guest Columnist Keith Miller of Drake University Law School discusses the future of sports gambling in the United States...In a move that caught many people by surprise, on January 16 the United Supreme Court invited the Solicitor General to...
Supreme Court seeks incoming administration's views in New Jersey sports betting case
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday invited the Solicitor General to file a response in the cases concerning the regulation of New Jersey Sports betting. Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association and New...
Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker signed Senate Bill No. 2524 (SB 2524) on Friday, which will delay part of a voter-approved marijuana legalization initiative by six months. Massachusetts citizens voted 53.7% to approve the "possession, use, distribution,...
