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Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen announced on Tuesday that he will ask the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn an injunction barring enforcement of the state's voter identification law in advance...

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced on Monday that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the state's new voter identification law . The DOJ found that the new law does not violate the Voting...

A judge for the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Wednesday declined to issue an injunction to prevent the state's voter ID law from taking effect. The plaintiffs in the case are Pennsylvania residents...

JURIST Associate Editor Garrett Eisenhour, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, is a law clerk at the Center for Coalfield Justice. He explores the regulation and safety concerns surrounding gas pipelines, and argues that the costs may...

The Pennsylvania's Public Utility Commission and the Department of Environmental Protection filed an appeal on Friday challenging this week's Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruling that Pennsylvania's new oil and gas law [Act 13...

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled 4-3 on Thursday that Pennsylvania's new oil and gas law violated the state's constitution by placing zoning rights regarding hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" solely...

An organization composed of atheists and agnostics on Monday filed suit against Pennsylvania representatives over a state House resolution that declares 2012 as "The Year of the Bible," asserting that the law violates the principle...

JURIST Senior Editor Edward SanFilippo, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, discusses how Pennsylvania House Resolution 535 reveals an underlying tension between the Establishment Clause and free speech... (His opinions are not intended to represent those of...

JURIST Guest Columnist Pedro Pierluisi, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, representing the territory in the US House of Representatives, argues that the coming Puerto Rico status referendum is historic because it is the first to include only the viable status...

Joseph Schaeffer, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2012, is spending the summer working for a firm specializing in energy law. He writes on Marcellus exploration and the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, specifically considering the implications of Pittsburgh's...