Many state laws apply to internet communications. Indeed, we take many such laws for granted. If you publish an online magazine or a blog that comments on people from all fifty states, you might be ...

This installment of the Northern District Round-Up column explores a recent decision by Judge Anne Nardacci of the Northern District of New York concerning yet another challenge to New York state's ...

Few areas of law have been able to expose the contradictions of federal cannabis policy quite like the Dormant Commerce Clause. The Constitution’s long-standing rule against state economic ...

As more and more states enact legislation related to the use of the Internet for gambling and there remains no unambiguous federal law that addresses Internet wagering, challenges based on the ...

If there is confusion in the lower courts about whether precedent flat-out prohibits states from regulating commerce in other states – as both the artists in the 9th Circuit case and groups ...

September 10, 2025 - As readers of this column know, New York's Adult-Use licensing scheme has experienced numerous challenges, both operationally and in court. Last month, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court ...

On the last day of the Supreme Court’s recent term, the court issued opinions in the two First Amendment cases brought by NetChoice against Florida and Texas, challenging their statutes which tried to ...

Jefferson Packing House, an Oregon-based cannabis distribution company, has retracted its federal lawsuit challenging the state's ban on the interstate trade of marijuana. Launched in late 2022, ...

The Supreme Court issued a decision on May 11, 2023, upholding California’s Proposition 12 against a challenge under the U.S. Constitution’s Dormant Commerce Clause. Proposition 12 is a ballot ...

This April 17, 2015 photo shows stacks of gambling chips on a roulette table at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) (CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday ...