In a recent press release, the Pennsylvania Attorney General announced that settlements have been reached with Delaware and Florida lenders who made allegedly usurious loans to Pennsylvania residents.

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Jack Goldsmith's and my article with this title is now out in the Texas Law Review, as is David Post's response (many thanks for writing that, David!). Many of our readers are already familiar with it ...

With the cannabis industry growing rapidly and an increasing number of states legalizing the federally outlawed drug, out-of-state market participants are trying to strike down certain aspects of ...

[Update 4/27 - This posting has generated an unusually vigorous and enlightening discussion in the Comments section. Recommended reading.] The argument, while plausible enough, strikes me as misguided ...

The original public meaning of the text of the Constitution is front and center these days, with Supreme Court majority and dissenting opinions alike invoking and debating that litmus test. On Tuesday ...

August 2, 2023 - While we all sit around and twiddle our thumbs waiting for the Congress to de-schedule cannabis, some western states are quietly investigating the possibility of interstate cannabis ...

On June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the argument of the plaintiff and its amici and reversed the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway, 600 U.S. ___ ...

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 ...