Enforcement of Federal Statutes Under §1983: Focus on Talevski In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz addresses how some federal statues are enforceable under §1983 while others are ...
The Defense of Marriage Act has been abandoned by the executive and held unconstitutional by courts, so it is time to think about what will be left in its place. Federal law frequently asks whether a ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday proclaimed that the Lone Star State’s right to self-defense “supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary” amid a feud with the Biden administration over border ...
On January 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a Final Rule that seeks to provide clarity regarding OCR’s enforcement authority and ...
On Jan. 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling about when certain state statutes may apply in diversity actions in federal court. In Berk v. Choy (24-440), the Supreme Court ...
When franchising burst on the American economic scene in the 1950s and 1960s, no franchise-specific laws, rules or regulations were there to greet it. This article provides an overview of the laws, ...
Within 48 hours, outside critics have invoked two different federal criminal statutes against the president—one over money already given, one over money only promised—and the White House has publicly ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the intersection of disability and the U.S. workforce. Many people are still not aware of SSDI, or that they are ...