Attorneys at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP examine the federal preemption questions raised by recent state laws ...

Thinking clearly about the state requires us to think differently than what is typically believed. The state is not a ...

Pennsylvania’s judicial-retention election was the biggest in the commonwealth’s history. This seemingly innocuous off-year election drew at least $20 million—much of which came from outside the state ...

The Senate president says his bill to combine the comptroller's office and SCI is about efficiency. Watchdogs are aghast.

The United States government experienced a historic shutdown, the longest in American history, lasting 43 days as a result of ...

Federal law, 18 U.S. Code Section 1861, defines racketeering activity to include “any act or threat” involving a long list of ...

Harsher criminal penalties for many different offenses become law Monday. So does a new push to restart the death penalty in ...

Florida Republicans are trying for the fourth year in a row to ban political flags atop government buildings, including Pride or BLM banners.