At the New York Times, veteran legal journalist Linda Greenhouse notes some of the cheerleading (from progressives even more than from conservatives) for the probability that the Supreme Court will ...

Washington's fiscal situation has been in disarray for decades. President Barack Obama's spending binge now butts against an arbitrary debt limit and an artificial deadline. This has drawn abundant ...

The plaintiffs bar often tries to raise the stakes in class actions by seeking to bring nationwide or multi-state class actions. The plaintiffs' bar often tries to raise the stakes in class actions by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. America is built upon the principle of federalism, a form of government in which power is balanced and responsibilities are shared ...

WANTED: A conservative president who really is one. President Bush is simply not filling the bill. His Department of Education has peeved Nebraska school officials, who have the curious notion that ...

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Conservatives are attached to the principles of federalism and free speech online even when these principles make it harder to achieve their policy aims, suggest two recent studies. Meanwhile, ...

COLUMBIA, SC (WMBF) - Gov. Mark Sanford says South Carolina will not operate a new, high-risk health insurance pool for people unable to get private coverage. Sanford said Friday the Obama ...

An exercise in reform of the Australian federation is underway. Issues papers have been published. A draft discussion paper has been released. The heads of government are scheduled to meet to discuss ...

EMMANUEL MACRON’S agenda for strengthening the European Union has revived talk of a “federal Europe”. The French president’s ambition will be easier to achieve without Britain: it has tended to follow ...