Politics

Gun Law Circuit Split Persists After Court Denies Review

Federal appeals courts remain divided over whether the felon-in-possession law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), violates the Second Amendment, according to a new...

Politics

Establishment Clause Law Remains Unsettled After Kennedy Ruling

Establishment Clause rules that limit government support of religion are unsettled after the Supreme Court's 2022 Kennedy v. Bremerton School District...

Politics

DEA Schedules Three Kratom Compounds as 7-OH Decision Awaits

Three kratom-related compounds are now federally controlled substances, while a fourth, 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), remains unscheduled, according to an...

Law and Order

Federal Agents Search Rep Omar's Home in DC

The search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home on Monday by Federal agents, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) drew immediate...

Politics

GAO Finds Gaps in $126M U.S. Effort to Stop Gun Trafficking to Mexico

Federal agencies spending roughly $126 million to combat firearms trafficking to Mexico cannot demonstrate whether that money is working, according to a new...

Technology

Litigating Damages Done By AI Agents Exposes Gaps In Criminal Law

Existing federal criminal law likely covers people who intentionally use AI to commit crimes, but leaves a significant gap when an AI agent causes harm...

Politics

Suing the Federal Government: How Courts Shape Policy Mid-Case

Federal courts are able to block or reshape government policy long before a case reaches final judgment when the policy is contested in a civil suit. A new...

International Affairs

China Remains Key Source of Fentanyl Precursors Despite Controls

Since China's 2019 domestic controls curtailed almost all direct fentanyl shipments to the United States, China has become the primary source of the...

Politics

Marijuana Rescheduling Leaves Most Penalties and Consequences Intact

Federal rescheduling of medical marijuana changed tax and other rules for qualifying businesses and products, but most marijuana-specific criminal penalties...

Congress

Congress Faces Enforcement Questions When Federal Laws Stay Silent

When Congress creates a federal legal obligation without specifying how to enforce it, the law may be effectively unenforceable if no other enforcement...

Legislation

Federal Regulation of Kratom Compound 7-OH Remains Unsettled

A kratom-related compound sold in products online and at convenience stores remains outside federal controlled-substance schedules as the Drug Enforcement...

Legislation

FDA Proposal to Require GRAS Notices Raises Legal Questions

Whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can require companies to disclose substances they determine are generally recognized as safe (GRAS), without...

International Affairs

Southeast Asia Scam Centers Cost Americans $12.5B in 2025

Americans lost an estimated $12.5 billion in 2025 to online scam centers operating from Southeast Asia, and the problem is growing, according to a new...

Politics

Classwide Drug Scheduling Questioned Amid Synthetic Opioid Spread

The Drug Enforcement Administration has had difficulties keeping pace with new substances that chemists slightly alter to fall outside existing controls, a...

Government Operations

Child Labor Violations Rising, but Enforcement is Lacking

Child labor violations and the number of children affected by those violations have been on the rise since fiscal year 2015, according to a new federal...

Politics

Supreme Court Considers Climate Lawsuits Against Energy Companies

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Oct. 5 in Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a case that could...

Government Operations

Justice Department Changes Create Uncertainty in Drug Enforcement

A new Justice Department memorandum and other developments have left the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...