Common Cause New York v. Brehm Is the Canary in the Coal Mine When It Comes to Voting by Mail in the Coronavirus Age

Judge Nathan’s opinion meticulously describes disturbing testimony from New York City Board of Elections Executive Director Michael J. Ryan, one of the officials who has been battling postal service-related problems for years.

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News Cannabis, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Policing

Statement on the reclassification of state-licensed medical marijuana

Grace Pewitt April 23, 2026

Analysis Behavioral Health, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation

Lawmakers keep trying to ban 7-OH. What do we know about this novel substance?

Stacey McKenna April 23, 2026

Op-Eds California, Finance and Trade, State Policy, Transportation

Robotaxis: Lawmakers Make Perfect the Enemy of the Good

Steven Greenhut April 22, 2026 The American Spectator

Analysis Data Security and Data Privacy, Privacy, Technology and Innovation

Congress Has a Fresh Chance to Pass a Comprehensive Data Privacy Law

Adam Thierer April 22, 2026

News Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Statement on the U.K.’s shift away from tobacco harm reduction

Grace Pewitt April 22, 2026

Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction

The U.K. had the world’s most credible tobacco harm-reduction playbook, but Parliament just tore it up

Jeffrey S. Smith April 22, 2026

Newsletters Executive Team Updates, Our Organization

Sighting New Milestones; Always Improving

Jeff Vanderslice April 21, 2026

Op-Eds Artificial Intelligence, South, State Policy, Technology and Innovation

The future of AI: As humble as Claude and safe as Waymo?

Marc Hyden April 21, 2026 The Newnan Times-Herald

Analysis Federal Government Affairs, Governance

Nearly 100 years before the American Revolution, the Boston Revolt paved the way for American self-rule

Matt Germer, Jonathan Madison April 20, 2026

Op-Eds California, Energy and Environment, Environmental Regulation, Fossil Fuels, State Policy, Western

California Progressives Want ‘Big Oil’ to Fix an Insurance Crisis Created by the State’s Price Controls

Steven Greenhut April 17, 2026 Reason