Is crowdfunding worth the effort?
If crowdfunding is to become a reality, the rules regulating it need to protect investors and while keeping the practice attractive to issuers. ...[Continue Reading]
Legislative and Policy
Highlighting state and national legislative news, focusing on some of the most important policy issues of the day.
Let’s See Some ID
North Carolina's new voter ID requirement has both support and opposition from precedent and policy. ...[Continue Reading]
State Support for Legalization of Marijuana Continues to Grow
As more states move towards marijuana legalization, The New York Times shows its support with multiple editorial justifications. ...[Continue Reading]
The crowds are still waiting
Small investors and businesses are eagerly awaiting the enactment of Title III of the JOBS Act, but they might have to wait a little longer. ...[Continue Reading]
Vote Early, Vote Often
North Carolina’s New Early voting restriction is under scrutiny in District Court, but the Justice Department may not present evidence sufficient to invalidate the law. ...[Continue Reading]
Tax Implications of the Affordable Care Act
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the Fourth Circuit have recently released directly conflicting opinions regarding the legality of an IRS tax credit provided to individuals from federal health care Exchanges under the Act. ...[Continue Reading]
Cause for Hesitation in Solicitation
Nearly one year ago, Title II of the JOBS Act was enacted allowing companies to solicit investments from accredited investors, but some clarification is still needed. ...[Continue Reading]
Will some North Carolinians be locked out of the polls?
A District Court judge will determine which portions of North Carolina’s new Voting law will go into effect. ...[Continue Reading]
Without Precedent: Hobby Lobby and the Corporatization of Religious Freedom
The controversial Supreme Court decision turns on a hotly debated question: who is a “person” under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993? ...[Continue Reading]
New state laws mimic federal False Claims Act
Over half the states have enacted False Claims Act laws in order to reap federal financial benefits. ...[Continue Reading]
Qui Tam Actions in the Health Care Industry
Government incentives to private citizens have contributed to the rise of False Claims Act lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies and health care entities. ...[Continue Reading]
The recent rise of qui tam actions
Though the federal False Claims Act was enacted in 1863, lawsuits brought under the Act have recently increased dramatically. ...[Continue Reading]
Will the new North Carolina fracking law be a source of jobs and energy or just another environmental crisis?
Those who are concerned with the possible negative environmental effects of the fracking process staunchly oppose the passage of the Energy Modernization Act, yet many laud the bill as a way to provide energy and jobs for North Carolinians. ...[Continue Reading]
How will Attorney General Roy Cooper affect North Carolina’s same-sex marriage ban?
Attorney General Roy Cooper must defend North Carolina’s Amendment One from attack, in spite of the fact that he personally opposes the same-sex marriage ban. ...[Continue Reading]
The degradation of prayer
Legislative prayer is both coercive and divisive. This is why the Supreme Court got it all wrong.
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