Cannabis

By Sanjay Talwani

Minnesota would repeal a tax break on electricity purchased by data centers while extending their remaining sales tax exemptions under part of a tax package approved by state lawmakers and headed to Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.

By Sam Reisman

An Iowa church that seeks to use a psychedelic drug in its rites filed a petition Monday with the D.C. Circuit seeking to compel federal drug enforcers to process an application for a religious exemption to the Controlled Substances Act, which has been pending for over six years.

By Sanjay Talwani

Minnesota would restrict its sales tax break for large data centers while also extending the exemption under an agreement revealed Friday by House Republican and Democratic leaders ahead of a special Legislature session that starts Monday.

By Susan Sturm

As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from their programs, lawyers who care about racial equity and justice can employ four strategies to create microspaces of justice, which can then be parlayed into drivers of transformational change, says Susan Sturm at Columbia Law School.

By Sanjay Talwani

Oregon would disqualify land from special agricultural tax assessments if the owner is found to be illegally growing marijuana on it under legislation passed unanimously by the state Senate and headed to the House.

By Lauren Meadows

After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process sharpen skills that directly translate to the practice of law, including discipline, dedication, endurance, problem-solving and mental toughness, says Lauren Meadows at Swift Currie.