In the words of the Colorado Supreme Court, two fundamental tenets of our judicial system are at odds with each other in Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado: Protecting the secrecy of jury deliberations and ensuring a defendant’s constitutional right to an impartial jury.

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There is outright theft and then there is getting paid for doing the job but not following all the rules. The former may be the subject of a False Claims Act claim but what about the latter?

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Women have served their country through all periods of U.S. history, whether disguised as male soldiers during the American Revolution, as nurses in World War II, or as helicopter pilots in Afghanistan.

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Monday, April 18, marks the deadline for tax-paying Americans to realize one of life’s two certainties. (Ben Franklin wasn’t entirely accurate on this point; data suggests that people have more success avoiding one over the other.) 

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The U.S. teen birth rate is on a two-decade decline, hitting a historic low in 2014—about 24 births per 1,000 girls ages 15-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decrease of 9 percent from 2013 included all racial and ethnic groups.

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To celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2015 the Women’s Legislative Network of NCSL developed new strategic goals to strengthen its mission of promoting the participation, empowerment and leadership of female legislators.

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A new report from the Rockefeller Institute shows that traditional forms of gambling are not doing much to boost state budgets.

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Higher speed limits mean people can get where they’re going faster. However, according to a study released today by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), increased speed limits have resulted in more than 33,000 additional deaths in the last 20 years.

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State legislative debate on police accountability continues to focus heavily on emerging body camera technology.

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This week is National Retirement Planning Week, a nationwide effort to help consumers concentrate on their retirement security and an opportunity for state policymakers to examine how they can help avert a retirement savings crisis.

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