Supreme Court of the United States
Union Members Deserve to Know How Their Money is Spent
For years, the Pelican Institute has maintained its position as an outspoken advocate for transparency in [...]
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Louisiana lawmakers must reform and modernize sales tax code, Pelican Institute and National Taxpayers Union Foundation says
Today, as part of the Pelican Institute’s “A Jobs and Opportunity Agenda for Louisiana,” the organization [...]
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SCOTUS Upholds St. Tammany Landowners’ Rights in Dusky Frog Case
The big case over the “little frog that might” and the federal government’s encroachment on private [...]
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The Little Frog That Might
The Little Frog That Might Once upon a time there lived a small frog in Louisiana that adorably covers [...]
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Should the States Use Article V to Rein in Federal Government?
Several states have already passed Article V resolutions for the purpose of reigning in the federal [...]
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Louisiana’s New “Amazon Law” Raises Constitutional Questions
The question of whether states can or should tax businesses when their only in-state presence is an [...]
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SCOTUS Stays Clean Power Plan
The Clean Power Plan could cause electricity prices to increase around 15 percent a year on average, and [...]
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Louisiana Need Not Rush Implementation of EPA Rule
According to the plan, Louisiana will have to lower its carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 30 percent of [...]
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Guest Commentary: Introducing “Article V 2.0”: The Compact for a Balanced Budget
What if the states could advance and ratify a powerful federal balanced budget amendment in just twelve [...]
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