The Volokh Conspiracy

Simpsons did it:

"Someone dishonoring their marriage vows? Not in Las Vegas!"

Oren: Well, although not formally announced as an element in Dole, coerciveness seems to be an element in that case and others, with the reduction of funds in dole only being about 5%. So I doubt the 100% reduction would past the constitutional smell test. Secondly, the issue of whether it is reasonably related isn't exactly clear under Dole. Yea, the argument seems analogous for controlling alcohol use wrt public highway money as controlling drug use wrt public highway money, but SCOTUS thinks drugs and booze are somehow constitutionally different as to allow searches w/o probable cause for one and not allow them for the other. Also, I don't see how school aid is reasonably related to marijuana in the same way the road money is, especially if they put a minimum age limit on it.

Nevada reminds me of my law school friend, a few classes ahread of me, who graduated law school (got the book award in Contracts), went to Nevada, became licensed to practice law, and returned to California in a car with hunderds a bullet holes. When I asked what happened, he said "I have been practicing law in Nevada ...."

From what I remember, the feds tried to threaten to withold funding when medical marijuana laws were first being passed. When it came down to it, they did nothing.

It should be noted that in my experience, many of the roads in Nevada are not primarily used by Nevadans. I live in Boise, Idaho, and a few years ago, I drove down to Las Vegas. I went through Nevada, down the East side. Most of the cars on that road did *not* have Nevada plates — as a matter of fact, I once, right outside Ely, found myself in a group of three cars, all from the same county as me.

Look at I-80 - it goes through a few small towns in Nevada, but its primary purpose is as a link from California to SLC and on to the northern midwest.

Unless, of course, the Aztlanistas get their way first.