John Berlau
The recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Jarkesy v. SEC is a victory for limited constitutional government on many levels. As Mario Loyola, professor at Florida International University and senior fellow at my organization, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), writes in The Wall Street Journal, the court “has taken what could be a historic step toward restoring the Constitution’s checks and balances.”
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In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Howard Beales and Tim Muris review the results of the Federal Trade Commission’s previous efforts (in the 1970s) to reshape the economy through rushed rulemaking; it is a disastrous history that the FTC’s new majority seems determined to repeat.
Read this articleWayne A. Abernathy
Rule of Law or Rule of Experts? Almost exactly 9 years ago, I spoke to this question, posed by the erosion of the Constitution’s separation of powers. At a legal symposium in Philadelphia, I raised the problem of concentration of say-so in federal financial regulators.
Read this articleNicholas Nelson
In November, the Federalist Society’s Regulatory Transparency Project presented a panel discussion on the history of FTC rulemaking authority.
Read this articleJeffrey Holmstead
The Heritage Foundation has just released a special report entitled “37 Biden Administration Regulations in the Pipeline that Americans Should Know About.”
Read this articleMatthew R. A. Heiman
In June, President Biden issued a new executive order directing the federal government to review the security threats posed by foreign-controlled software applications. On September 2, Matthew Feeney (Cato Institute) moderated an insightful discussion on the topic featuring Jennifer Hay (DataRobot), Jamil Jaffer (National Security Institute), and Margaret Peterlin (Texas A&M University)…
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“This case gives the Court an opportunity for a major ruling on one of the country’s most impactful environmental laws.”
Read this articleBrent Skorup
“If courts progress down this path, social media companies may one day be severely limited in moderating lawmakers’ social media accounts.”
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“…two proposals, if adopted, would throw the door wide open to transforming the Federal Communications Commission into the Federal Computer Commission…”
Read this articleWilliam Rinehart and Adam Thierer
“Discouraging private space exploration would be a step backwards and undo positive reforms that have made space more accessible and affordable.”
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