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Can Land Use Permit Conditions Constitute a Regulatory Taking?

Can Land Use Permit Conditions Constitute a Regulatory Taking?

The Supreme Court hears arguments over acceptable conditions for development permits.

Trust & Verify: How the CPSC Gets the Information It Needs

Trust & Verify: How the CPSC Gets the Information It Needs

Contrary to critics, statute leads to better information for consumer protection.

Time to Abolish Patents?

Time to Abolish Patents?

New paper says it’s time to get rid of the broken U.S. patent system

Often Forgotten Actors in Environmental Regulation

Often Forgotten Actors in Environmental Regulation

Federal regulators get the attention, but state regulators are important too.

Week in Review

Week in Review

Federal judges reject recess appointments, HHS and IRS propose heath care rules, and more.

FCC Considers Regulating Interstate Inmate Calling Service

FCC Considers Regulating Interstate Inmate Calling Service

FCC seeks public comment as it considers new regulations.

What the Unified Agenda Tells Us About Regulation’s Impending Burdens

What the Unified Agenda Tells Us About Regulation’s Impending Burdens

Unified Agenda of new regulations only tells part of the story.

Penn Convenes Major Dialogue on Chinese Administrative Law

Penn Convenes Major Dialogue on Chinese Administrative Law

Leading Chinese and American scholars discuss possibilities for legal development.

Improving Drug Safety Regulation after the Meningitis Outbreak

Improving Drug Safety Regulation after the Meningitis Outbreak

Congress should provide FDA with clearer authority and increased resources.

Defense Department Amends Rules to “Match Reality” for Women in Combat

Defense Department Amends Rules to “Match Reality” for Women in Combat

Rule restricting women’s role in direct combat will be formally lifted.

Week in Review

Week in Review

GAO study suggests agencies can improve public notice, federal judge rejects IRS attempt to regulate tax preparers, and more.

Exempting Climate Mitigation from OIRA Review

Exempting Climate Mitigation from OIRA Review

EPA needs less OIRA oversight to address climate change.