The Performance of Regulatory Performance Standards
Despite their prevalence, regulatory performance standards and their efficacy have been understudied.
Obama Seeks to Promote “International Regulatory Cooperation”
President issues executive order as way to enhance U.S. economic growth.
Roundtable Illuminates Challenges of Implementing the Volcker Rule
Prominent scholars, practitioners, and policy officials gather to discuss challenges presented by new banking rules.
Will Obama be Damaged by New Administrative Scandals?
Recent scandals will likely reinforce existing predispositions more than move the political needle.
Feds Claim Unlawful “Conspiracy” Inflated Prices of E-books
Antitrust lawsuit alleges Apple and five publishers conspired to eliminate competition.
WTO Creates Roadblock to Administration’s Anti-Smoking Initiative
U.S. prohibition of flavored cigarettes violates international trade agreement.
EPA to Regulate Carbon Emissions from New Power Plants
Proposed rule would impose the first greenhouse gas standards on new facilities.
The Justices and the Individual Mandate
Justice Kennedy again appears to be the decisive swing voter.
House of Representatives Votes to Eliminate Medicare Cost-Saving Body
Republican majority favors killing the much maligned “death panel.”
Administration Articulates Only Fine Distinctions in Defending Health Care Reform
Solicitor General limits his Supreme Court arguments to the specifics of health insurance.
White House Hosts Conservation Conference
Conference emphasizes impacts of conservation on urban and rural communities.
Obama’s Reforms Give States a Shot at Coming Out Winners
Health care reform demonstrates President Obama’s evolving understand of federalism.