The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. LEGAL

State attorneys general ask the Supreme Court to step into a dispute over the states’ 1998 settlement with tobacco companies.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Special Projects Counsel Hans Bader on the Court’s decision in last year’s tobacco-related case.

2. BUSINESS

McDonald’s establishes a blog dedicated solely to the company’s approach to corporate social responsibility.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Regulatory Policy Analyst Isaac Post on the problems with McDonald’s approach to defending their corporate legitimacy.

3. FINANCE

United Airlines begins its climb out of bankruptcy.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Journalism Fellow Timothy Carney on a time when good business sense was a liability in the airline industry.

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