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End Federal Pressure for Racial Quotas in Special Education

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End Federal Pressure for Racial Quotas in Special Education

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 10/02/2017

No child should be barred based on her race from a public education program needed to address her learning disabilities or educational deficits. But the…

Law and Litigation

Education Department Withdraws “Dear Colleague” Letter Restricting Student and Faculty Rights

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Education Department Withdraws “Dear Colleague” Letter Restricting Student and Faculty Rights

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 09/22/2017

The Education Department recently withdrew two famous examples of regulatory “dark matter” issued during the Obama administration.

Law and Litigation

The Never-Ending Title IX Investigation

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The Never-Ending Title IX Investigation

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 09/21/2017

Los Angeles lawyer Ken White notes that a professor is being “investigated for writing about being investigated for writing about being investigated.” This Title…

Free Speech

Civil Rights Experts Issue Report on Unjustified Federal Meddling in Education

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Civil Rights Experts Issue Report on Unjustified Federal Meddling in Education

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 09/15/2017

The Obama administration attempted to micromanage educational institutions by imposing new rules that never went through the legally-prescribed rulemaking process.

Law and Litigation

Ohio Drug Price Initiative Gives Taxpayer Money to Unnecessary Lawyers

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Ohio Drug Price Initiative Gives Taxpayer Money to Unnecessary Lawyers

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 09/14/2017

Lawyers and allied interest groups have long enriched themselves at taxpayers’ expense. But usually, it has been by bringing lawsuits, not defending them.

Class Action Fairness

Education Secretary Takes Aim at Federal College Discipline Rules

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Education Secretary Takes Aim at Federal College Discipline Rules

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 09/07/2017

The Education Department may withdraw legal guidance regarding sexual assault and harassment on colleges campuses.

Law and Litigation

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Economic Growth Rose to 3 Percent in Second Quarter of 2017

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 09/01/2017

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3 percent in the second quarter. That was significantly higher than the 2.7 percent expected.

Regulatory Reform

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White House Suspends EEO-1 Form that Cost Businesses $400 Million to Gather Wage Data

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 09/01/2017

On August 29, the White House suspended a burdensome reporting requirement for employers that would have cost them $400 million while yielding information…

Labor and Employment

$15 Minimum Wage Could Cost 47,000 Jobs in a Single U.S. County

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$15 Minimum Wage Could Cost 47,000 Jobs in a Single U.S. County

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 08/03/2017

The Washington Post has “sobering news for $15 minimum-wage boosters.”…

Labor and Employment

Democrats Peddle Job-Killing Proposal in ‘Better Deal’ Blueprint

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Democrats Peddle Job-Killing Proposal in ‘Better Deal’ Blueprint

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 07/25/2017

A $15 national minimum wage would eliminate more than 7 million jobs, according to a 2016 study.

Labor and Employment

Restore Economic Opportunity by Repealing Occupational Licensing Rules

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Restore Economic Opportunity by Repealing Occupational Licensing Rules

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 07/24/2017

To increase growth, we need to get rid of some of the unnecessary barriers to economic opportunity that have arisen in recent years – such…

Antitrust

A Failed Defense of Federal Meddling in College Discipline

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A Failed Defense of Federal Meddling in College Discipline

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 07/17/2017

For an unelected federal bureaucrat to dictate the burden of proof at colleges across the country is disturbing.

Law and Litigation

Seattle Minimum Wage Hike Shrinks Workers’ Incomes

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Seattle Minimum Wage Hike Shrinks Workers’ Incomes

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 06/26/2017

A credible new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage has bad news for liberals, notes Max Ehrenfreud at The Washington Post’s Wonkblog. The City…

Labor and Employment

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Proposed Education Department Cuts Are Long Overdue

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 06/23/2017

Even modest and long-overdue budget cuts draw condemnation. The White House proposed cutting the budget of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) from…

Cut Crime By Repealing Useless Occupational Licensing Regulations

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Cut Crime By Repealing Useless Occupational Licensing Regulations

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 06/19/2017

Many occupations that pose no special risks or need for regulation are off-limits to people who have criminal convictions, or never committed a crime, but…

Regulatory Reform

Emoluments Clause Does Not Ban Sales to Foreigners

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Emoluments Clause Does Not Ban Sales to Foreigners

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 06/09/2017

The Constitution is not hostile to the free market or international trade. Indeed, many…

Business and Government

Justice Department Ends Diversion of Federal Settlements to Left-Wing Groups

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Justice Department Ends Diversion of Federal Settlements to Left-Wing Groups

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 06/08/2017

Attorney General Session Sessions has prohibited Justice Department lawyers from diverting legal settlement funds to special interest groups outside the government.

Class Action Fairness

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Laptop Bans Harm Tourism and Airlines

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 06/02/2017

Banning laptop computers from airplane cabins could not only harm safety, but also the tourism industry.

Consumer Freedom

TSA Delays Transatlantic Laptop Ban, Which CEI Questioned in Petition

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TSA Delays Transatlantic Laptop Ban, Which CEI Questioned in Petition

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 05/31/2017

On May 31, the Secretary of Homeland Security said the TSA “might” still impose a ban on transatlantic flights in the future.

Aviation

Congress Should Repeal Overbroad College Harassment Rules

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Congress Should Repeal Overbroad College Harassment Rules

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 05/24/2017

The Clinton/Obama demands completely ignored the very purpose of a university, which is to follow wherever the truth may lead, even when that offends people.

Free Speech

Powerful Officials, Like the Director of the CFPB, Should Be Democratically Accountable

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Powerful Officials, Like the Director of the CFPB, Should Be Democratically Accountable

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 05/19/2017

While a three-judge panel of the appeals court ruled against the CFPB’s constitutionality, the full appeals court will re-hear arguments in the case on May…

Banking and Finance

Blog

Left-wing Groups Attack Civil Rights Official for Enforcing Civil Rights Act

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 04/25/2017

Civil rights laws do not contain exceptions for particular races, much less countenance segregation.

Free Speech

Justice Department Disability Demands Raise Serious Free Speech Issues

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Justice Department Disability Demands Raise Serious Free Speech Issues

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 04/21/2017

The Justice Department’s demands exceeded its authority under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Free Speech

Legal Reformers Call for Repeal of Race-Based School Discipline Guidance

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Legal Reformers Call for Repeal of Race-Based School Discipline Guidance

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 04/17/2017

Two legal foundations are calling for an end to federal pressure on school districts to adopt racial quotas in suspensions. And rightly so: It…

Law and Litigation

Appeals Court Revives Fair Housing Act ‘Blog Post Harassment’ Lawsuit

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Appeals Court Revives Fair Housing Act ‘Blog Post Harassment’ Lawsuit

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 04/12/2017

A recent ruling by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals menaces free speech in condominiums, apartment buildings, and the Internet.

Free Speech

White House Should Expand Budget Cuts to Additional Agencies

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White House Should Expand Budget Cuts to Additional Agencies

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 03/16/2017

President Trump’s proposed budget blueprint rightly eliminates funding for many agencies, but there are additional candidates for cuts.

Free Speech

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Manhattan Institute Study of NYC Schools Shows Harm from Flawed Legal Standards

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 03/14/2017

The Manhattan Institute's Max Eden examines the flawed legal standards used by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in a new study.

Law and Litigation

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Federal Disability Order Limits Public Access to Educational Content

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 03/06/2017

A demand from the Justice Department over disability access means that the public will soon lose access to thousands of college lectures.

Law and Litigation

Congress Should Rein in Free Speech Violations with Budget Cuts

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Congress Should Rein in Free Speech Violations with Budget Cuts

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 03/03/2017

Congress should trim the budget of rogue agencies like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Free Speech

California Supreme Court Quotes CEI Victory in Government Transparency Decision

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California Supreme Court Quotes CEI Victory in Government Transparency Decision

  • By: Hans Bader
  • 03/02/2017

The California Supreme Court has just ruled that when a government employee uses a personal email account to communicate about public business, those emails “may be subject…

Freedom of Information

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