The Wall Street Journal
Supreme Court Will Take a Closer Look at Class Actions
The Wall Street Journal examines cases granted cert before the Supreme Court, including our case examining cy pres settlements, Frank v. Gaos. The…
Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court to Decide on Reining in Class-Action Deals that Only Pay Lawyers and their Favored Institutions
The Los Angeles Times reviews Frank v. Gaos, CEI’s Supreme Court case that examines cy pres settlements. The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider reining in…
The Washington Post
‘Cy Pres’ Settlement Review
The Washington Post reviews the cases granted cert by the Supreme Court, including Frank v. Gaos in which the court will examine cy pres settlements:…
Bloomberg Law
Class Settlement Flaw Exposed in Case Over Smart Phone Batteries
Bloomberg Law discusses our ninth-circuit appeal in the lithium ion antitrust litigation: A possible vehicle for federal courts to revisit the inconsistent treatment…
Bloomberg Law
DOJ Interest in Wine, Opioids Casts Shadow Over Class Suits
Bloomberg Law discusses how government scrutiny could lead to tighter class action settlements: But Edelson, who readily describes himself as being a contrarian…
Bloomberg Law
DOJ’s Mixed Result in Class Case Still a Win for Business
Bloomberg Law profiles our objection to the Wines Till Sold Out settlement; The department’s arguments against the settlement—which offered high attorneys fees for…
Legal Newsline
State AGs, DOJ oppose controversial Wine ‘Til Sold Out settlement
Legal Newsline profiles the Center for Class Action Fariness’ objection in the Wines Till Sold Out class action litigation The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s…
Reason Magazine
Trump’s Regulatory Slowdown Is Real
Reason Magazine discusses the deregulatory actions of the Trump administration and Ten Thousand Commandments, CEI’s assessment of the size of the regulatory state.
Washington Examiner
Here’s a Reason for Libertarians to Love Trump
The Washington Examiner profiles Ten Thousand Commandments: CEI’s vice president for policy, Clyde Wayne Crews, cheered the current administration for cutting back…
Bloomberg BNA
Insight: ‘Wayfair’: Covering the Waterfront—Amicus Briefs Supporting Respondents
Bloomberg BNA analyzes at CEI’s amicus brief in South Dakota v. Wayfair: This brief takes a different tack from the others, adopting a…
Law.com
Ninth Circuit to Rule in Monkey Selfie Case Despite Settlement
Law.com discusses the banannas updates in the “monkey selfie” copyright case: Seven months after a nature photographer and People for the Ethical…
Washington Journal
VIDEO: Jessica Melugin Discusses Internet Sales Tax on Washington Journal
Jessica Melugin, associate director of the Center for Technology & Innovation at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, joined Washington Journal on C-SPAN to…
CNBC
AUDIO: Ryan Radia Discusses Increased Regulation of the Tech Sector On CNBC
Research Fellow and Regulatory Counsel, Ryan Radia, recently joined Power Lunch on CNBC to discuss calls for increased regulation of the tech sector.
The Lars Larson Show
AUDIO: Wayne Crews Discusses Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony In Congress With Lars Larson
Wayne Crews, Vice President for Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, joined the Lars Larson program to discuss Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent testimony before…
Law 360
Ruling On Short Sandwiches May Cast A Long Shadow
Law 360 profiles the Subway Footlong Sandwich Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation case from CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness: Overlooked in…
Citation
Ninth Circuit Affirms $8.5 Million Google Settlement
The Courthouse News Service discusses the Center for Class Action Fairness’ objection to a proposed settlement that would give class members nothing and big…
The Recorder
Judge Hires Special Master to Vet Attorney Bills in Anthem Settlement
Law.com’s The Recorder discusses CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness and their request for a special master in the Anthem data breach settlement.
CNN Newsroom
VIDEO: Myron Ebell Joins CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera to Discuss Criticisms of EPA Administrator Pruitt
Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell, recently joined the CNN Newsroom to discuss criticisms of EPA Administrator Scott…
Forbes
An Inventory Of Federal Agency Guidance Documents
Is that an exciting click-bait title or what? It gets even better though. Federal regulations’ hundreds of billions in costs and…
Marketplace Radio
AUDIO: John Berlau Discusses Accountability at the CFPB with American Public Media’s Marketplace
John Berlau, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, joined American Public Media’s Marketplace, to discuss how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can be…
The New York Times
E.P.A. Prepares to Roll Back Rules Requiring Cars to Be Cleaner and More Efficient
The New York Times talks to CEI’s Myron Ebell about the EPA’s rollback of deadly fuel efficiency standards. Mr. Trump directed the…
WMAL
AUDIO: Marlo Lewis on WMAL to Discuss Fuel Economy Standards
CEI Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis recently joined The Larry O’Connor Show on WMAL to discuss the EPA repealing Obama-era fuel economy standards.
The Jim Bohannon Show
AUDIO: Myron Ebell on Jim Bohannon Show Discussing Fuel Economy Standards
Director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Myron Ebell, recently joined The Jim Bohannon Show on…
Citation
AUDIO: Marlo Lewis discusses EPA mandates on The John Batchelor Show
CEI Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis recently joined The John Batchelor Show to discuss the beginning of the end of the Obama Administrative…
KPIX
VIDEO: Sam Kazman Discusses the EPA’s Plan To Roll Back California Auto Clean Air Standards
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman joined San Francisco CBS affiliate KPIX to discuss the EPA’s plan to roll back California’s auto clean…
Fox News
VIDEO: Sam Kazman Discusses EPA Fuel Standards on Fox News Special Report
CEI General Counsel Sam Kazman joined Special Report on Fox News to discuss the EPA’s plans to rollback Obama-era fuel economy standards.
C-SPAN
VIDEO: Marc Scribner Discusses Automotive Innovation and Wireless Technology at New America Event
C-SPAN covers New America’s event on automotive innovation and wireless technology featuring CEI Senior Fellow Marc Scribner as a panelist. …
C-SPAN
VIDEO: Marc Scribner Joins The Washington Journal to Discuss Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
CEI Senior Fellow Marc Scribner joined The Washington Journal on C-SPAN to discuss President Trump’s infrastructure plan.
CNBC
VIDEO: Ryan Radia Discusses Regulatory Oversight of Data Collection on CNBC
Ryan Radia, Research Fellow and Regulatory Counsel at CEI, joined CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss regulatory oversight of data collection.
Bloomberg BNA
Labor Board Watchdog Asked to Probe Democratic Member
Bloomberg BNA highlights our request to the NLRB to investigate leaks. The Competitive Enterprise Institute this morning asked NLRB Inspector General David Berry…
Washington Examiner
Conservative group calls for probe of NLRB member
The Washington Examiner profiles our letter to the NLRB asking for an investigation into leaked information: The Competitive Enterprise Institute said in…
The Boston Globe
Is it Time to Lay Down the Law on the Internet?
The Boston Globe discusses the renewed interest in internet privacy in the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal. But Wayne Crews, vice…
Legal Newsline
Controversial Class Action Settlement Changed After Intervention from AGs, DOJ and CCAF
Legal Newsline profiles the Center for Class Action Fairness’ objection in Cannon v. Ashburn: Representatives for the Department of Justice and a…
Washington Examiner
Dishwasher too slow? Rick Perry’s being pressed to fix it
The Washington Examiner features our petition on dishwasher efficiency standards that make wash cycles eggregiously long: A free-market group is calling on…
The Free Beacon
Coalition Urges Franchise Fix in Omnibus Bill
The Free Beacon talks to Trey Kovacs about CEI’s coalition letter urging for protections for franchises: A coalition of taxpayer and business…
Bloomberg
Trump EPA Plans New Restrictions on Science Used in Rule Making
Bloomberg quotes Myron Ebell on costly EPA regulations: Advocates of the change say that by revisiting the science that underpins a swath…
New Jersey Law Journal
End Excessive Fees in Class Action Litigation
The New Jersey Law Journal Editorial Board praises CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness and their action on the Anthem class action case. …
Yahoo News
In blockbuster antitrust trial, Big Tech looms in background
The Wall Street Journal
Elizabeth Warren’s Boomerang
The Wall Street Journal quotes Iain Murray’s tweet on Elizabeth Warren’s complaints about the CFPB: Like Donald Trump, Ms. Warren might want…
USA Today
Let our airlines compete: Maybe more dogs will reach their destinations
Glenn Harlan Reynolds quotes a recent interview with Marc Scribner in his USA Today column on airline competition and regulation: When you…
E&E News
Pruitt’s climate clash was declared dead. There’s a Plan B
E&E News talks to Myron Ebell about potential moves on several petitions revisiting endangerment findings. Taking comment on the petitions would be…
U.S. News and World Report
Weathering Trump’s Skepticism, U.S. Officials Still Fighting Global Warming
U.S. News and World Report talks to Myron Ebell about the Trump administration’s work on climate change. “I am concerned that much…
Daily Caller
Tillerson’s Exit Signals Rise Of Global Warming Skeptics In Trump’s Admin
The Daily Caller quotes Myron Ebell on what Rex Tillerson’s departure at Secretary of State means for the Paris Climate Treaty. Competitive…
Reason Magazine
Trump Is ‘Destroying’ Regulations
Reason Magazine talks to Wayne Crews about the Trump administration’s commitment to regulatory reform: The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a D.C.-based free-market think…
McClatchy
These Communities Sued Big Oil Over Climate Change; Then The Backlash Began
McClatchy cited the Competitive Enterprise Institute and its litigation efforts in response to infringement on the organization’s free-speech rights as well as peititioning against cities…
Yahoo Finance!
New House Bill Would Kill Consumer Watchdog Payday Loan Rule
Yahoo! Finance cited Daniel Press on the necessity of access for consumers to receive a payday loan. A congressional resolution introduced in the House…
Watchdog
More Briefs Filed with SCOTUS in Forced Union Dues Case
Watchdog cited Trey Kovacs on the longstanding circumstance of union workers being forced to pay for controversial political activities for unions by the government. …
Washington City Paper
Why Do So Many People Here Assume That Riding a Bike Means You’re a Liberal?
The Daily Caller News Foundation
EPA Responded to The DCNF’s FOIA Request Two-And-A-Half Years Late
TheDCNF quoted Chris Horner on the difficulty which conservatives face when submitting FOIA requests to the EPA compared to environmentalists. The Environmental Protection…
PGRI
Supreme Court Decision Could Open Door for Sports Betting in Pennsylvania
PGRI cited Michelle Minton on the liklihood that judges will overturn the federal sports betting ban on behalf of the state of New Jersey. …
Law.com
Critical Mass: Is This the Cy Pres Case SCOTUS Is Looking For?
Critical Mass, Law.com’s briefing on mass torts and class actions, profiles CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness on the cy pres case the Supreme Court may…
PRWeb
Take Off the Veneer of Certainty On Climate Change Science Says Friends of Science Society
PRWeb cited Rupert Darwall on the need for reanalyzing climate ideology based on scientific uncertainty and the politicization of scientific evidence surrounding the climate debate.
Communications Daily
FCC Argues Against Mandamus in Charter Broadband Overbuild Review
Communications Daily profiles CEI’s petition representing individuals taking the Federal Communications Commission to court over the 2016 Charter/Brighthouse/Time Warner cable merger. FCC inaction…
The National Law Journal
Justice Department, With Regret, Backs $380M ‘Cy Pres’ Settlement at Supreme Court
The National Law Journal at Law.com talks to Ted Frank about Frank v. Gaos, the cy pres challenge before the Supreme Court: Ted Frank,…
Investor's Business Daily
Trump’s Deregulation Binge Is Lightening The Economy’s Load
Investor’s Business Daily cited Clyde Wayne Crews on the extent of the impact which the Trump adminstration’s deregulatory stance is having on the nation’s economy. …
The Hill
Conservatives Packed 2017 With Victories — Push 2018 Even Further
The Hill cited Wayne Crews on the financial impact of overregulation by the Obama administration upon the United States economy. With a wild…
CNBC
Trump Disappoints Fossil Fuel Proponents and Corn Belt Base as EPA Leaves Biofuels Program Mostly Unchanged
Marlo Lewis was cited by CNBC for the negative impact which not scaling back on the renewable fuel program will have on taxpayers and those…
Bloomberg Law
House Bid to Ax Payday Rule Kicks Off With Bipartisan Support
Bloomberg Law cited Daniel Press on the leadership expressed by House lawmakers for blocking a law that would impede upon the loan-granting process that would…
Watchdog.org
Labor policy analyst: Unions using overblown rhetoric to defend forced union fees for government workers
Watchdog.org cites Trey Kovacs’ on the upcoming Supreme Court decision in the Janus v. AFSCME forced union dues case: Competitive Enterprise Institute’s…
National Review
Autos, Engine Bans, and the New Socialism
National Review talks to Myron Ebell about the possible threat of an electric vehicle mandate. “This idea that the government knows better what…
Newsmax
Judge, Reform-Minded Lawyer Crush Latest Class Action Excesses
Newsmax profiles Ted Frank’s work at CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness. As outrageous as that is, these types of ridiculous settlements often get…
The Hill
Labor board vacates key ruling over conflict of Trump appointee
The Hill quotes Trey Kovacs on the need for a congressional fix to the joint-employer standard. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a conservative…
Reuters
U.S. labor agency overturns major ruling, citing Trump appointee’s conflict
Thompson-Reuters quotes Trey Kovacs on the NLRB decision to return to the Browning-Ferris joint employer standard. Trey Kovacs, a labor policy expert…
Daily Signal
Mandatory Union Fees Divide Demonstrators as Supreme Court Hears Arguments
The Daily Signal talks to Trey Kovacs about Janus v. AFSCME, the forced union dues case before the Supreme Court. Trey Kovacs, a…
The Boston Globe
Should workers have to pay union dues? Supreme Court will hear case today
The Boston Globe gives a roundup of argument in the Janus v. AFSCME forced union dues case before the Supreme Court. Opponents…
Inside Sources
After the Supreme Court Rules On Forced Union Dues
Inside Sources talks to Trey Kovacs about the Janus v. AFSCME forced union dues case before the Supreme Court: The Competitive Enterprise…
The Washington Times
Judge Rules in Favor of Trump in Battle Over CFPB Leadership
The Washington Times quoted Sam Kazman on the blocking of Leandra English in taking control of the CFPB as acting director. A federal…
The Washington Times
Trump Signs Legislation to Repeal Obama-Era Arbitration Rule
The Washington Times quoted Iain Murray on the need for Congress to disapprove of the CFPB’s egregious rule against small dollar loans. President Trump signed…
The Washington Times
Democratic Governors Outsource Climate Campaigns To Activist Groups, Emails Reveal
The Washingotn Times quoted Chris Horner on the cache of emails obtained by the Competitive Enterprise Institute through use of open records requests which shows…
The Washington Post
This group thinks Trump hasn’t done enough to unravel environmental rules. Here’s its wish list.
The Washington Post quoted Myron Ebell on the failings of the personnel process within the EPA as being a major cause of dysfunction for the…
The Hill
Trump’s Plan for Energy Star Sparks Industry Uproar
The Hill quotes Myron Ebell on President Trump’s intent to end funding for the Energy Star program: President Trump is facing…
The Washington Examiner
CFPB’s ‘NSA-like’ surveillance in limbo with leadership tussle
The Washington Examiner quoted John Berlau in the need for regulatory reform and the need to eliminate the cache of consumer data which the CFPB…
E&E News
Where’s Pruitt’s Red-Team Debate?
E&E News talks to Myron Ebell about the apparently stalled efforts of Pruitt’s EPA: “My impression is that the reason this has…
Bloomberg News
DOJ Urges Court to Block Wine Pricing Class Settlement
Bloomberg News highlights the Wines ‘Till Sold Out settlement and CEI’s objection: The $1.7 million fee award to class counsel “far outweighs…
Washington Examiner
Competitive Enterprise Institute Re-Ups Lawsuit Against State Department For Not Releasing Paris Climate Emails
The Washington Examiner cited the Competitive Enterprise Institute on its efforts to make public documentation regarding the Obama Administration’s entry into the Paris Climate Agreement.
Vox
America’s 3 Infrastructure Problems
Vox examines the Trump administration’s infrastructure plans with Marc Scribner: So where did that $1.5 trillion number come from? According to…
Reuters
DOJ Signals New Interest in Policing Class Action Settlements
Reuters profiles the recent DOJ interest in class-action lawsuits and CEI’s objection in the “Wines ‘Till Sold Out” settlement: The Competitive Enterprise Institute…
E&E News
Pact’s future uncertain as White House champion exits
Myron Ebell spoke to E&E News on the Kigali Amendment: The Kigali Amendment, which has split parts of the Trump administration, is…
Watchdog.org
Government watchdog: States like Illinois must be more accountable for infrastructure maintenance
Watchdog.org discusses the effect of the Trump Administration’s infrastructure plan and cites Marc Scribner’s work: Any federal infrastructure funding plan needs to…
Variety
AT&T-Time Warner Merger: Does the DOJ Have a Case?
Variety quoted Ted Frank and Frank Bednarz on the impact that fear of large business firms has on the Department of Justice and the results…
USA Today
Supreme Court weighs privacy rights in digital age in pivotal cellphone case
USA Today cited the Competitive Enterprise Institute about the dangers to personal freedoms and privacy for third-party information to be available to law enforcement without requiring a…
Townhall
Beware the Dangers of Online Gambling Says Wildly Rich, Totally Uninterested Casino Owner
Townhall cited Michelle Minton on the fact how at least one-percent of gamblers, no matter the restrictions or type of gambling, they will develop a…
Reason
Self-Driving Cars Will Make Most Auto Safety Regulations Unnecessary
Reason quoted Marc Scribner on the necessity of pragmatism which should be utilized to expedite the implementation of self-driving cars before federal auto regulators idealistic…
Reason
Trump’s ‘Deregulatory’ Juggernaut’?
Reason quoted a report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute on the success of the Trump administration in enacting deregulatory reforms. “While the Republican…
RealClearMarkets
Undoing President Obama’s Damage Will Take Time
RealClearMarkets quoted Daniel Press on banking regulations impact on the banking system. Ronald Reagan once said, “No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in…
PGRI
Pennsylvania becomes the Fourth State to Legalize Online Gambling
PGRI re-posted an article released by the Competitive Enterprise Institute on its blog detailing the successful legalization of online gambling in Pennsylvania. …
Law 360
Class Members Rip Proposed $115M Anthem Data Breach Deal
Law 360 profiles the objection of CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness in the Anthem, Inc. data breach deal: Several members of a…
Vox
Trump’s Plan Does Nothing for America’s Real Infrastructure Problem
Vox’s Matthew Yglesias cites Marc Scribner’s blog analysis of the Trump administration’s infrastructure proposals: Infrastructure is a big, complicated subject that…
The Wall Street Journal
Private Jet-Setters Against Better Air Travel
The Wall Street Journal cites Marc Scribner in discussing potential roadblocks to air traffic reform: President Trump’s 2019 budget proposal again includes a…
Politico
FCC’s next step on net neutrality: Blocking the states
Politico quoted Jessica Melugin on the difficulties awaiting states or cities who would try to impose their own individualized versions of net neutrality highlighted by…
Politico
Cordray out
Politico cited the video released by the Competitive Enterprise Institute criticizing the CFPB. Sheila Bair wants a commission: Sheila Bair on CNBC: “I…
Politico
U.S. Coal Pitch Draws Immediate Blowback in Bonn
Politico cited the Competitive Enterprise Institute on its role of trying to publicize records relating to the misclassification of the Paris climate agreement as not…
JD Supra
State AGs Still Really Don’t Like Cy Pres Class Action Settlements
JD Supra covers the support of attorneys general in In re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigtation. When class actions have a low settlement value relative…
The Register
Tech giants’ Payouts Go to Everyone but Affected Citizens. US Supremes Now Urged to Sort it Out
The Register profiles the Gaos v. Google class action fairness case: A group of 16 US state attorneys general are urging America’s…
The National Law Review
Move to Change Imposition of California Bar-Membership Requirement in the US District Court of the Northern District of California
The National Law Review covers a petition signed by CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness to change requirments for admission to the US District Court of…
Marketplace
AUDIO: President Trump to Outline Infrastructure Plan
Marketplace discusses President Trump’s infrastructure plan with Marc Scribner. Listen to the full story at Marketplace.
The Wall Street Journal
The Anthem Class-Action Con
The judge intends to direct a special master to investigate the billing records. The Wall Street Journal credits CEI's Ted Frank for objecting to the…
Bloomberg BNA
Serial Class Objectors Reprehensible, but Not Criminals
Bloomberg BNA covers the good-faith objections made by Ted Frank cited in a ruling on class-action objections. Serial objectors holding up approval of class…
The Hill
EPA Chief’s Questions About Climate Science Draw New Scrutiny
The Hill discusses recent comments by EPA administrator Scott Pruitt with Myron Ebell. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt is getting bolder in…
Politico
U.S. Coal Pitch Draws Immediate Blowback in Bonn
Politico cited the Competitive Enterprise Institute for its role in bringing legal attention towards the reclassification of the Paris climate agreement as not a treaty…