The Hill
Court weighs fate of net neutrality
Opponents of the net neutrality rules argue the FCC is stifling innovation by meddling in the marketplace. The agency “needs to…
The Hill
We all need a fresh start in 2014
Another change? We need to stop the avalanche of regulations that are slowing our recovery. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) reports that government agencies issued…
National Review
Maryland’s Low-Energy Chill
The increased cost of energy isn’t just a side effect of Maryland’s environmental agenda; for radical green policymakers, it’s the point, explains Myron Ebell, the…
The Blaze
How the IRS Could Chill Political Speech by Redefining the Word ‘Candidate’
f adopted, such a rules change would be open to broad legal interpretation, said Hans Bader, senior attorney for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free…
The Blaze
Electronic surveillance capacity of state, local government creates strange bedfellows
There is growing bipartisan support in Congress for the USA Freedom Act, which would limit the bulk, suspicionless surveillance of Americans. While Congress considers the…
Daily Caller
Podesta’s White House return means a more aggressive green agenda
“Since the Republicans won control of the House in the 2010 elections, he has criticized the Obama White House for wasting time on legislation that…
Daily Caller
Children of the corn subsidies
The Competitive Enterprise Institute and Taxpayers for Common Sense support the Feinstein-Coburn Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013.
USA Today
Rising sea levels torment Norfolk, Va., and coastal U.S.
Climate skeptics don't buy the global projections. "We don't know how much sea levels will rise or fall," says Myron Ebell, director of the Center…
USA Today
Drowning In A Costly, Intrusive Federal Regulatory Flood
Earlier this week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, which has a long history of highlighting Washington’s regulatory excess, said that during the first week of December,…
USA Today
Experts: DOT probably has legal legs to ban calls
The libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute offered a dissenting voice Thursday, calling it “clearly arbitrary and capricious” for DOT to ban cellphone calls under consumer protection…
Washington Examiner
Not-so-friendly skies: Deregulation didn’t fail, it was never really tried
Anderson said that, although the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act eliminated the Civilian Aeronautics Board, the DOJ attorneys to this day use the old CAB antitrust…
Politico
Anthony Foxx: DOT will consider banning cell phone calls on planes
The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian group, questioned the grounds for DOT’s move. CEI fellow Marc Scribner said the move “runs counter to legislative intent…
Politico
Path to a successful spectrum auction requires focus
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Fred Campbell recently concluded that restrictions on the participation of large firms in previous FCC spectrum auctions have delayed the provision…
The Atlantic
How Pope Francis Misunderstands the World
Just how free the free market really is today is debatable. The United States is perceived as the paragon of free-market capitalism. And yet over…
McClatchy DC
Regulatory bullying? You bet your life
If companies failed in insurance pursuits, many people would suffer, but the financial system would not be affected in a major way. It is additionally…
The Diane Rehm Show
William Yeatman on the Diane Rehm Show
Fox News
Regulation Nation: Gov’t regs estimated to pound private sector with $1.8T in costs
A new report on the government's regulatory actions was released just before Thanksgiving, and it contains more than 3,300 rules -- which the Competitive Enterprise…
Politico
EPA proposal could shift war on renewable fuels
Marlo Lewis of the Competitive Enterprise Institute called the program a “Soviet-style production quota system.”…
Politico
The Battle of Two Hedgehogs
As it happened, Simon won the bet. Because of his victory, he became a conservative hero. He died in 1998, but he continues to be…
ObamaCare faces another challenge in federal court
ObamaCare faces another challenge in federal court
“Congress figured because it was loading up the state exchanges with a lot of goodies that just about every state would make the choice to…
ObamaCare faces another challenge in federal court
A New Wave of Challenges to Health Law
More than a year after the Supreme Court upheld the central provision of President Obama’s health care overhaul, a fresh wave of legal challenges to…
ObamaCare faces another challenge in federal court
Beer industry is important — and overtaxed
The Competitive Enterprise Institute points out that the beer industry in America supports more than 1 million jobs and $1 billion in economic activity. Here in…
ABC News
Jessica Alba Leads Mommy War on Synthetic Chemicals
Angela Logomasini of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based Libertarian think-tank, conducts research and analysis on environmental regulatory issues and said she didn't believe…
Free Beacon
Steyer Panelist Wants Massive Tax Hikes, Smaller TVs
William Yeatman, a senior fellow and energy policy expert at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, also criticized Harvey’s vision. “The fact is that wealthier is healthier,…
Free Beacon
UAW chief’s legacy to be decided in South
The Washington-based Competitive Enterprise Institute even put a message on a billboard near the factory in June that said: “Auto unions ate Detroit. Next meal…
USA Today
Long-shot legal challenges to health care law abound
Politico
Monsanto confronts devilish public image problem
Entrepreneur
The Ridiculous Thing One Congressman Said About Self-Driving Cars
Entrepreneur
Obamacare Will Kill the Middle Class
This is what it looks like when government tries to create a more perfect society by intervening in the private economy and taking away consumer…
Daily Caller
Dodd-Frank enforcement agency puts Indian tribes in the crosshairs
Class Defense Blog
Justice Alito Addresses A Federal District Judge’s Policy Of Requiring Race- and Gender-Conscious Selection of Class Counsel
Class Defense Blog discusses Ted Frank's objections to the staffing race and gender requirements for the class' counsel in the case Martin v. Blessings. One…
Class Defense Blog
Roll out the red tape
Wall Street Journal
Justice Alito Slams Judge for Imposing Race Requirements
The Wall Street Journal discusses a judge who imposed race and gender staffing requirements for law firms representing clients in class action lawsuits. Ted Frank discusses the…
NC Register
Obamacare Threatens to Hit Many Families’ Pocketbooks
Main Street
Could Combined Heat and and Power Save You a Bundle?
"CHP benefits consumers by lowering manufacturers' energy costs," said Marlo Lewis, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute who studies energy issues. "What is…
Arizona Daily Independent
EPA targets wrong cause of haze in Grand Canyon
William Yeatman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute notes that: “Regional Haze is an aesthetic regulation pursuant to the Clean Air Act. Its purpose is to…
Wall Street Journal
How Lawsuits Fund Lobbyists
The Wall Street Journal discusses how privacy groups that file class-action lawsuits against companies such as Facebook are the real benificiaries, while users may recieve…
Wall Street Journal
Hold the line! Conservative groups push Republicans to save sequester cuts
Eighteen organizations signed the letter to Republican…
Orange County Register
Yelp, TripAdvisor: Inside the ratings game
“It’s not an easy problem,” says Ryan Radia, associate director of technology studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a think tank in Washington, D.C. “If…
KTIC Radio
Defeat Of Food Labeling Measure Was a ‘Mini Tax Revolt’ Analyst Says
"The mandate would have imposed a 'tax' on a perfectly safe technology that some activists object to on purely philosophical grounds," said Gregory Conko, CEI's…
Reuters
How to end pointless class actions, redux
Reuters reports on L'Oreal's class action settlement and the Center for Class Action's objection to the large fees paid to the lawyers and monetary damages to the…
San Francisco Chronicle
Facebook Prviacy Deal OKd With Justice’s Warning
The San Francisco Chronicle discusses the issue of class-action suits where attorneys get large fees and users are left with little. Center for Class Action…
Law 360
Chief Justice Roberts Turns Up The Heat On Cy Pres Pacts
Law 360 reports on Justice Roberts' comments on the issue of cy pres settlements which Center for Class Action Fairness objected to in the Facebook…
Law 360
Justices Won’t Touch Facebook’s $9.5M ‘Beacon’ Privacy Deal
Law 360 reports on teh case where Cheif Justice Roberts agreed with Center for Class Action Fairness that the problem of cy pres solutions for…
EPW
Neglecting a Cornerstone Principle of the Clean Air Act: President Obama’s EPA Leaves States Behind
Cited on pages 15, 19, 22, 25.
Forbes
Will Supreme Court Review Of Greenhouse Rule Take Air Out Of EPA Regulatory Overreach?
Marlo, first of all, what potential significance does this Supreme Court decision to review the case have? Does it indicate evidence of a shift within…
Forbes
The heavy price of regulations
Moreover, countless other federal, state, local and international regulatory authorities are busy interpreting, implementing and imposing rules under thousands of laws, ordinances and treaties. The…
National Review
Dodd-Frank’s Diversity Quotas
The Wall Street Journal
Latest Legal Challenges to the Health Law: A Guide
A fourth lawsuit is pending in Virginia. That case, as well as the one in Washington, is in the hands of Michael A. Carvin, a…
Daily Mail
Bombshell: Federal judge suddenly green-lights lawsuit that could stop Obamacare in its tracks
The Treasury Department, they contend, 'has reasonably interpreted the Act to provide for eligibility for the premium tax credits for individuals in every state, regardless…