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Court Ruling on Blogger Sparks Debate
From Andrew Amelinckx's article in The Bennington Banner: In the wake of a district court judge’s ruling forcing Dan Valenti to remove references…
Douglas County Sentinel
Federal Regulations Hurting Georgia and Local Banks
From Haisten Willis' article in The Douglas County Sentinel: Economist John Berlau, Senior Fellow for Finance and Access to Capital at the Competitive…
Daily Caller
Senate highway bill contains ‘smoothing’ pension gimmick
From Angela Malik's article on The Daily Caller: Marc Scribner, a transportation analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, explained that smoothing “in theory…
Daily Caller
Groups Release Dueling Internet Freedom Declarations
From Grant Gross’ article in CIO: One declaration, backed by Free Press, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy and Technology and…
Daily Caller
Groups That Fought Anti-Piracy Bills Post Their ‘Declaration of Internet Freedom’
From Jennifer Martinez’ article in The Hill: Libertarian groups TechFreedom and the Competitive Enterprise Institute released their own declaration over the weekend and…
The Wire
This Declaration of Internet Freedom Is Vague
From Rebecca Greenfield's article in The Atlantic: We're not the only ones to find this declaration too simple. As a direct response, TechFreedom…
The Wire
Another Energy Department-Funded Program Goes Under
From Chris Woodward’s article in OneNewsNow: Brian McGraw, policy analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute‘s Center for…
The Wire
Anti-SOPA Veterans Issue Declaration of Internet Freedom
From Timothy B. Lee’s article on ArsTechnica: But not everyone was enthusiastic about the declaration. Indeed, a coalition of right-of-center organizations promoted…
Wall Street Journal
The Road to Fiscal Hell
From Stephen Moore's column in The Wall Street Journal: Without the drilling money the bill elevates fiscal accounting hocus pocus to new heights.
Reason
Government Mini Golf: The Federal Regulations For Putt-Putt Courses
From Peter Suderman's post on Reason's Hit & Run: Under the umbrella of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal government has issued…
Politico
Transpo Bill Briefings Go Late
From Adam Snider and Burgess Everett's post in Politico's Morning Transportation: The Competitive Enterprise Institute isn’t exactly heartened that pension smoothing is going…
Washington Post
Romney Finally Punches Back on Outsourcing
From Jennifer Rubin's post in The Washington Post's Right Turn: Hans Bader of the Competitive Enterprise Institute wrote about…
Daily Caller
Supreme Court Rules 7-2 Against SEIU
From Angelica Malik's article in The Daily Caller: Ivan Osorio, of the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute said, “The Court’s ruling is a significant…
Daily Caller
Obama’s Consumer Watchdog Gets Sued
From Suzy Khim’s post in The Washington Post‘s WonkBlog: The State National Bank of Big Spring, Tex., the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the…
Washington Post
Competitive Enterprise Institute Files Lawsuit Against Obama’s Consumer Watchdog
From Allen McDuffee's post in The Washington Post's ThinkTanked: The Competitive Enterprise Institute is one of a small number of think tanks that…
Washington Post
Long Odds for Suit Challenging CFPB
From Mike Catalini’s post in The National Journal: The suit is being brought by State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas, a tiny…
Washington Post
Lawsuit Challenges Consumer Protection Bureau
From Jim Puzzanghera’s article in The Los Angeles Times: The suit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., by the…
Cato At Liberty
Taking a Stand against Nanny Grants
From Walter Olson's post at Cato @ Liberty: As The Hill reports, and Marc Scribner relates in more detail at CEI “Open Market,”…
Popular Science
The Battle Over Climate Science
From Tom Clynes' article in Popular Science: On a summery afternoon in mid-March, Senator Inhofe dashes onto the stage at the Heritage Foundation,…
Popular Science
Texas Bank to Take Lead in CFPB Lawsuit
From Rachel Witkowski’s article in American Banker: The State National Bank of Big Spring will file a lawsuit Thursday afternoon in the U.S.
Popular Science
Conservative Groups and Bank Challenge Consumer Bureau
From Maya Jackson Randall and Victoria McGrane’s article in The Wall Street Journal: The State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas, the Competitive…
Powerline
Major Lawsuit Challenges the Constitutionality of Dodd-Frank
From Paul Mirengoff's post in PowerLine: The plaintiffs are represented by Boyden Gray of Boyden Gray & Associates, along with the firm of…
Powerline
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Under Legal Attack Over Broad Powers
From Reuters: The challenge, brought by the State National Bank of Big Spring, Texas; the Competitive Enterprise Institute; and the 60 Plus Association,…
Powerline
Why Dodd-Frank Is Unconstitutional
From C. Boyden Gray and Jim R. Purcell’s op-ed in The Wall Street Journal: Of course, the government will respond that we are…
New York Times
This Week in Small Business: Working Without Pay
From Gene Marks' post in The New York Times' You're the Boss blog: The Internal Revenue Service offers advice for safeguarding tax…
Newsbusters
The Horror: NYT’s Timothy Egan Forced to Watch Fox News
From Clay Waters' article on Newsbusters: "Timothy Egan, a liberal reporter turned columnist for the New York Times, was forced to watch Fox…
Forbes
President Obama: The Biggest Government Spender In World History
From Peter Ferrara's column in Forbes: As Hans Bader reported on May 26 for the Washington Examiner, the budget approved and implemented by…
ABA Journal
7th Circuit Nixes ‘Feeble’ Sears Class Action, Says Its ‘Only Goal’ Is Fees for Plaintiffs Lawyers
ABA Journal reports on Ted Frank's victory in a case challenging the settlement set to pay most of the money to attorney's rather than the…
ABA Journal
New York Court Nixes Challenge to Carbon Market
From Reuters’ Point Carbon: A New York state court on Wednesday dismissed a Tea Party-backed lawsuit that tried to…
WVNS TV
Machin, Republicans Fight Mercury Emission Rule
From WVNSTV and The State Journal: The Competitive Enterprise Institute released a report called "All Pain and No Gain" earlier this month stating…
WVNS TV
Should We Label Genetically-Modified Food?
Green State TV is back for 2011 with an interview on biotechnology and agriculture with Greg Conko…
WVNS TV
Norquist, Conservative Groups Petition FCC in Favor of Latest Verizon Deal
From Josh Peterson’s Daily Caller article: “Demand for wireless broadband is more than doubling annually, but vast swaths of valuable spectrum — the…
Reuters
An Eye on Environmental Justice
From Curtis Brainard's post in The Observatory: The activity drew some attention from The Washington Post and The New York Times, but hasn’t…
Business Week
Obama Shouldn’t Embellish His Small Business Record
From Scott Shane's article in Bloomberg Businessweek: Now consider regulation. The National Economic Council report says that the president has cut “red tape”…
Business Week
Paul Ryan at CEI Gala: Want to See How This Movie Ends? Look at Europe
From Francesca Chambers’ post in RedAlertPolitics: It’s not to late to turn around our country and get the American Dream back, said Rep.
Washington Post
Would Don Draper Hate Today’s Corporate Ad Campaigns?
From Suzy Khimm's post in The Washington Post's WonkBlog: If an ad man like Don Draper saw the groveling, apologetic PR coming from…
Washington Post
Paul Ryan Goes Solo for Romney in N.C.
From ABC News’ Veep Beat: RYAN STUMPS FOR ROMNEY IN NORTH CAROLINA: While his state is engaged in a recall election today, Rep.
Washington Post
Paul Ryan Calls Wisconsin Recall Election for Walker
Washington Post
Former FCC Official Takes Stance Against FCC’s Possible 4G LTE Technology Mandate
From Josh Peterson’s article in The Daily Caller: Fred Campbell, director of the Communications Liberty and Innovation Project — a new project by…
Washington Post
Unions and the Obama administration, ‘First Principles’ to Prosperity and More
From The Washington Post's ThinkTanked: Competitive Enterprise Institute’s F. Vincent Vernuccio and Trey Kovacs: Big union’s unethical influence in government. (Washington Times)…
Social Science Research Network
Two Questions for Law Schools About the Future Boundaries of the Legal Profession
From Elizabth Chambliss' NYLS Legal Studies Research Paper: A better strategy is to focus on lowering the cost of the unified J.D. degree,…
Case Western Reserve Law Review
The Role of the Avoidance Canon in the Roberts Court and the Implications of Its Inconsistent Application in the Court’s Decisions
[FN1]. See, e.g., Hans Bader, Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB:…
Forbes
Court Rejects Volkswagen Settlement That Gave Lawyers $9 Million, Owners Letters
Forbes discusses Ted Frank's victory when the court sided with him and overturned the Volkswagen settlement because the lawyers created a conflict of interest between…
Forbes
55,000 Green Cards for Foreign Tech Graduates
From Justin Harper’s article in The Telegraph: David Bier, policy analyst at the Washington-based Competitive Enterprise Institute, said: “The economy is ready to…
Oil & Gas Journal
US Regulatory Costs Amplify Pressure of the Mammoth Deficit
From Bob Tippee's column in The Oil & Gas Journal: An annual report published by the Competitive Enterprise Institute estimates the cost of…
One News Now
Has Ethanol Helped Lower Gas Prices?
From Chris Woodward's column on OneNewsNow: A new study claims the growth in ethanol production over the last 12 years has reduced wholesale…
Tuscon Sentinel
Lawyers Weigh Appeal After $3.4 Billion Tribal Lands Settlement
Tuscon Sentinel reports on Ted Frank's work to appeal an unfair settlement for claims by Native Americans who entrusted property to the government.
Tech News World
Apple, Samsung Chiefs Pick Up Their Marbles and Go Home
From Erika Morphy's article in E-Commerce Times: Judges will often order two sides to try mediation before a legal action, Ryan Radia, an…
Bloomberg Business
$3.4 Billion Indian Land Royalty Settlement Upheld
Bloomberg reports on the class action settlement objection which argued that some beneficiaries would be overpaid while others would be left undercompensated for their claims that…
Bloomberg Business
Higher Education Bubble Update
From Glenn Reynolds’ Instapundit: HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Are We Subsidizing Student Debt Too Generously? “Why am I subsidizing student loans for Harvard…