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Report: Supreme Court Janus Case Could Stop Forced Union Dues, But States Need Change to Members-Only Unions
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral argument in a lawsuit challenging forced union dues for public-sector workers, Janus v AFSCME Council 31,…
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House Financial Reform Plans Show Lawmakers Recognize Problems Caused by CFPB
This week, the House Financial Services Committee approved 15 bills on regulatory relief for community financial institutions, investment opportunities, access to financing for home buyers,…
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CEI Files Brief in Microsoft Supreme Court Case, Argues for Consumer Privacy Protections
This week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed a Supreme Court amicus brief in support of the respondent in United States v.
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CFPB Rule Against Small Dollar Loans Flunks Legal Requirement, CEI Informs Regulators
The Competitive Enterprise Institute released a letter sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) on January 11, 2018 asking…
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CEI Commends Introduction of GOOD Act, Requiring More Agency Transparency
This week, Congressman Mark Walker introduced the Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act to improve agency transparency and accountability, while reducing the creep of federal…
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Report: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Payday Loan Rule Hurts the Working Poor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule against small dollar loans will hurt the working poor most, warns a new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
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CEI Encourages Supreme Court to Uphold Interstate Commerce Protections
Today the US Supreme Court agreed to hear South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., a case that will test the idea of limiting a state’s tax…
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Wayne Crews Responds to GOOD Act
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CEI Comments on Formation of Office of Economics and Analytics at the FCC
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CEI’s Ebell Responds to Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Leasing Plan
Myron Ebell, Director of Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, responded to today’s announcement by the Trump administration to allow drilling off all…
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Report: Auto Safety Lags Due to Outdated Government Standards
Motor vehicle safety should be a priority for Washington regulators, but regulators too often fail to update rules to stay current on the latest, best…
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Trump Marijuana Policy Undermines Citizens’ Rights
United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy curtailing federal enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that have already legalized it...
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CCAF Takes Google Privacy Settlement to Supreme Court
The Court has previously expressed interest in addressing cy pres issues.
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CEI Objects to Attorneys’ Windfall in Anthem Data Breach Megafund Settlement
Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) Center for Class Action Fairness objected to excessive attorneys’ fees in the settlement of In re Anthem, Inc.
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CEI Congratulates Hester Peirce
Competitive Enterprise Institute President Kent Lassman congratulated Hester Peirce on her confirmation to the Securities and Exchange Commission: “Hester Peirce understands the real…
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Ebell Reacts to Tax Bill Passage, ANWR Oil Production
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Myron Ebell responded to the passage of the tax bill today, which contained a provision for oil and gas production in…
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Yeatman Unpacks Flawed ANWR Objections
Today Congress considers a tax bill which contains a provision for drilling for oil in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), an area debated over…
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CEI Supports HR 3312’s Efforts to Restore Main Street Banks
Competitive Enterprise Institute Policy Analyst Daniel Press offered the following statement on the proposed H.R. 3312, the Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act: “Subjecting…
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CEI Praises NLRB Decision to Reverse Course on Harmful Joint Employer Liability
Today the National Labor Relations Board, in a 3-to-2 decision, overturned its Obama-era ruling in the board’s own case against waste management company Browning-Ferris Industries. The…
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CEI Responds to FCC Repeal of Net Neutrality Regulations
Today's FCC vote to restore Internet freedom is a victory for consumers. Building the networks of tomorrow will require enormous investment and risk-taking -- today's…
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CEI Asks Court to Compel FCC to Respond to Petition on Charter Cable Merger
After over a year and a half without response from the agency, the Competitive Enterprise Institute is representing individuals taking the Federal Communications Commission to…
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CEI President Commends EPA Administrator Pruitt for Progress Made on Regulatory Reform
This morning, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Environment Subcommittee to discuss the EPA’s mission.
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Removing Broadband Barriers will Protect the Free and Open Internet
Policy makers should encourage competition and innovation in America’s broadband market.
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CEI Supports Workers, First Amendment in Supreme Court Forced Union Dues Case
We hope the Supreme Court recognizes the harm done when the government compels people to support principles, policy positions, and political endorsements they believe to…
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CEI’s Myron Ebell Comments on Trump’s Proclamations Downsizing two Utah National Monuments
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Supreme Court Sports Gambling Case Will Have a Big Impact on States
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House Democrats and Republicans Lead Crucial Effort to Stop Unfair CFPB Payday Loan Rule
A group of House Republicans and Democrats today introduced legislation under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block a controversial new rule issued by the…
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CEI’s Marlo Lewis Comments on EPA 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards
Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis of the Competitive Enterprise Institute commented on the EPA’s 2018 renewable fuel standards (RFS) released today: “Caving to pressure from Sen.
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Coalition to Congress: Airports, travelers would benefit from user fee cap increase
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Report: Dodd-Frank Volcker Rule Punishes Main Street
Banking restrictions imposed by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law have caused big problems for banks nationwide, a new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
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Judge Sides with Trump in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Fight
Upon news that a federal judge this afternoon ruled against a bureaucrat who claimed that she, not President Trump’s appointee Mick Mulvaney, is the lawful director of the…
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CEI’s Yeatman Offers Support for MINER Act
William Yeatman, senior fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, commented on H.R. 3905, the Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act (MINER Act).
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Paper Asks: Where is the Scientific Debate in the Climate Debate?
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CEI Senior Attorney Ted Frank Criticizes CFPB Bureaucrats for Defying the President
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CEI Appeals Olive Oil Settlement Where Lawyers Make $1 Million, More Than Four Times the Class Recovery
On Monday evening, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) filed its opening appeal brief in a class action where the plaintiffs claim Filippo…
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CEI Says Pai’s Roll Back of Net Neutrality Regulations is ‘Immediate Victory’ for Transparency and ‘Promising Sign’ for Upcoming Vote
Competitive Enterprise Institute adjunct fellow Jessica Melugin offered a response to the news that the Federal Communications Commission is announcing its plan today…
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CEI Applauds FCC Vote to Relax Media Ownership Rules
Today the FCC voted 3-2 to relax outdated restrictions on media ownership. CEI technology fellow, Jessica Melugin praised the development: “The FCC’s…
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Video: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Doesn’t Protect Consumers, It Harms Them
Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute released a video that outlines how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) actually harms consumers rather than “protects” them.
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CEI Urges Swift Action on CFPB Problems as Director Richard Cordray Resigns
The CFPB under Cordray’s tenure has failed consumers.
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Competitive Enterprise Institute Sues State Department Again Over Paris Climate Agreement Records
Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed its second lawsuit against the State Department to obtain illegally withheld documents related to the 2015 Paris climate…
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CEI’s Ebell Praises Administration Nominees To Serve In Key Environmental Posts
CEI Director for the Center of Energy and Environment Myron Ebell praises Trump Administration nominees to serve in two key environmental posts: “Kathleen Hartnett White…
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Report: Taxpayers in Danger of Massive Mortgage Bailout
Looming problems mean taxpayers are unfairly on the hook for yet another 2008-style mortgage bailout.
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House Passes Save Local Business Act
The House today passed the Save Local Business Act, which would protect small businesses and jobs nationwide. Passed by 242 to 181 margin, the bill would…
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Save Our Local Business Act Up for House Vote
The House is expected to vote Tuesday, November 7 on a bill to restore a longstanding federal rule that businesses relied on in their dealings…
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CEI’s Ebell Says Climate Assessment Report is Full of Junk Science
CEI Director for the Center of Energy and Environment Myron Ebell responded to the National Climate Assessment report released today by the Trump Administration: “It…
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CEI Leads Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of Internet Freedom
It is crucial that the Supreme Court confirm that the Telecommunications Act doesn't give the FCC broad power to regulate the Internet.
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CEI Praises President, Congress for Stopping CFPB Arbitration Rule
Today, President Trump is expected to sign a congressional resolution of disapproval against a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule curtailing binding arbitration, a common form…
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Competitive Enterprise Institute Praises Trump SEC Nominee, Hester Peirce
The Senate Banking Committee today voted unanimously to confirm two of President Trump’s nominees to fill vacant posts on the powerful Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CEI Takes Transpacific Class Action Settlement to the Supreme Court
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed a petition for certiorari before the United States Supreme Court today, asking the court to take up Yang v.
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Consumers Win in Subway Footlong Settlement as Plaintiffs Walk Away
In a win for class action fairness, the saga of the too-short Subway sandwich lawsuit has come to an apparent end after plaintiffs abandoned…
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EPA Reforms of Advisory Boards are “Long Overdue” Says CEI
Sensible reforms mean the advisory boards must be objective and free from conflicts of interest.
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CEI Applauds FCC Announcement Relaxing Media Ownership Rules
Today the FCC announced plans to revise media ownership rules, freeing up the industry to function with greater competition and less restrictions. These changes are…
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Senate Stops Harmful CFPB Arbitration Ban
The Senate prevented a cash grab that would have transferred wealth from consumers to the pockets of wealthy attorneys.
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CEI Comments on Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act (H.R. 522)
From Adam Schulman, Attorney with CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness, on HR 522, The Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act: “Our constitutional republic is premised…
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CEI Comments on Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act (H.R.469)
From William Yeatman, Senior Fellow, on HR 469, The Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: “H.R. 469 is a welcome bill that…
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More than 60 Climate Experts Support Reconsideration of EPA’s Endangerment Finding
Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and the Science and Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt…
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Report: Challenging the Federal Law that Makes Sports Betting a Crime
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a lawsuit challenging a sports gambling ban on December 4, a new Competitive Enterprise Institute report…
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EPA ‘Sue and Settle’ Directive Is Good First Step, Must Also Focus on Agency Deadlines
Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow William Yeatman responded to the Environmental Protection Agency’s directive issued today by Administrator Scott Pruitt which is “designed to…
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FCC Reauthorization Should Be A Deauthorization
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Ryan Radia offered comment prior to the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing today on the Federal…
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CEI Applauds Repeal of So-Called Clean Power Plan
Besides the huge economic benefits from repealing the rule, we congratulate the Trump Administration for restoring legality to the regulatory process.
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CEI’s Myron Ebell Hopes EPA Court Filing Will End Clean Power Plan “In Its Entirety”
In anticipation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s upcoming filing in the litigation concerning the so-called Clean Power Plan, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Myron Ebell said:…
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CEI Sues DOJ Over Former AG Lynch Alias Email Account Records
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today sued the Department of Justice for emails from former Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s alias email address that used the name…
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CFPB Payday Loan Rule Hurts Consumers in Urgent Need: Statement by CEI expert
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today unveiled its long-awaited rule against short term “payday” loans. CEI Senior Fellow John Berlau criticized the new rule,…
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CEI Comments on White House Call to End Social Security Numbers
CEI Vice President Jim Harper commented on the White House’s call for the end of social security numbers in light of the recent Equifax…
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CEI Sues State Department for Paris Climate Treaty Docs
CEI filed suit today against the State Department for records about outside influence in developing the controversial Paris climate treaty during the Obama administration. In…
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Class Counsel seeks $575,000 in settlement that gives class nothing
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness opposed a settlement in Ma v. Harmless Harvest, a class action dispute over claims of organic…
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CEI Leads Coalition Supporting NLRB Joint Employer Fix: the Save Local Businesses Act (H.R. 3441)
Today, CEI sent a coalition letter to the U.S. House of Representatives in favor of the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3441), which would restore and harmonize standards on when two…
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House Votes for Temporary Federal Aviation Administration Funding but Urgent Reforms Remain Undone
The House voted today to temporarily extend funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), putting off a vote on full funding and on a critical…
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CEI Praises Supreme Court Decision to Hear Forced Union Dues Case Janus v. AFSCME
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear a crucial lawsuit challenging forced union dues for public sector workers. CEI labor policy expert …
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CEI Comments on Pending Nomination of Pai to FCC
Jessica Melugin, adjunct fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, commented on the pending nomination of Ajit Pai to the Federal Communications Commission: “The Senate should…
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Video: Regulatory Dark Matter: A hidden tax on consumers and businesses
Learn more about this hidden tax on consumers and businesses, with no Congressional oversight.
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CEI Praises Senate Confirmation of NLRB Nominee William Emanuel
The Senate voted September 25 to confirm Trump nominee William Emanuel to the powerful National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). CEI labor policy expert …
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Report: Unaccountable CFPB Regulators Do More Harm than Good for Consumers
Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute released a report documenting the harm inflicted on ordinary consumers of financial products by a federal agency that remains…
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Bureaucratic Dark Energy Grows Government Illegally
Bureaucratic Dark Energy is a paper released today from the Competitive Enterprise Institute revealing a growing concern over the federal government’s use of thousands…
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CEI Opposes PETA Monkey Business in Selfie Settlement
The Competitive Enterprise Institute filed an amicus brief today in Naruto v. Slater opposing the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)’s motion to vacate the district…
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Administrative State Needs Defining to Make Way for Reform
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CEI Responds to NHTSA Self-Driving Car Guidance Updates
Marc Scribner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute responded today to the NHTSA announcement of updated guidance for self-driving cars: “The Department of Transportation’s…
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Equifax Data Breach Evidence that Congress Should Deregulate Credit Reporting
Competitive Enterprise Institute Vice President Jim Harper commented on the Equifax data breach. “When Congress passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act forty-five years ago,…
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CEI Seeks Rehearing in ‘Hot Fuels’ Settlement That Awards Millions to Lawyers, Zero to Class
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today asked a federal appeals court for a rehearing in its appeal of several unfair class action settlements concerning a new…
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CEI Seeks Full En Banc Review in Google Referrer Case
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) requested rehearing or en banc review in the Gaos v. Google settlement case on September 5, 2017. The…
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CEI-Led Coalition Opposes Price Controls on Freight Railroads
Today, a coalition of free market groups led by the Competitive Enterprise Institute sent a letter to Senate Commerce Committee and Surface Transportation Subcommittee leaders…
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CEI Commends Congress for Supporting Self-Driving Car Technology
Self-driving cars can offer consumers massive safety and mobility benefits. The SELF DRIVE Act isn't perfect, but it's a big step in the right direction.
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Response to Washington Post Account of CEI’s Victory on Paris Climate Decision
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Union Subsidy Wastes Millions of Taxpayer Dollars in Florida
Florida has a problem with taxpayer giveaways to labor unions due to a practice known as “release time,” explains a new report from Florida’s James…
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CEI Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief Against Federal Sports Gambling Ban
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CEI Sues DOJ for Documents on Berkeley Video Take-Down Issue
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), seeking documents behind a controversial take-down…
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Third Party Cy Pres Awards in Google Settlement Unfair to Class
The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) today filed a reply brief in In re Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation…
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CEI Gets Win for Consumers in Subway Footlong Settlement
In a victory for class action fairness, an appeals court rejected a settlement in the Subway Footlong case that would have paid plaintiffs’ attorneys over…
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Fed Chair Yellen Off the Mark in Dodd-Frank Comments
At the Federal Reserve’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on August 25, 2017, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made some tedious claims on the…
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CEI Supports Reducing Federal Lands for National Monuments, Returning Lands to Private Ownership
Myron Ebell, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Energy and Environment, responded to the Interior Department’s assessment of the use of federal land as…
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Shrinking Government Bureaucracy Provides Roadmap for Rethinking Federal Agencies
Dramatically decreasing federal regulations could boost the economy, unshackle job creators, and put more money back in Americans’ pockets.
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Unfair Target Data Breach Settlement Returns to Appeals Court
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today filed additional briefing requested by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals about an unfair class action settlement stemming from the 2013 Target…
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Privacy Extends to Cell Phone Data, Argues CEI Amicus Brief in Carpenter v. U.S.
Friday the Competitive Enterprise Institute filed an amicus brief in Carpenter v. United States, a Supreme Court case centered on whether or not a warrant…
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Facebook Settlement Illustrates the Worst of Lawyer-Driven Class Actions
This week, CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) argued against a cynical Facebook class action settlement that provides $3.9 million in fees and…
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Delay in Fiduciary Rule Compliance Deadline Praised by CEI’s John Berlau
The United States Department of Labor on Wednesday reportedly moved to delay the compliance deadline for the controversial, Obama-era fiduciary rule by 18…
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CEI Fellow Praises Trump EPA Refusal to Ban Chlorpyrifos
Decision is Science-Based; Ban would Undermine Food Affordability As members of Congress develop proposals to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, CEI’s Angela Logomasini, praises EPA…
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Lithium Case Unfairly Groups Nationwide Class Together
Objecting to the class certification and settlement in In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness…
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Ending the EPA’s Billion Dollar Green Energy Rip-Off
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Court Ruling in NLRB Joint Employer Case Against CNN Points to Urgent Need for Reform
Today the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals gave a partial win to news network CNN in a labor dispute with the National Labor Relations Board…
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Improving Job Numbers Emerge but Damaging Regulations Remain a Problem
The U.S. economy added 209,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate declined to 4.3 percent, the lowest since March 2001, according to the U.S.
