News Releases

• 05/18/2016

Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) placed a full page color advertisement in The New York Times defending every American’s right to free speech. The…

• 05/16/2016

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today asked the District of Columbia Superior Court to fine U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude E. Walker (AG…

• 05/12/2016

Today the EPA released its methane rule for new oil and gas production and also started soliciting public comment on regulating existing production. The…

• 05/09/2016

A federal court has granted CEI discovery in its FOIA lawsuit against the top White House science policy office. The court found that the White…

• 05/09/2016

Online gambling is a pastime for millions of people and a burgeoning multi-billion dollar industry, but its legal status remains uncertain and regulatory threats from Congress loom. A new…

• 05/04/2016

The annual report Ten Thousand Commandments: An Annual Snapshot of the Federal Regulatory State released today by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) describes a…

• 05/03/2016

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) prevailed in a Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) lawsuit against George Mason University (GMU). The VFOIA request sought public…

• 04/28/2016

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) applauds the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act (H.R. 5053), sponsored by U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.). This…

• 04/20/2016

In a letter and set of objections served today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) formally responded to an April 7 subpoena for a decade of…

• 04/18/2016

E&E Legal recently released documents obtained through FOIA from various state attorneys general offices that show communications among instrumental players in coordinating the March…

• 04/18/2016

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) welcomes W. Thomas Haynes as the new chairman of CEI’s Board of Directors. Tom Haynes is replacing outgoing Chairman…

• 04/06/2016

The Obama Labor Department today released a long-anticipated rule imposing new restrictions and obligations on a broad swatch of people and companies that offer investment advice. CEI Senior…

• 04/05/2016

Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) announced Forbes Media Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes will deliver the keynote address at the 2016 CEI Annual…

• 03/30/2016

Congress should include a regulatory budget in its final budget for 2017, free market groups urged today in a coalition letter to the Hill. "Specifically, Congress should…

• 03/23/2016

As the Consumer Product Safety Commission considers a petition calling for bans on a whole category of flame retardant chemicals, CEI fellow Angela Logomasini, Ph.D.,…

• 03/21/2016

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) welcomes Kent Lassman as its new president and chief executive officer. Lassman brings more than twenty years of experience…

• 03/02/2016

Marlo Lewis responded to the news that Congress found potential illegal activity by George Mason University Professor Jagadish Shukla in accepting multiple salaries. "Shukla…

• 02/11/2016

Today the Senate passed a permanent ban on internet taxes by the states – a move that now sends the issue to President Obama’s desk.

• 02/04/2016

Acting on the earliest possible date under congressionally-mandated rules, the U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and ministers of 11 other countries signed the…

• 02/02/2016

Obama administration labor regulators are vastly expanding employer liability by imposing new “joint employer” standards – and the negative impact on entrepreneurs and job opportunities…

• 01/20/2016

CEI labor policy expert Trey Kovacs criticized today's sudden announcement from labor regulators imposing new joint employer liabilities. President Obama's labor regulators today…

• 11/24/2015

Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and Cause of Action (CoA) filed a joint complaint asking the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of the…

• 11/11/2015

What can business leaders do about the ever-increasing burden of federal regulation? In “Reviving Capitalism: Lessons from the Near-Death and Rebirth of American Railroads,” a…

• 09/29/2015

Government labor unions create a privileged and protected class of workers and don’t do much to help the working class, finds a new report from…

• 09/24/2015

A new report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute urges Congress to allow the charter for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to simply expire at the…

• 09/23/2015

CEI Founder Fred Smith offered these thoughts as Pope Francis arrives in Washington, DC. “Like most Americans, I welcome Pope Francis this week.

• 09/21/2015

What are the best ways to help developing countries in the years ahead? According to “Real Goals to Improve the Developing World,” a paper…

• 08/10/2015

In a lawsuit involving more hidden correspondence by government officials, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) on Monday filed the opening brief in its appeal of…

• 08/07/2015

The Competitive Enterprise Institute is pleased to announce RealClear Radio Hour with Bill Frezza added three new stations to its weekend lineup: WSMN…

• 08/03/2015

Today the Obama administration’s EPA released two final rules and a proposed rule that are considered a major part of the President’s climate agenda. Competitive…