News Releases

• 07/05/2016

The House is expected to vote July 5, 2016 on a crowdfunding bill by Rep. Patrick McHenry, the Fix Crowdfunding Act. CEI financial policy expert…

• 06/30/2016

Late yesterday U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude Walker withdrew his subpoena against ExxonMobil. This came only one day after Walker’s D.C. attorney defended his…

• 06/30/2016

Today U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude Walker withdrew his Virgin Islands subpoena of the Competitive Enterprise Institute following yesterday’s withdrawal of Walker’s subpoena of…

• 06/28/2016

Today, a hearing took place in DC Superior Court on arguments concerning the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) motion for sanctions against the U.S. Virgin Islands…

• 06/23/2016

"Britain’s surprising vote to leave the European project is only the start of uncertainty and opportunity," said CEI's Iain Murray.

• 06/17/2016

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) today filed its reply brief in its push for sanctions over U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude E. Walker’s…

• 06/15/2016

CEI is one of several organizations singled out for special attention in a subpoena issued by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey that was released…

• 06/14/2016

Soda taxes don’t help people slim down or improve their diet, they just fatten government coffers, a new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute…

• 06/08/2016

Today the House Judiciary Committee marks up an important bill that directs courts to change how they review rules issued by federal agencies. The Competitive Enterprise Institute led…

• 06/06/2016

In a surprising turn of events, the attorney for U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Walker is now claiming “CEI has wasted enough of VIDOJ’s and…

• 05/31/2016

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) is asking the full 6th Circuit Court of Appeals for an en banc review of a challenge to a lopsided…

• 05/25/2016

A new study released today by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) argues that to alleviate poverty, our leaders, policymakers, and activists must reexamine how they…

• 05/23/2016

Following the pledge in a May 13 letter to CEI’s attorney, U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude Walker (AG Walker) has withdrawn the District of…

• 05/19/2016

Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) filed a cert petition before the U.S. Supreme Court asking for review…

• 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…