Free Market Flying is Still Grounded by Misinformation
In the wake of the United debacle, advocates for increased airline regulation are coming out of the woodwork. Never let a good crisis go to waste, right? They assert that…
FCC’s Title II Power Grab Could Reach the Supreme Court
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals declined a request for an en banc review of a case against Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) over its power grab to regulate the…
Regulatory Action Center: End of April 2017 Update
Upcoming Event: RAC Training with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey Saturday, May 20, 2017, 10 am – 12 pm, Hilton Garden Inn, Martinsburg, West Virginia This event will…
Shoddy Reporting from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Georgia’s Forfeiture Law
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a blog post up today with a headline which reads: "Forfeiture: Georgia was once one of the worst. Now? It’s not so bad." Sounds great.
Obama Administration Races to Regulate Before Leaving Office
Just because President Obama’s legacy was defeated at the ballot box doesn’t mean that the regulator-in-chief is going to change. In the final weeks of his lame duck presidency, the…
An Important Victory for Small Businesses Against the Obama Regulatory State
Last week, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of President Obama’s new overtime regulations. The regulations, previously scheduled to take effect on December 1st are…
The CFPB is Unconstitutional
Yesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit officially ruled that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unconstitutional, a criticism that has been leveled…
How to Use the Power of the Federal Government to Impose Price Controls
American freight rail, while largely deregulated, is still overseen by the Surface Transportation Board (STB). This federal agency retains substantial power to regulate freight rail, powers that the STB normally…
Federal Appeals Court Considers Whether to Allow Global Warming Cultists to Take over the Power Grid
On Tuesday, the Obama administration’s attempt to seize control of the nation’s energy infrastructure faced its latest day in court before the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The…
Obama Administration’s Lawless Decision Delays a Much-Needed Infrastructure Project
Seemingly every day some politician or another, usually from the left of the political spectrum, calls for more infrastructure investment. In North Dakota there is a $3.7 billion infrastructure project…