Regulators Vow Revenge Against States for Opposing Federal Land Grab
On Tuesday, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) formally announced the removal of the lesser prairie chicken from the endangered species protection list. They did not take this step voluntarily;…
Obama Administration Continues Regulatory Assault on Offshore Oil and Gas
Last week the Obama administration released yet another regulation intended to undermine the viability of the offshore oil and gas industry in the United States. On July 7, the Department…
Regulatory Agencies Exploit Unintended Consequences of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Regulatory agencies have entered the space of copyright law and have tipped the balance of the intellectual property system. Now, it is somehow unclear that agency regulations designed to protect…
Where the Wild Things Aren’t: The Federal Government Claims Land Is “Critical Habitat” for a Species That Does Not Live There
In 2012, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) designated 6,477 acres of private land in Mississippi and Louisiana as “critical habitat” for the dusky gopher frog, an endangered species.
Congress Intensifies Battle Against Regulators As New Rules Grab Legislative Power
During a week in which regulators added $12.8 billion in costs, Congress intensified its battle against the regulatory state. This regulatory outburst comes as no surprise during Obama’s…
CFPB Anti-Arbitration Rule Gives Millions to Class Action Lawyers, Leaves Consumers in the Dust
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) hit a new low this month when they proposed a new rule that directly harms those that the CFPB was created to protect: the…
Bill’s Not Just a Bill. And He’s Not Just Sitting Here on Capitol Hill.
As the "drop dead date" for Obama administration regulations draws near, we are expecting a flood of "midnight regulations." Regulatory agencies, in an eleventh-hour attempt to pass new rules…
With Seven-Day Extension, Obama Midnight is Dark and Full of Regulatory Terrors
The "drop dead date" for federal regulations is fast approaching and we are expecting more overreaching proposals. This is the last date that proposed rules can be finalized by…
London Whale-Sized Regulations on Wall Street Pay
Financial regulators released a 279-page proposal that would set parameters around how and when Wall Street Executives make their money. The proposal, mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act, is a…
FEC Democrats Crack Down on Conservative Media, Threaten the Free Press
Freedom of the press isn’t so free when government officials vote to punish a filmmaker for distributing a documentary film. Revealing their bias against conservative media, the Democratic commissioners on…