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The Coming Decline of Anti-Regulatory Conservatism

The Coming Decline of Anti-Regulatory Conservatism

The anti-regulatory effort constructed in the 1970s has influenced American society, but its own success may lead to its demise.

Justice Stevens’s Legacy to the Administrative State

Justice Stevens’s Legacy to the Administrative State

The late justice’s opinion in Chevron v. NRDC has greatly shaped judicial reasoning about administrative law.

Week in Review

Week in Review

The Trump Administration tightens asylum restrictions, the Third Circuit upholds a stay on expanded religious exemptions for employer health care plans, and more…

Regulating Safety After Merck v. Albrecht

Regulating Safety After Merck v. Albrecht

In Merck v. Albrecht, the issue of federal preemption has crossed over the typical conservative and liberal divide.

Fixing Antitrust’s Indirect Purchaser Rule

Fixing Antitrust’s Indirect Purchaser Rule

A recent Supreme Court case allows end users to sue for antitrust violations.

Endangered Deference

Endangered Deference

The Supreme Court’s recent Weyerhaeuser decision will add to the administrative costs of protecting endangered species.

The Supreme Court Holds the Line on Truth over Pretext

The Supreme Court Holds the Line on Truth over Pretext

The unprecedented deference conferred by Department of Commerce v. New York sets the tone for cases to come.

Correcting a Persistent Myth About the Law that Created the Internet

Correcting a Persistent Myth About the Law that Created the Internet

Scholar argues that section 230 of the Communications Decency Act applies to internet platforms regardless of their “neutrality.”

Week in Review

Week in Review

President Trump backs down from adding a citizenship question to the census, court rules that pharmaceutical companies are not required to disclose costs on television, and more…

The Sound of Silence

The Sound of Silence

A three-way split in Virginia Uranium v. Warren presents conflicting views of preemption.

A Missed Opportunity in Securities Fraud Enforcement

A Missed Opportunity in Securities Fraud Enforcement

The Supreme Court failed to clarify a key aspect of fraud claims in Lorenzo v. SEC.

Deference After Kisor

Deference After Kisor

A recent Supreme Court decision could reshape judicial deference of agency actions.