Week in Review
OMB to allow FCC to collect information on wireless networks, FTC settles with NFL teams, and more…
Plastic Bag Regulations Gain Momentum, Face Criticism
Many jurisdictions have adopted or are considering controversial laws that restrict single-use plastic bags.
Agency Seeks to Enhance Reliability of Emergency Phone Calls
FCC proposal aims to enhance cellular communication during emergencies.
Penn Seminar Explores New Responses to Flood Risks
Experts ask if super-storms require new approaches to risk regulation, insurance, and disaster management.
Smart Regulation for the Smart Grid
Smart Grid Interoperability Panel provides model for collaborative standards development.
Week in Review
SCOTUS hears oral argument in recess appointment case, White House announces nominees for the Fed, and more…
The Shift to Prosecuting Companies Instead of Individuals
Federal prosecutors have made a subtle but important shift over the last 30 years to prosecuting companies and institutions.
Potential Reasons for the Dearth of Prosecutions
Alternative priorities and government ties to the conditions that caused the financial crisis could explain the lack of prosecutions.
The Department of Justice and the Prosecution of Fraud
The DOJ has excused the failure to prosecute high-level individuals for fraud on one or more of three grounds.
Who is to Blame for the Great Recession?
If the Great Recession was caused by fraud, the failure to prosecute those responsible is an egregious failure.
Why Have No High-level Executives Been Prosecuted?
The Regulatory Review features the remarks of Judge Jed S. Rakoff, delivered at the Institute for Law and Economics’s Distinguished Jurist Lecture.
Week in Review
Senate confirms Yellen for Fed chair, Obama administration releases proposals for gun control initiative, and more…