Analysis

Financial Regulators Find Heightened Risks in Lending Behavior

Financial Regulators Find Heightened Risks in Lending Behavior

Rise in leveraged lending prompts concern among the top U.S. financial regulatory agencies.

How to Prevent Another Measles Outbreak

How to Prevent Another Measles Outbreak

Scholar urges states to restrict generous vaccine exemptions in the wake of measles comeback.

Why Federal Courts Should Defer to the PTO in Trademark Disputes

Why Federal Courts Should Defer to the PTO in Trademark Disputes

Legal scholar makes the case for courts deferring to agency’s trademark determinations.

Former Fed Chair Proposes Broad Changes to U.S. Financial Regulatory System

Former Fed Chair Proposes Broad Changes to U.S. Financial Regulatory System

Volcker Alliance releases report calling for new financial system oversight structure.

Bringing Administrative Hearings to the People

Bringing Administrative Hearings to the People

Administrative Conference report recommends best practices for video conferencing by federal agencies.

How Health Care Providers View Meaningful Use

How Health Care Providers View Meaningful Use

Researchers assess providers’ views on government incentives for electronic health records.

When Behavioral Science Meets Public Policy

When Behavioral Science Meets Public Policy

Popularizer of nudges offers a short introduction to their use by government.

A Bleak Future for Class Actions?

A Bleak Future for Class Actions?

A researcher warns that waivers in business contracts could harm plaintiffs’ power to sue.

Is OSHA Burying Its Head in the Sand with Proposed Silica Rule?

Is OSHA Burying Its Head in the Sand with Proposed Silica Rule?

Scholars argue that OSHA’s proposed silica regulations are too demanding, inflexible.

Finding a Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise

Finding a Regulatory Framework for Social Enterprise

How can regulators effectively enforce social and environmental bottom lines for multi-purpose enterprises?

Congress Rethinks Policy on Medical Marijuana

Congress Rethinks Policy on Medical Marijuana

Legislation seeks to reduce friction between federal and state policies for medicinal marijuana use.

Toward a Middle Ground in Regulating E-cigarettes

Toward a Middle Ground in Regulating E-cigarettes

A legal scholar proposes strict advertising limits – but no blanket ban – on e-cigarettes.