Opinion

Right-to-Work Reaches Public Unions

Right-to-Work Reaches Public Unions

Court holds that agency fees are compelled speech prohibited by the First Amendment.

The End of Challenges to Partisan Gerrymandering

The End of Challenges to Partisan Gerrymandering

Challenges to redistricting are unlikely to be successful after recent Supreme Court decisions.

Measuring Bias in the Administration of Justice

Measuring Bias in the Administration of Justice

While skirting the First Amendment, the Court set a potentially far-reaching standard for finding bias.

Lucia Turns Out to Be Much Ado About Nothing

Lucia Turns Out to Be Much Ado About Nothing

The Court’s decision about administrative judges skirts major separation of powers questions.

The Quagmire Created by National Association of Manufacturers v. DOD

The Quagmire Created by National Association of Manufacturers v. DOD

Ruling may lead to protracted and conflicting litigation over EPA’s Clean Water Rule.

Federalism Comes Out as the Winner in Murphy v. NCAA

Federalism Comes Out as the Winner in Murphy v. NCAA

The Supreme Court’s ruling on sports betting has broad implications for anti-commandeering issues.

Continuing to Trade One Form of Discrimination for Another

Continuing to Trade One Form of Discrimination for Another

The Supreme Court again decries one form of discrimination while upholding another.

Trump Never Really Ordered a Halt to Child Separations

Trump Never Really Ordered a Halt to Child Separations

The President’s executive order purportedly ending family separations was merely symbolic.

Hyping the Cost of Regulation

Hyping the Cost of Regulation

Regulatory action should be based on accurate estimates of regulatory benefits and costs.

Science and Democratic Policy in a Data-Driven World

Science and Democratic Policy in a Data-Driven World

Public access to data behind regulations should not be a political question.

Deconstructing Regulatory Science

Deconstructing Regulatory Science

Proposed limits to EPA’s consideration of scientific data threaten timely, sound policymaking.

Increasing EPA’s Scientific Transparency

Increasing EPA’s Scientific Transparency

Despite concerns, environmental agency’s “transparent science” proposed rule supports existing guidelines.