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Optimizing Well-Being through Public Spending

Optimizing Well-Being through Public Spending

Scholars suggest that the revised Circular A-94 will help agencies focus on welfare over efficiency in benefit-cost analysis.

Disparities in Debt Relief

Disparities in Debt Relief

Scholar suggests reforms to make debt discharge more equitable under U.S. bankruptcy law.

The Supreme Court’s Self-Coronation

The Supreme Court’s Self-Coronation

The U.S. Supreme Court’s current docket presents the Court with more opportunities to empower itself at the expense of other governmental institutions.

Reconnecting Regulators to the Regulated

Reconnecting Regulators to the Regulated

Scholar proposes a new U.S. regulatory system that would be more accountable to the public.

The Myth of Operation Choke Point

The Myth of Operation Choke Point

Scholar corrects the narrative that spawned laws prohibiting banks from cutting ties with the gun industry.

Building Empathy Into an Automated State

Building Empathy Into an Automated State

A government that increasingly operates on the basis of artificial intelligence will still need to supply human empathy.

Administrative Law Essay Competition Winners

Administrative Law Essay Competition Winners

Two essays by the student winners of a Penn Carey Law essay competition describe important regulatory issues.

The Fear of Playing the Fool

The Fear of Playing the Fool

Tess Wilkinson-Ryan discusses the role of human psychology in legal and regulatory systems.

Compliance is the Bridge to Better Regulatory Outcomes

Compliance is the Bridge to Better Regulatory Outcomes

Analyzing and improving compliance is the key to strengthening regulators’ performance.

The Urgent Need for Two Unanimous Opinions

The Urgent Need for Two Unanimous Opinions

The Supreme Court should decide two monumental lawsuits about former President Trump with short, narrow, and unanimous opinions.

On Misciting Marbury

On Misciting Marbury

In deciding whether to overrule the Chevron doctrine, the Supreme Court should not be persuaded by mistaken invocations of a famous dictum.

Lingering Questions About the Major Questions Doctrine

Lingering Questions About the Major Questions Doctrine

Scholars discuss the origins, scope, and merits of the U.S. Supreme Court’s “major questions doctrine.”