Congress

Precise statutory language corresponds to better benefit-cost analysis and more consistent judicial review.

The validity of the newest national emergency could be supported by decades-old emergencies.

A new law targets online sex trafficking, but critics worry about the consequences for sex workers’ safety.

Despite state and local action, more effective reduction of single-use plastics must come from Congress.

Deregulatory rebuttable presumptions would help advance the goals of the Telecommunications Act.

A proposed requirement to display drug list prices in advertisements draws controversy.

Given the dangers of gun ownership, the firearms industry should be subject to warning label requirements.

Recent bill would boost public participation and reduce capture in the regulatory process.

Scholars caution against using the Right to Try Act to skirt regulation for regenerative therapies.

GAO is wrong to think that Congress can use the CRA to overturn agency guidance.

Agencies should boost penalties for fatal rule violations to match the value of a statistical life.

Judge Kavanaugh’s past opinions reveal a commitment to clarifying deference rules and increasing predictability.