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10 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm by Mima Mohammed
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it is issuing new mortgage rules to limit risky lending.The Obama Administration said it is considering taking executive action on gun control.The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared a drought disaster in large portions of Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) detailed its proposal for new sound requirements for hybrids and EV’s traveling below 18 miles per… [read post]
9 Jan 2013, 11:00 pm by Aimee Martin
  This post is part of RegBlog's three-week series, Regulatory Breakdown in the United States. [read post]
8 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm by Maxwell Blum
 This post is part of RegBlog's three-week series, Regulatory Breakdown in the United States. [read post]
7 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm by Christopher Tipler
Catastrophic events, such as oil spills and hurricanes, result in high numbers of fatalities and significant property damage. [read post]
6 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm by January 7, 2013 - January 24, 2013
  Each day, RegBlog will feature a new post written by a Penn Law student about a chapter from the book. [read post]
6 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm by Ted Oxholm
 This post is part of RegBlog's three-week series, Regulatory Breakdown in the United States. [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm by Mima Mohammed
See related RegBlog post.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began to address allegedly unjust phone rates for prisoners.The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued new rules that may help exchanges break brokers’ control over swaps.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asked for approval to conduct a study on using corrective television ads to remedy mistakes in prior ads.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an immigration rule change that may keep… [read post]
2 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm by Peter L. Strauss
In his recent essay, “The Regulatory Blame Game,” Cary Coglianese focused on congressional responses to disasters attempting to pin blame on regulators when it often lies elsewhere – on the inevitable fruition of risk whose incidence can only be reduced but not eliminated; on the kinds of trade-offs cost-benefit analyses encourage by accepting a level of regulation beyond which costs will acceptably be incurred; and on the misbehavior of businesses ultimately at fault for… [read post]
31 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by Ted Oxholm
The United States and Europe have swapped regulatory philosophies, according to David Vogel, professor of business and political science at the University of California, Berkeley, who spoke at the University of Pennsylvania recently as part of the Penn Program on Regulation’s risk regulation seminar series. [read post]
30 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by Vaclav Graf
Bootlegged alcohol mixed with lethal methanol has resulted in at least thirty-one confirmed deaths. [read post]
26 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
  Over three days this week, we will present the top 50 RegBlog posts of the past twelve months, based on the number of unique page views. [read post]
25 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
 Over the last year, RegBlog has featured numerous posts on the legal issues surrounding the ACA. [read post]
24 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
  Over three days this week, we will present the top 50 RegBlog posts of the past twelve months, based on the number of unique page views. [read post]
24 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by December 25, 2012 - December 27, 2012
  Over three days this week, we will present the top 50 RegBlog posts of the past twelve months, based on the number of unique page views.We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our readers, both domestic and abroad, for demonstrating a continued interest in the regulatory news, analysis, and opinion that RegBlog publishes. [read post]
23 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by Cary Coglianese
  He is the founder of and faculty advisor to RegBlog. [read post]
20 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by Mima Mohammed
See related RegBlog post.Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia) introduced plans to study effects of violent video games, potentially inching toward the regulation of violent games. [read post]
20 Dec 2012, 4:30 am by Lauren-Kelly Devine
In response to growing apprehension about the largely unregulated nature of the rapidly expanding data collection industry, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a comprehensive investigation into the practices of nine major data brokerage companies. [read post]
18 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm by Christopher Tipler
What effects will climate change have on the security missions of the American military and intelligence forces? [read post]