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16 Nov 2011, 12:00 am
Congress has failed to overturn the net neutrality rules adopted last December by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). [read post]
31 May 2012, 9:30 pm
A federal appeals court held that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 4:13 pm
Earlier this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a new plan to fulfill a Congressional mandate that all Americans have “access to broadband capability. [read post]
18 Aug 2011, 8:59 am
Last week, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal appeals court to rule that the individual mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act violated the U.S. [read post]
18 Mar 2012, 9:30 pm
Governmental policies often have important distributional consequences. [read post]
1 May 2013, 9:30 pm
When the Financial Services Act of 2012 took effect on April 1, the United Kingdom entered into a new system of financial regulatory oversight, including a separate regulator that will focus on providing greater consumer protections. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 10:14 am
President Barack Obama released his national Climate Change Action Plan. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 5:58 pm
On Tuesday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative and Commercial Law conducted a hearing on the future of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 8:07 pm
On the eve of President Obama’s State of the Union address, the Penn Program on Regulation hosted a panel discussion at the Wharton School assessing the Obama Administration’s regulatory record to date. [read post]
20 Oct 2011, 12:00 am
Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced a bill last week to override Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conflict-of-interest policies in an attempt to speed up the review of medical products. [read post]
19 Jul 2012, 9:01 pm
22 Oct 2012, 9:30 pm
A state-wide moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas is likely to extend for at least another year. [read post]
27 Dec 2012, 9:30 pm
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10 Apr 2013, 9:30 pm
In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia resolved a “turf war” between two federal agencies claiming regulatory authority over futures markets for natural gas. [read post]
11 Aug 2011, 12:00 am
The Vera Institute of Justice, with support from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, has launched a website aimed at helping legislators, practitioners, and economists gain a better understanding of how to use cost-benefit analysis when evaluating the budgetary implications of criminal justice policy decisions. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 9:30 pm
The Obama Administration hosted the White House Conference on Conservation earlier this month. [read post]
27 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm
For much of the last half-century, the Food and Drug Administration has earned a reputation as one of the most effective and respected regulatory agencies in the federal government. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 7:25 am
In his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama emphasized government’s role in building a stronger, fairer economy. [read post]
3 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm
In late May, Attorney General Eric Holder delivered the opening remarks at the Second Chances and Safer Communities Conference, highlighting the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) desire to bring down recidivism rates and ease the reintegration process for convicted felons.The DOJ asserts that smoothing the path to reentry will lower recidivism and help reduce overall crime rates. [read post]
28 Feb 2011, 6:00 am
On February 11, 2011, the U.S. [read post]
