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30 Jan 2013, 9:30 pm
While regular phone communication between prisoners and family members can ease “reintegration of inmates into society upon release from prison,” the current costs of interstate phone calls from prison can be so costly that they are prohibitively expensive for inmates and their families. [read post]
26 Jul 2013, 2:24 am
The U.S. [read post]
22 Sep 2011, 12:33 am
Can regulators do anything right these days? [read post]
25 Mar 2012, 9:15 pm
As the race for the presidential election heats up, so does the debate over domestic energy policy. [read post]
A "Noah's Ark of Scholars" Discusses Strategies for Increasing Public Engagement with the Government
31 Mar 2011, 6:00 am
Policymakers and scholars gathered in Washington, D.C., last week to develop ideas for enhancing research on open government.The federal government’s Open Government Research and Development Summit (R&D Summit) featured speakers ranging from the U.S. [read post]
22 Aug 2011, 12:00 am
Despite all the attention the congressional debate over the debt ceiling received this summer, a section of the Budget Control Act of 2011 -- the controversial August 1st law that raised the ceiling at the last moment -- also contains a little-known but interesting administrative procedure quirk. [read post]
28 Jun 2012, 11:30 pm
In a 5-4 split, a narrowly divided Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [read post]
23 May 2012, 9:30 pm
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released a final rule establishing for the first time nationwide standards to prevent rape in prisons, jails, juvenile detention centers, and other correctional facilities. [read post]
28 Jun 2013, 10:14 am
President Barack Obama released his national Climate Change Action Plan. [read post]
3 Feb 2013, 9:30 pm
With the recent announcement that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson is stepping down, debate over her successor will invariably lead to renewed conversations over the role of government in protecting the nation’s environment. [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 9:51 pm
The U.S. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 9:30 pm
Internet users in Europe may soon have more control over their personal data if the European Commission adopts proposed reforms designed to enhance online privacy and reduce administrative burdens for businesses. [read post]
3 Apr 2012, 9:30 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced proposed rules which would require advanced notice of any new use of certain chemicals which pose potential health and environmental risks. [read post]
13 May 2011, 5:00 am
As part of President Obama’s Open Government Initiative, the General Services Administration (GSA) has created a new website that makes information about government advisory committees easier for the public to obtain and understand. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a progress report on June 27, 2011 detailing efforts to implement its Open Government Plan published last year. [read post]
29 Aug 2011, 12:00 am
As part of an ongoing effort to improve federal agency rulemaking, the Administrative Conference of the United States’s (ACUS) Committee on Rulemaking held a public meeting last Wednesday to consider recommendations for enhancing online efforts to engage the public in the rulemaking process. [read post]
16 Nov 2011, 9:22 am
Two days after the Supreme Court agreed to hear his argument for the unconstitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, former Solicitor General Paul Clement came to Penn Law, at an event organized by students in the local chapter of the Federalist Society, to discuss the case and other important issues the Court will hear this term. [read post]
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]
22 May 2012, 9:30 pm
Unfortunately, the precautionary principle is alive and well at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 6:00 am
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), the highly publicized federal agency established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is beginning to take form online and in Washington, D.C. [read post]
