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4 Aug 2011, 12:00 am
In a series of cases decided this past term, the Supreme Court clarified provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which requires federal agencies to disclose information to the public upon request. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 12:00 am
Both international travelers and legal scholars should be interested in a recent hearing before the European Court of Justice (ECJ), since the outcome may affect the cost of air travel and the rules of customary international law.The Air Transport Association of America and American, Continental, and United Airlines have asked the ECJ to decide whether the European Union (EU) can apply its emissions trading regulations to non-EU air carriers operating flights to, from, and within the EU. [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 6:00 am
In a recent letter addressed to Attorney General Eric Holder and Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski, Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) has requested that the Department of Justice and the Federal Communications Commission block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger on antitrust grounds. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 6:00 am
New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently issued a Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) that recommends lifting a statewide temporary moratorium on natural gas hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking. [read post]
29 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expired July 22, forcing furloughs that will continue indefinitely as the Senate and House struggle to reconcile an FAA spending bill. [read post]
28 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed two rules earlier this month that mark a milestone in the agency’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
27 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently held a public workshop to discuss strategies for preventing patent hold-ups. [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
The Australian Government’s Productivity Commission, as part of its annual review of regulatory burdens on business, has announced that it will publish a report on areas in need of regulatory reform and methods for evaluating reform outcomes. [read post]
25 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Over the past sixty years, the amount of federal regulatory activity, as measured by pages in the Federal Register, has increased more than six-fold. [read post]
22 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
See related Regblog post.Michael Bromwich, the director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, testified to the House Committee on Natural Resources that British Petroleum is voluntarily adopting more stringent safety standards than required. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs held a hearing on regulatory reform legislation Wednesday, debating—as Chair Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) put it—“not whether to regulate, but how best to regulate. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 1:25 pm
Penn's RegBlog, in "The Dangers of Indicators", reviews a recent paper by Wharton professor Galit A. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Quantitative indicators have emerged as increasingly prevalent tools for achieving regulatory goals. [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]
18 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
President Obama’s announcement yesterday of his nominee to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) makes a nearly decade-old suggestion particularly timely. [read post]
15 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule requiring states to drastically reduce levels of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide smokestack emissions, which often blow long distances and contribute to health problems from soot and smog. [read post]
15 Jul 2011, 12:00 am
The debt ceiling drama increasingly seems like two debates rolled into one. [read post]
14 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
Seeking to shine a spotlight on the national and global resources needed to confront Alzheimer’s disease, members of the House of Representatives recently participated in a hearing on the disease. [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
This RegBlog post draws from his recent article, Distributing Justice, 86 N.Y.U. [read post]
12 Jul 2011, 6:00 am
In a notable display of authority over independent regulatory agencies, President Obama issued an executive order yesterday informing such agencies that they “should” follow certain executive guidelines in order to make “wise” regulatory decisions. [read post]
