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David Inserra The FCC recently published a public notice that “reminds broadcasters of their public interest obligations.” Rather than addressing a specific complaint involving a particular company or issue, the…

Clark Packard and Alfredo Carrillo Obregon On June 2, the Trump administration submitted a document to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Balance-of-Payments Committee supposedly justifying its Section 122 tariffs. The filing…

Colin Grabow As Congress undertakes the annual task of drafting the National Defense Authorization Act, the United States Footwear Manufacturers Association (USFMA) is using the occasion to push for a…

Walter Olson Number 25 in our series of occasional roundups on election law and policy, this time focusing on state and local preparations for last-minute disruptions and federal interference in the…

David J. Bier Today, Chief Judge John McConnell of the District of Rhode Island vacated four Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies in Dorcas v. US Citizenship and Immigration Services…

Nicholas Anthony Representative Juan Vargas (D‑CA) pointed out a harsh reality during a congressional hearing: Republicans have a surveillance problem.  “I hear wonderful things [from Republicans defending privacy], and I…

Ryan Bourne and Nathan Miller Reps. Ro Khanna (D‑CA) and Delia Ramirez (D‑IL) introduced a bill last month promising to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour for…

Dan Greenberg Earlier this week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the Anti-Weaponization Fund had been scrapped. “We’re not moving forward with the fund, period,” said Blanche in remarks…

Jeffrey Miron Was President Lyndon Johnson’s “war on poverty” the main driver of declining poverty rates after 1964? Not according to a new study. The researchers examined a measure of…

Norbert J. Michel and Christian Kruse The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed ending quarterly reporting and allowing public companies to submit financial reports on a semiannual basis. This proposal…