LawNews
A federal appeals court dealt House Democrats a heavy blow on Friday, ruling in favor of President Donald Trump in his efforts to prevent former… Read More
LawNews
A former Obama administration lawyer who long defended investigating President Donald Trump’s Russian ties and spying on a campaign aide concludes in a new report… Read More
EconomyNews
Help is on the way for homeowners and landowners, businesses, developers, and farmers who have been victimized by “regulatory uncertainty” and federal “overreach,” Trump administration… Read More
LawCommentary
It has been widely reported that federal prosecutors are nearing a final decision about whether to indict former top FBI official Andrew McCabe. That would… Read More
LawCommentary
The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General on Thursday released its long-awaited “Report of Investigation of Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey’s… Read More
LawCommentary
Last week saw a major victory for property rights and an end to another Endangered Species Act horror story. The saga began in 2012 when… Read More
LawCommentary
Another bureaucratic fiasco simply reinforces why the nine most terrifying words in the English language are still: “I’m from the government and I’m here to… Read More
LawCommentary
In one of her first public speeches as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Kathy Kraninger stated that the agency would switch its focus… Read More
LawNews
A leading Senate conservative says the aim of his new book is to remind Americans of the importance of the nation’s founding documents in responding… Read More
LawCommentary
There are seemingly endless regulatory obstacles for critical infrastructure projects. One of these obstacles is starting to get some much-needed attention: abuse of Section 401… Read More
LawNews
Federal employees received warning on Wednesday not to discuss the “resistance” or the impeachment of President Donald Trump while on the job under new guidance… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Donald Trump’s administration released a plan June 21 that, if enacted, would impose some order on the sprawling administrative state—something that is long overdue…. Read More
LawCommentary
These are the remarks as prepared for delivery by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in a June 25 speech at The Heritage Foundation in Washington. In… Read More
LawNews
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says that robust congressional oversight is needed to govern well and keep each branch of government in check…. Read More
LawNews
A group of House Republicans has called for the Department of Justice to investigate a laundry list of former agency heads and people involved in… Read More
EconomyNews
The Trump administration is urging Congress to reshape a consumer agency crafted by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., before it is used as a tool for “tyranny.”… Read More
EnergyAnalysis
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is ending the practice of “secret science” at the EPA, bringing one of the most controversial federal agencies into… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Should the public be allowed to know how bureaucrats develop policies that have major impacts on our lives? Or should we simply be left in… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt may be just a lawyer, but so far he has done more to bring sound science to the EPA… Read More
LawCommentary
A federal judge in Texas this month unmasked one of the defining features of the Obama administration’s abuse of executive power: the use of so-called… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Early in his administration, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing all 15 of the departments of the federal government to submit plans within… Read More
LawNews
A classified memo on potential FBI abuse of government surveillance was released Friday, and some lawmakers say it suggests government corruption. “At what point are… Read More
EnergyCommentary
In 2015, the Obama administration finalized its infamous “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule—also known as the Clean Water Rule—that sought to regulate almost… Read More
LawCommentary
Does private property have to be “habitable” by a species in order for bureaucrats to claim it is that species’ “critical habitat”? In an extreme… Read More
LawCommentary
It is common for agencies to issue a variety of document—generically termed “guidance documents”—to inform the public how the agency interprets the law. That is… Read More
LawNews
Some lawmakers are calling on the House intelligence committee to release a classified memo they say contains information on the FBI’s handling of a controversial… Read More
LawCommentary
If you live someplace with a window, own a cat, or drive a car, then a recent change to a federal regulatory policy should come… Read More
LawCommentary
Governments are prone to abuse, especially when unchecked. Recently revealed actions by the Bureau of Land Management, a federal agency under the Department of Interior… Read More
LawAnalysis
Should federal bureaucrats be able to reject trademarks for brand names that they consider “immoral” or “scandalous”? On Dec. 15, in In re Erik Brunetti, the… Read More
LawNews
Conservatives are calling for an investigation of what they say was the FBI’s “special treatment” of Hillary Clinton ahead of the Dec. 7 testimony of… Read More
