LawNews
6 Key Points From Report to Secret Court on FBI Spying
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
EPA Repeals ‘Power Grab’ Water Rule It Says Stifled Innovation, Economic Development
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
What an Indictment of Andrew McCabe Would Mean
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 IG Delivers a Scathing Rebuke of Ex-FBI Director Comey
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
This ‘Endangered Species’ Case Finally Ended in Defeat for the Government
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
Retraction of 13 ‘Glowing’ Disaster Reports Throws Light on Dysfunction of Bureaucracy
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
How 1 Trump Official Restrained an Out-of-Control Agency
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
Overreaching Big Government Is ‘Nothing New,’ Sen. Mike Lee Says
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
Some States Abuse This Provision to Block Critical Projects. Here’s What Congress Can Do.
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 Ordered Not to Discuss the ‘Resistance’ on Work Time
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
Trump and Senators Offer Plans to Reorganize Bureaucracy, Drain the Swamp
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
How We Can Hold Bureaucrats Accountable
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
Chuck Grassley Prescribes Oversight to Keep Bureaucracy in Check
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
Republicans Call for Justice Department Investigation Into Comey, Clinton, Others
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
‘Definition of Tyranny’: Interim Director Asks Congress to Fix Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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
Podcast: Pulling Back the Curtain on EPA’s ‘Secret Science’
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
Obama EPA Officials Protest Scott Pruitt’s ‘Secret Science’ Reforms. Here’s Why They’re Wrong.
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
EPA Chief Puts Science Back Into Environmental Protection
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
Court Ruling Rebukes Obama-Era Practice That Flouted Rule of Law
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
Trump’s Budget Takes a First Swing at Bloated Bureaucracies. Here’s What More Needs to Be Done.
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
Declassified Memo Shows DOJ Worked to ‘Tip the Scales of Justice,’ Lawmaker Says
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
Trump Is Repealing Obama’s Harmful Water Rule. Why Efforts to Stop Him Are Misguided.
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
Federal Overreach on Frogs’ Habitat Is Threatening This Company’s Private Property
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
The Brand Memorandum: The Justice Department Reaffirms Its Commitment to the Rule of Law
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
Lawmakers Seek Release of Secret Memo on FBI, Anti-Trump Dossier
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
This Bird Regulation Might Have Made You a Criminal. Not Anymore.
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
This Case Against Western Ranchers Shows Why Americans Are Right to Fear Government
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
Court Ruling Allows Consumers, Not Bureaucrats, To Regulate ‘Scandalous’ Trademarks
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
GOP Lawmakers Press for Investigation of FBI’s ‘Special Treatment’ of Hillary Clinton Probe
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
LawCommentary
It’s Time to Reduce the Power of the Federal Government Over Western Land
President Donald Trump has taken an important step in curtailing the oversized federal footprint in the Western states. On Monday, Trump announced that he will… Read More
