Antitrust law’s flexible standards can enable opacity and corruption, so state lawmakers should adopt clearer limits on mergers and unfair practices, argues Sandeep Vaheesan of @openmarkets.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/08/04/v...
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In a recent essay, Lawrence J. Spiwak of the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies argues that the Labor Department should pause its PBM transparency rules. www.theregreview.org/2026/08/05/s...
In a recent essay, Sandeep Vaheesan of @openmarkets.bsky.social argues that states should rebuild antitrust law with clear rules to curb corporate power. www.theregreview.org/2026/08/04/v...
In a recent article, Ido Sivan-Sevilla of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Maryland argues that tech regulation fails because of structural power imbalances, not just speed. buff.ly/xVieCgW
Last week, the Penn Program on Regulation hosted a webinar on administrative governance following Trump v. Slaughter, featuring @cary-coglianese.bsky.social, Brian Feinstein, @donmoyn.bsky.social, @kateshaw.bsky.social & Christopher Yoo. Check out the video on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/ptDYMhN
The Supreme Court upheld the FCC’s penalty process on narrow grounds, so broader fights over agency adjudication remain ahead, argues Matthew Lee Wiener of @penncareylaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/31/w...
Slaughter and Cook may preserve some forms of agency independence, but only through historically strained exceptions, argues @jedshug.bsky.social of @bulaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/30/s...
FCC v. AT&T gives agency adjudication a narrow win, but courts still need to clarify the public-rights doctrine after Jarkesy, argues Matthew Lee Wiener of @penncareylaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/31/w...
In a recent essay, @jedshug.bsky.social of @bulaw.bsky.social argues that Slaughter and Cook rely on flawed history while leaving agency independence unsettled. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/30/s...
Appropriations law may become the next battleground over executive power, so Congress must defend its spending authority, argues Jonathan G. Cedarbaum of The George Washington University Law School. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/30/c...
The Supreme Court’s asylum-review ruling may reinforce executive deference in immigration enforcement, raising the stakes for courts and asylum seekers, argues Sarah Paoletti of @penncareylaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/29/p...
In a recent essay, Matthew Lee Wiener of @penncareylaw.bsky.social argues that FCC v. AT&T preserves one agency adjudication system but leaves major constitutional questions unresolved. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/31/w...
The Supreme Court’s Saba Capital decision shows how statutory interpretation can shape investor power and fund accountability, argues David Zaring of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/29/z...
The Supreme Court’s emergency-docket spending orders preview a clash over whether Congress or the President controls federal funds, argues Jonathan G. Cedarbaum of The George Washington University Law School. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/30/c...
In a recent essay, @jedshug.bsky.social of @bulaw.bsky.social argues that Slaughter and Cook rely on flawed history while leaving agency independence unsettled. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/30/s...
As AI data centers expand, disputes over economic benefits, environmental costs, and national security are reshaping who gets to decide where they are built. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/29/l...
Non-Article III tribunals may face new presidential-control challenges after Trump v. Slaughter, so Congress should protect adjudicative capacity without recreating unconstitutional agency independence, argues Samuel Estreicher of @nyulaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/28/e...
The Supreme Court’s Roundup ruling strengthens FIFRA preemption but should not be read as a broad federalism decision, argues Michael Herz of @cardozolaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/28/h...
In a recent essay, Jonathan G. Cedarbaum of The George Washington University Law School argues that federal spending will become the next major separation-of-powers fight. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/30/c...
Urias-Orellana gives immigration courts greater deference in asylum cases, so federal judicial review is even more important for protecting asylum seekers, argues Sarah Paoletti of @penncareylaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/29/p...
Saba Capital narrows investors’ ability to sue under the Investment Company Act, so activist investors may need to rely on fiduciary duty or state-law claims, argues David Zaring of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/29/z...
AI data centers can bring investment and tax revenue, but their demands on power, water, and local communities are fueling regulatory fights. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/29/l...
In a recent essay, Sarah Paoletti of @penncareylaw.bsky.social argues that Urias-Orellana narrows asylum review and heightens the need for judicial oversight. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/29/p...
After Trump v. Slaughter, Congress may need new structures to preserve independent adjudication outside Article III courts, argues Samuel Estreicher of @nyulaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/28/e...
Durnell holds that EPA-approved pesticide labels can preempt state failure-to-warn claims, so Roundup litigation may shift away from labeling theories, argues Michael Herz of @cardozolaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/28/h...
In a recent essay, David Zaring of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School argues that Saba Capital shows the Roberts Court’s skepticism toward implied causes of action and legislative history. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/29/z...
Trump v. Barbara affirmed birthright citizenship, but the dissents and political response show the doctrine remains vulnerable, argues @kateshaw.bsky.social of @penncareylaw.bsky.social. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/27/s...
The NRC’s loss of independence could weaken safety oversight during a major technological transition, so other institutions must help reduce nuclear risk, argue Arden Rowell of @law.illinois.edu and Jud Mathews of Penn State Dickinson Law. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/27/r...
A recent article explains how federal, state, and local officials are competing for control over whether and where AI data centers are built. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/29/l...
In a recent essay, Samuel Estreicher of @nyulaw.bsky.social argues that Trump v. Slaughter raises urgent questions about the independence of non-Article III tribunals. www.theregreview.org/2026/07/28/e...