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Statement Regarding Trump v. Slaughter Decision
Humphrey's Executor rested on the fiction that the FTC exercised no executive power — a fiction that was strained in 1935 and untenable today. The modern Commission promulgates rules carrying the force of law, prosecutes Americans through in-house adjudications, and sues on behalf of the United States under more than eighty statutes. That is the execution of law, and those who wield it must be accountable to the elected Chief Executive.
Ashley Baker
Jun 29


CFJ Op-Ed: Securing Property Rights Means Reining In Proxy Advisors
Drawing on Austrian economics, CFJ argues that markets depend on accurate profit-and-loss signals. When proxy advisors divert corporate governance toward non-economic goals, they obscure those signals and weaken the property-rights framework that sustains capitalism
Ashley Baker
Feb 20


The NIH Must Abandon This Harmful Remnant from the Biden Administration
Innovation is not a predictable linear process that begins in a lab and ends with a finished product ready for “access planning.”
Jeffrey Depp
Oct 20, 2025


Virtual Panel Discussion: Confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson: Her Record & a Look Ahead
Judge Jackson’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee provides a great time to look at her record, assess how the confirmation proce
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


SCOTUS Case Could Restructure Agency Enforcement Proceedings
The Justices will mull whether district courts have jurisdiction to hear constitutional challenges to the FTC's structure from FTC targets.
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Coalition Letter: Request for Investigation of the FTC’s Practice of Counting “Zombie Votes”
Today we led a coalition of over two dozen and sent a letter to lawmakers and the FTC Inspector General requesting an investigation.
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


SCOTUS Ends Eviction Moratorium: Levey on why moratorium was unlawful
Biden’s August 3 extension of CDC’s eviction moratorium is struck down
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


Barrett's Administrative Law Opinions Should Be Given Due Deference
The prospect of a new Supreme Court justice brings a renewed focus on many of the Court's controversial doctrines. While much of the spe
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022


On Labor and Employment, Barrett Follows the Facts and the Law
Judge Amy Coney Barrett has written opinions on a wide variety of labor issues in her short time on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Ju
Ashley Baker
May 18, 2022
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