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Algorithms With Minds of Their Own
What is the best policy for holding artificial intelligence systems accountable? In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Committee For Just
Op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal


House Votes to Block Anti-Arbitration Rule That Would Hurt Consumers and FinTech
In a proposed regulation that would limit the use of arbitration agreements as a means to settle consumer disputes, the Consumer Financial P
Ashley Baker


In Support of the Lee-Gardner Amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act
The 1973 ban on civil supersonic flight over land traces its origins to a panic spurred by an activist movement that opposed the French and
Ashley Baker


Trump advances federalism with reorganization order
The Constitution's enumeration of a limited set of activities that the federal government can engage in, as well as the underlying assum
Ashley Baker


Regulatory Agencies Exploit Unintended Consequences of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Regulatory agencies have entered the space of copyright law and have tipped the balance of the intellectual property system. Now, it is somehow unclear that agency regulations designed to protect health, safety, and the environment have absolutely nothing to do with copyright law. As with many threats to the balance of intellectual property, Section 1201 is responsible for tipping the scale. By way of background, Section 1201 is the provision of the Digital Millennium Copyri
Ashley Baker


If You Build the Blockchain, Regulators Will Come
The hardest part of drafting any new regulation is establishing a definition. In fact, most of the policy work is in the definition and ther
Op-ed published in RealClearFuture


Net Neutrality Ruling: A Blow to Internet Freedom
In a blow to Internet freedom, a federal appeals court has given a green light to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Open Internet Order, a plan to impose net neutrality rules on the Internet. Most disturbingly, the ruling yesterday by a 3-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit affirmed the basis for the Order, the FCC's determination that it can apply utility-style regulations – intended for telephone companies under the Communications Act of 1934 – to land-based and wir
Curt Levey


Supreme Court Decision Underscores Growing Concern Over Regulatory Overreach
Given the harassment and everyday burdens that federal bureaucrats subject small businesses and families to, it seems obvious that decisions could be challenged by the basic process of judicial review. This right, however, was apparently not entirely evident. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in favor of property owners in a decision that weakens the EPA’s authority under the Clean Water Act. The ruling in United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc
Ashley Baker


CFPB Anti-Arbitration Rule Gives Millions to Class Action Lawyers, Leaves Consumers in the Dust
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) hit a new low this month when they proposed a new rule that directly harms those that the CFPB was created to protect: the consumers. The proposed regulation would place severe restrictions on the use of arbitration in settling disputes, forcing consumer suits out of arbitration and into class action litigation. The studies and arguments the CFPB attempted to use in the proposal indicate that the CFPB is aware that it is harming
Ashley Baker
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