Stephen Slivinski Real estate agent industry representatives in Puerto Rico are worried these days. That’s a good thing. Governor Jenniffer González Colón has the opportunity to sign into law a…
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Restructure or Repeal? What’s the Best Way to Fix the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
Solveig Singleton In a letter to the Senate Banking Committee, Senate Democrats described measures to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as making it “easier for bad actors to…
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Colleen Hroncich Last week, a county judge in Ohio, Jaiza Page, ruled that the state’s EdChoice scholarship programs are unconstitutional. Recognizing that halting them immediately would be very disruptive, she allowed…
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Jeffrey Miron On June 3, Keith Johnson of Foreign Policy speculated that the Trump administration, after two bruising court defeats, was eyeing Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act—a clause that…
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Peter Van Doren Automobile fuel mileage standards (also known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy or CAFE standards) are back in the news. The Senate budget reconciliation bill (also known as…
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Ellingburg v. United States Brief: Criminal Restitution Counts as Criminal Punishment
Matthew Cavedon In 1995, when petitioner Holsey Ellingburg, Jr., robbed a bank, federal criminal restitution was governed by the Victim and Witness Protection Act (VWPA). The VWPA provided that a…
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Jeffrey A. Singer Over the past several years, different jurisdictions in the US, Canada, and Europe have allowed people who use illicit drugs to access harm reduction equipment through vending…
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David J. Bier On June 26, the National Foundation for American Policy and the Cato Institute hosted a briefing for congressional staffers. I detailed how the Trump administration is carrying…
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Adam N. Michel The Senate is rushing to vote on its version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Republicans are using the budget reconciliation process to cut spending, extend…
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Bank Secrecy Act and Capital Gains Targeted for Reform at Bitcoin Policy Summit
Nicholas Anthony With 65 speakers packed into a single day, the third annual Bitcoin Policy Summit in Washington, DC, had no shortage of topics. Conversations spanned the legislative agenda in…