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Before Net Neutrality Eats the World (Part 6): Does “Market Failure” Demand Neutrality Regulation? 26 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
(Note: On September 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in Verizon’s challenge of the Federal Communications Commission’s December 2010 Order on “Preserving the ...
President Obama: Cut Law School from Three Years to Two 26 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
President Obama, a lawyer who once was a lecturer at the University of Chicago, recently urged law schools to reduce the length of study from three years to two, reported The New York Times: Presiden...
CEI’s Battered Business Bureau: The Week in Regulation 26 Aug 2013 | 06:13 pm
This week in the world of regulation: Last week, 80 new final regulations were published in the Federal Register. There were 71 new final rules the previous week. That’s the equivalent of a new regu...
New Mexico Court: Go Into Business, Lose Your First Amendment Rights 23 Aug 2013 | 11:48 pm
In Elane Photography v. Willock, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a wedding photographer violated the New Mexico Human Rights Act by not agreeing to photograph a lesbian couple’s same...
Before Net Neutrality Eats the World (Part 5): The Fallacies Motivating Net Neutrality 23 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
(Note: On September 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in Verizon’s challenge of the Federal Communications Commission’s December 2010 Order on “Preserving the ...
Court Strikes Down another Obama NLRB appointment 23 Aug 2013 | 12:49 am
If you cant’ get legislation through Congress, then make policy through regulation. Until the courts get in the way. The former has been the Obama administration’s approach to implementing policies it...
CEI Podcast for August 22, 2013: Germany Legalizes Bitcoin 22 Aug 2013 | 11:41 pm
Have a listen here. Vice President for Strategy Iain Murray discusses Germany’s decision to legalize Bitcoin, a controversial digital currency. With the euro’s future up in the air, competing currenc...
Before Net Neutrality Eats the World (Part 4): FCC Order Creates Political Vulnerability for All Market Participants 22 Aug 2013 | 09:04 pm
(Note: On Septe. 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear oral arguments in Verizon’s challenge of the Federal Communications Commission’s December 2010 Order on “Preserving the Fre...
Germany Legalizes Bitcoin: Competing Currencies Are Here! 21 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
While Thailand may have banned Bitcoin, the electronic currency — although some are not so sure — the economic powerhouse of Germany has just made it legal tender: Virtual currency bitcoin has been r...
Detroit’s Pension Fight: Coming to a City Near You? 21 Aug 2013 | 10:04 pm
The bankruptcy of Detroit is an unusual event, but its uniqueness lies mainly in its severity. Municipal governments across the nation are struggling to bring their own finances under control, and for...
