Regulatory Transparency Project

Shaped – A Journey Through Invisible Boundaries [Teaser]

Adam Thierer

A Regulatory Transparency Project Fourth Branch Video

Invisible forces shape the world around us. Rules and regulations determine everything from the cars...

The Major Questions Doctrine: A Question or an Answer for Administrative Law?

Christopher J. Walker

A Regulatory Transparency Project Fourth Branch Video

Recent Supreme Court decisions have invoked what is being called the “Major Questions Doctrine.” In...

Disparate Impact: Is Equal Outcome the Same as Equal Opportunity?

Devon Westhill

A Regulatory Transparency Project Fourth Branch Video

Everyone agrees that discriminating against people based on factors like race or sex is wrong....

Will the Congressional Review Act Be Revived in 2025?

Steven Balla, Susan E. Dudley, Todd F. Gaziano, Anthony Papian

Regulatory Transparency Project

Federal regulators were busy in April 2024, with agencies publishing a record-breaking 66 significant new...

Will the Congressional Review Act Be Revived in 2025?

Steven Balla, Susan E. Dudley, Todd F. Gaziano, Anthony Papian

Regulatory Transparency Project

Federal regulators were busy in April 2024, with agencies publishing a record-breaking 66 significant new...

Explainer Episode 73 - Changing Presidential Candidates

Kathryn Ciano Mauler, Eric Wang

RTP's Fourth Branch Podcast

Kathryn Ciano Mauler and Eric Wang join the podcast to discuss the FEC rules behind...

Explainer Episode 71 - Regulatory Modernization in Idaho and Virginia: What lessons can be learned?

Reeve T. Bull, Alex J. Adams

RTP's Fourth Branch Podcast

Alex J. Adams, Director of Idaho's Department of Health and Welfare is joined by Reeve...

Explainer Episode 72 - Parental Rights & Student Privacy in Education

Jonathan Butcher, Jon Riches, Luke A. Wake

RTP's Fourth Branch Podcast

Legal experts Jonathan Butcher and Jon Riches discuss the debate between parental rights and children’s...

Explainer Episode 70 - Litigation Update III: The Supreme Court takes the Vape case--Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC

Jeff Stier

RTP's Fourth Branch Podcast

On July 2, 2024, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case, Food and...

Courthouse Steps Decision: Loper Bright & Relentless

Kristin E. Hickman, Ronald M. Levin, John J. Vecchione

Chevron v. NRDC (1984) and subsequent precedents held that courts should defer to agency interpretations...