Legal Affairs

The McGahn case again illustrates how civil enforcement actions are plagued by prolonged litigation and procedural delays that render them unsuitable for achieving prompt and effective oversight actions.

Impeaching judges is serious.  

Courts should bar evidence that fails to meet basic standards of honesty, integrity and credibility.

Senator Scott has succumbed to a disinformation campaign against Mr. Farr that attempts to paint him as a racist.  The charges are entirely false and fabricated.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging an August 2017 ruling, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was a judge on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, which struck down a 2015 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation banning the use of hydroflourocarbons (HFC), a coolant used in refrigerators and air conditioners, as a greenhouse gas.

Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft, with the help of Charlie Katebi, present episode #158 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week’s episode features work from the Cato Institute, the World Bank, The Heartland Institute, the Idaho Freedom Foundation, the Yankee Institute for Public Policy, and Pew Charitable Trusts.

Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft present episode #155 of the In The Tank Podcast. This week’s episode features work from the Media Research Center, the Illinois Policy Institute, the Mackinac Center, and the Manhattan Institute.

Federal judge William Alsup recently dismissed a lawsuit by Oakland and San Francisco against oil companies for costs related to global warming.  The decision is wise, regardless of whether global warming threatens humanity’s future.

A wonderful window into the mind of Amy Coney Barrett, on President Trump’s short list for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Washington is abuzz over the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

A Supreme Court case to be decided by the end of June could require California residents to pay taxes to a variety states, counties, cities and even mosquito abatement districts across the country.

Cyberthreats against the private sector have been well covered in the press over the last few years.

Donny Kendal and John Nothdurft are joined by Justin Haskins in episode #143 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Reason Foundation, the Economic Policy Institute, The Heritage Foundation, the Foundation for Excellence in Education, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.