The Baltimore Bridge Collapseand the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851
On March 26, 2024, the Dali—a 985-foot container ship—struck a support structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the bridge to collapse. As of the time of writing, four people ar...
Ecuador’s April 2024 Plebiscite on Security Measures: Implications for Congress
On April 21, 2024, Ecuador held a plebiscite on 11 proposed reforms that seek to address the country’s ongoing security crisis. According to preliminary results released by Ecuador’s electoral body, v...
Recent executive actions have built a more equitable and effective disaster policy. But the rest must come from legislative change.
This is the epilogue to asix-part series on federal disaster policy reformspublished in summer 2023. Previous posts outlinedprinciplesfor reform, examinedchangesto the declaration process, recommended...
The DOJ’s Monopolization Case Against Apple
On March 21, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ), together with 15 states and the District of Columbia, filed a complaint in federal district court accusing Apple of monopolizing smartphone markets ...
Bank Failures: The FDIC’s Systemic Risk Exception
When Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank failed, the Treasury Secretary, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Federal Reserve (Fed) announced on March 12, 2023, that the ...
EMTALA Emergency Abortion Care Litigation Over Idaho’s Abortion Restriction Heads to the Supreme Court
On April 24, 2024, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in Moyle v. United States, a case about access to emergency abortion services. Specifically, the case concerns whether the Emergency M...
Banks’ Unrealized Losses, Part 1: New Treatment in the “Basel III Endgame” Proposal
On July 27, 2023, the federal banking regulators released a proposed rule that would amend bank capital rules for banks with over $100 billion in assets. The proposal would implement what is popularly...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2025 Appropriations
Introduction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), has a mission to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habit...
FY2024 Defense Appropriations: Status of Legislative Activity
On March 23, 2024, Congress enacted the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024 as Division A of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-47), a package of six appropriations...
Changes to India’s Citizenship Laws
Many in Congress have taken interest in human rights and religious freedom in India. In late 2019, India’s parliament passed, and its president signed into law, the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 20...
FISA Section 702 Sunset, Authorization, and Potential Extension
Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA)—as amended by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), FISA Amendments Act of 2017, and National Defense Authorization Act for Fisca...
Class VI Carbon Sequestration Wells: Permitting and State Program Primacy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates wells used for underground injection of carbon dioxide, known as Class VI wells. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), administered by EPA, prohi...
Bureau of Land Management: FY2024 Appropriations
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in the Department of the Interior (DOI), manages 245 million acres of federal land, nearly all in the West. Under its multiple-use mission, BLM manages lands for d...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2024 Appropriations
Introduction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), has a mission to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habit...