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The leading source of regulatory news, analysis, and opinion, from the Penn Program on Regulation.
The 2024 Regulatory Year in Review | The Regulatory Review
4 days ago · Top Saturday Seminars of 2024. January 4, 2025. We are pleased to highlight the top “Saturday Seminars” written by The Regulatory Review staff in 2024, including “Is It Time to End Animal Testing?” by Alyson Diaz, Korinne Dunn, and Saba Mengesha, “The Future of Mining in Outer Space” by Cross Conrad, Karson Taylor, and Mikaela Wells, “International Approaches to …
Featured Series of 2024 | The Regulatory Review
1 day ago · Global Perspectives on Psychedelics Regulation. April 15, 2024 to April 23, 2024. The Regulatory Review invited scholars around the world to discuss the current and future legal status of psychedelic drugs, particularly relating to their applications in healthcare.These global perspectives offered insights into the different ways policymakers can …
Top Contributor Essays of 2024 | The Regulatory Review
4 days ago · The Regulatory Review is pleased to revisit our top regulatory essays of 2024, each authored by one or more of the many expert contributors whose ideas we are pleased to publish.These pieces—selected for this list based on the number of page views during the past 12 months—are arranged below in alphabetical order by last name of author.
Week in Review | The Regulatory Review
Dec 27, 2024 · IN THE NEWS. The U.S. Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act, repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), which reduced benefits for public-sector retirees, such as teachers and firefighters. The WEP reduces Social Security benefits for individuals with pensions from jobs that did not contribute to Social Security, while the GPO cuts spousal ...
Evolving Regulatory Protections for Research Participants
5 days ago · In a conversation with The Regulatory Review, Ropes & Gray partner David Peloquin discusses how clinical research studies are regulated in the United States to protect patients and accommodate changing practices.. In recent years, clinical research studies in the United States have increased in complexity alongside the rise of new …
Week in Review | The Regulatory Review
Dec 20, 2024 · IN THE NEWS. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision finding that a set of fuel companies lacked standing to challenge a waiver granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that allowed California to set stricter fuel emissions standards than those imposed by other states and the federal government.
Managing Regulatory Review in the Biden Administration
Nov 25, 2024 · I am honored to be with you here at Penn for the 2024 Distinguished Lecture on Regulation. As Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), I lead the component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States charged with coordinating the review and analysis of significant federal regulations.
Week in Review | The Regulatory Review
Nov 1, 2024 · IN THE NEWS. The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay order permitting Virginia to remove voters from voter logs who did not affirmatively denote that they were citizens. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia originally blocked the program after the United States and public interest groups, including the Virginia Coalition for …
Week in Review | The Regulatory Review
Jul 19, 2024 · IN THE NEWS. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit halted temporarily the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s net neutrality rules that aimed to secure fast, open, and fair internet service nationwide. The rules attempt to address discriminatory practices, such as prioritizing paid content or slowing down certain users’ internet connection, and impose transparency requirements.