The Hill: The FTC’s rebellion against the judiciary

 

The Federal Trade Commission must be held accountable for its open defiance of Supreme Court directives.

Case in point, as Caleb Kruckenberg explains, is last year’s Supreme Court ruling that seemingly ended the commission’s practice of strong-arming large payments from companies to settle lawsuits. Yet, the agency still acts like the Court’s ruling doesn’t exist.

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The Daily Reflector: Fighting back against Farmville is the right thing to do

 

Food truck entrepreneur Mark Shirley would rather focus on making the best barbecue, serving his loyal customers, and building his business for the future than a lawsuit.

But when Farmville, North Carolina, put the brakes on his right to earn an honest living with an arbitrary and unfair ordinance, he knew he needed to stand up and fight back.

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Washington Examiner: Supreme Court could rein in the administrative state

 

Could a Supreme Court opinion about the arcane question of hospital reimbursement rates deal a critical blow to the unconstitutional nature of the federal regulatory state?

Yes, writes Alison Somin. She describes how recently argued American Hospital Association v. Becerra could end, or severely restrict, the long-held precedent in which judges defer to agencies to interpret their own rules and regulations.

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