[This post was co-written with Michael Pollack, a lecturer in law and Bigelow fellow at the University of Chicago Law School.]

Justice Kennedy’s opinion for the majority in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro is significant for a number of reasons. For one, it marks the first…

That’s the question I asked my Federal Income Tax students a few years ago when the governor was first indicted (this week the Supreme Court vacated his conviction and…

[Cross-posted on the Yale Journal on Regulation’s Notice & Comment blog.]

My Notice & Comment co-blogger Andy Grewal asked in a post on Tuesday: “Why doesn’t the IRS comply with the…

President Obama endorsed Hillary Clinton today and said: “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.” I’m as much of a Hillary supporter as the next left-of-center law professor in line but . . . really…

Following up on Brian’s post: Let’s imagine a city with two families, the Riches and the Poors. The Riches earn $100,000 a year and the Poors earn $10,000. Each household consumes two…

The FDA’s new nutritional labeling rules require manufacturers to make a number of changes to their packaging: they must print calorie content in larger font; they must disclose “added sugars”; and they must include Vitamin D and potassium on the list of vitamins and…

Four East Coast states — Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania — are considering a proposal to replace their gas taxes with “mileage-based user fees.” Oregon is already experimenting with a version of this approach. This strikes me as a terrible idea.

CFPB announced today (6/2) a major new initiative on regulation of the payday lending industry, and both lenders and consumer advocates expect the rules to curtail the availability of credit for some consumers. In related news…