Author: Robert W. Greene By eliminating the Office of Thrift Supervision and reclassifying the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s legal status, the Dodd-Frank Act left the United States financial regulatory system almost entirely in the hands of “independent regulatory agencies.” Unlike executive agencies – such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of… continue reading
Authors: Milton Heumann, Lance Cassak, Esther Kang & Thomas Twichell There is no dearth of writing about the perils of the erosion of privacy rights in the twenty-first century. The “Snowden Saga” dramatically illustrates and documents the seemingly unlimited ways in which private matters can be revealed to and interpreted by the public. The emergence… continue reading
Author: Jonathan L. Triantos Benjamin Franklin’s assertion on taxes and death continues to ring true throughout the United States. There are only two certainties in life: you must pay taxes and you will eventually die. However, if you happen to be a resident of New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie (R) will tell you that there… continue reading
Author: Brian Block There is perhaps no piece of enacted legislation that is shown greater contempt on a consistent basis by those tasked with its interpretation than is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund). 1 In almost any opinion that requires interpretation of CERCLA, it is highly probable… continue reading
Authors: Chris Land & David Schultz “It is much more material that there be a rule to go by than what the rule is; that there may be a uniformity of proceeding in business not subject to the caprice of the Speaker or captiousness of the members.”1 It goes without saying that the rules that… continue reading
Author: Bret N. Bogenschdeider The structure of a tax system is relevant to public health. Wage taxes are the predominant form of taxation in both Europe and the United States. Yet, high rates of wage taxation harm worker health, particularly when wage taxes are part of an overall regressive tax system. The casual mechanisms for… continue reading
