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Affiliated with the Penn Program on Regulation and housed at Penn Law, TheRegulatoryReview.org is the online source of regulatory news, analysis, and opinion.

Staffed by students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, The Regulatory Review features work contributed by staff members, scholars, practitioners, and others interested in regulatory developments. The Regulatory Review was founded as RegBlog by Penn Program on Regulation Director and Penn Law Professor Cary Coglianese in 2011 and changed its name in 2017.

10/07/2025

As low-Earth orbit faces increasing danger of overexploitation by private satellites, scholars press for stewardship and outline methods to ensure the long-term sustainability of low-Earth orbit’s limited resources. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/10/07/conrad-orbital-debris-mitigation-guidelines/

10/06/2025

"The conditions that supported the Supreme Court’s decision in Red Lion have changed so completely that the government should have no power to regulate the content of broadcasters, whether through decisions to grant or deny licenses or through decisions to grant or deny proposed mergers and acquisitions," Richard J. Pierce of George Washington University argues. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/10/06/pierce-the-supreme-court-should-overturn-the-fairness-doctrine/

10/04/2025

In an article published in The Regulatory Review In Depth, Paul C. Light—professor emeritus at NYU’s Wagner School—argues the 2018–19 shutdown exposed a “quiet crisis” in federal service and offers a rare chance to overhaul civil-service systems to restore capacity and public trust.https://www.theregreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Light-TRRID-v8i2-2019.pdf

10/04/2025

Originally published in 2019 after the record federal shutdown, this timely series—anchored by a leading public administration scholar with responses from governance experts—argues the crisis revealed a rare chance to overhaul the civil service, modernize the blended workforce, and rebuild public trust. https://www.theregreview.org/2019/09/09/what-the-shutdown-revealed-about-the-value-of-public-service/

10/04/2025

In this week’s Saturday Seminar, scholars map strategies to curb “dark patterns”—subscription traps, manipulative interfaces, privacy-bait designs—via FTC actions, click-to-cancel parity, bans on opt-out auto-renewals, behavior-grounded rules, EU-style guidance, and private contract/tort remedies. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/10/04/seminar-regulating-dark-patterns/

10/01/2025

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rapidly reshaping U.S. vaccine policy—narrowing COVID-19 eligibility, overhauling ACIP, cutting mRNA R&D, and ousting CDC leaders—moves critics say jeopardize access and public health amid escalating measles outbreaks. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/10/01/mohammad-totz-kennedys-influence-on-vaccines/

09/30/2025

Two recent acts of Congress represent a unique approach to digital currency regulation— rejecting sovereign digital currency while embracing regulated private alternatives, writes finance emeritus professor David Krause of Marquette University. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/09/30/krause-the-digital-dollar-divide/

09/29/2025

In a forthcoming article, Peter Grossi of the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School argues that adding autism to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program would bankrupt its excise-tax fund and likely drive manufacturers out of childhood vaccines. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/09/29/grossi-adding-autism-claims-to-the-vicp-would-likely-destroy-it/

09/27/2025

In this week’s Saturday Seminar, scholars dissect rent-control’s trade-offs—short-term affordability versus long-run supply and mobility—probe Takings Clause and eviction-limit doctrines, assess corporate landlord dynamics, and track how state preemption is reshaping local housing authority. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/09/27/seminar-what-to-do-when-the-rent-is-too-high/

09/25/2025

"The United States' new rule limiting the export of AI reflects a fundamental shift in how the United States approaches the regulation of internet and technology, bringing it closer to a government-led approach," some scholars argue. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/09/25/flatley-the-united-states-regulates-artificial-intelligence-with-export-controls/

09/25/2025

In a recent article, William E. Kovacic of The George Washington University Law School argues the FTC could regulate information platforms—but needs clearer statutory limits, explicit competition rulemaking authority, broader remedies, and deeper multidisciplinary capacity. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/09/24/chandra-evaluating-the-ftc-as-a-potential-information-platform-regulator/

09/23/2025

The Trump Administration proposes eliminating longstanding regulations promoting the employment of people with disabilities, Prof. Mark Weber of DePaul University explains, threatening a program that has operated successfully for a dozen years. https://www.theregreview.org/2025/09/23/weber-disability-employment-goals-and-the-war-on-dei/

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