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Separation of Powers
October 22, 2025

How Interagency Borrowing of Administrative Law Judges Circumvents the Rule of Law

Caitlin Styrsky and Jaimie Cavanaugh

Research-in-Brief
Equality and Opportunity
October 14, 2025

State Regulation of Birth Centers

A 50-State Survey of Women's Birth Freedom

Patrick McLaughlin

AI Tool
Separation of Powers
September 08, 2025

The Nondelegation Project

By Mitchell Scacchi and Oliver J. Dunford

Public Interest Comment
Separation of Powers
September 04, 2025

How to Reduce Regulatory Burdens at the Consumer Product Safety Commission

By Sydney Madigan

Research in Brief
Property Rights
August 28, 2025

What Recent Supreme Court Decisions Mean for State Legislators

By Jaimie Cavanaugh and Matthew D. Mitchell

Research in Brief
Equality and Opportunity
August 25, 2025

Certificate of Need Reform: Answering the Fears

By Kyle Sweetland

Policy Explainer
Property Rights
August 11, 2025

Continuing to Lock Squatters Out: How States Have Protected Property Rights from Squatters

By Mitchell Scacchi

Policy Explainer
Separation of Powers
July 22, 2025

The Congressional Review Act: Congress’s Seldom-Used Tool for Regulatory Reform

By Caitlin Styrsky and Alison Somin

Research in Brief
Equality and Opportunity
July 16, 2025

Unconstitutional Accreditation Pressures Force Law Schools to Discriminate against Faculty and Students

By James Broughel and Mitchell Scacchi

Research Report
Separation of Powers
July 16, 2025

Legislative Oversight of Regulations: A 50-State Survey

By Megan E. Jenkins and Mark Miller

Research in Brief
Environment and Natural Resources
July 07, 2025

Natural Resources and Human Flourishing: Toward a More Abundant Future

By Mitchell Scacchi, Megan Jenkins, and Oliver Dunford

Research in Brief
Separation of Powers
July 04, 2025

Paternalism and Product Safety: The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Approach toward Infant Nursery Products

By Caitlin Styrsky, Donna Matias, and Jaimie Cavanaugh

Research in Brief
Equality and Opportunity
May 07, 2025

Restrictions to Care: How Collaborative Practice Agreements for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Certified Nurse-Midwives Limit Patient Access

By Caitlin Styrsky and Mitchell Scacchi

Policy Explainer
Equality and Opportunity
April 14, 2025

The Jones Act: The Shipping Boost That Wasn’t

By Kyle Sweetland and Brian Hodges

Research in Brief
Property Rights
April 02, 2025

How to Protect Property Rights from Improperly Assessed Exactions

By Joshua Polk, Stephen Slivinski, and Caleb Trotter

Research in Brief
Equality and Opportunity
February 18, 2025

Guardians or Gatekeepers? Industry Capture of Dental Boards 10 Years after NC Dental

By Mitchell Scacchi, Keelyn Gallagher, and Jeremy Talcott

Research in Brief
Property Rights
January 30, 2025

Appealing to Itself: Land Use, Permitting, and the California Coastal Commission

By Mitchell Scacchi and Michael Poon

Research in Brief
Separation of Powers
January 15, 2025

Unconstitutionally Appointed: Introducing Accountability to Marine Fisheries Management

By Megan Jenkins, Daniel Dew, and Mark Miller

Research in Brief
Property Rights
November 22, 2024

The Right to Build: How Property Rights Can Solve the Housing Crisis

By Keelyn Gallagher, Charles Yates, and Megan Jenkins

Research in Brief
Separation of Powers
September 24, 2024

Navigating the Many Definitions of “Waters of the United States”

By Keelyn Gallagher and Adi Dynar

Research in Brief
Separation of Powers
August 28, 2024

Re-establish Justice: Creating a Right to Remove for the Accused

By Kyle Sweetland and Mark Miller

Research in Brief
Property Rights
August 07, 2024

Locking Squatters Out: How States Can Protect Property Owners from Squatters

By Megan Jenkins, Keelyn Gallagher and Kyle Sweetland

Research in Brief
Separation of Powers
May 15, 2024

With the Stroke of a Pen: The Antiquities Act and Executive Discretion

By Laura D’Agostino and Angela C. Erickson

Research in Brief
Equality and Opportunity
October 12, 2023

Public Service Denied: How Discriminatory Mandates Prevent Qualified Individuals from Serving on Public Boards

By Stephen Slivinski

Strategic Research Report
Equality and Opportunity
November 10, 2022

Choosing the Gatekeepers: How Special Interests Control Licensing Board Nominations

By Angela C. Erickson, Joshua Polk, and Keelyn Gallagher

Strategic Research Report
Property Rights
December 06, 2021

Violating the Spirit of America: Home Equity Theft in Massachusetts

By Christina M. Martin and Daniel J. Dew

Strategic Research Report
Property Rights
December 18, 2020

Prevent Home Equity Theft in North Dakota: How the Peace Garden State is a “Step Below South Dakota”

By Anastasia Boden and Angela Erickson

Strategic Research Report
Equality and Opportunity
January 11, 2021

Competitor's Veto: Roadblock to New Businesses

By Angela C. Erickson and Thomas Berry

Strategic Research Report
Separation of Powers
April 29, 2019

But Who Rules the Rulemakers? A Study of Illegally Issued Regulations at HHS

By Carol Park and David J. Deerson

Strategic Research Report
Property Rights
August 17, 2021

Looking Up: Ending Home Equity in The North Star State

By Jim M. Manley, Christina M. Martin and Angela C. Erickson

Strategic Research Report
Property Rights
February 14, 2020

Stop Home Equity Theft in Arizona: Can they seize your home for an $8 mistake?

By Todd Gaziano, Jonathan Wood, and Elizabeth Slattery

Strategic Research Report
Separation of Powers
May 05, 2020

The Regulatory State's Due Process Deficits: Nine Case Studies Highlight the Most Common Agency Failings

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Megan Jenkins

Strategic Research Director

Nicole Divers

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Jacob Fishbeck

Strategic Research Project Manager

Patrick McLaughlin

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Tobias Russell 

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Mitchell Scacchi

Strategic Research Manager

Caitlin Styrsky

Strategic Research Manager

Kyle Sweetland

Strategic Research Manager