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Occupational de-licensing in Connecticut
July 07, 2017 | By CALEB TROTTER
Earlier this week Connecticut removed occupational licensing, registration, and certificate requirements for several professions. The de-licensing of an occupation is especially notable because of its rarity. A 2015 study authored by Dr. Robert J. Thornton and Dr. Edward J. Timmons, and published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, found that t ...
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Federalism depends on courts stopping states from regulating beyond their borders
May 10, 2017 | By JONATHAN WOOD
Today, PLF filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit supporting a television manufacturer's challenge to a Connecticut law that shifts the cost of a local recycling program onto consumers in other states. The law is plainly unconstitutional under the Dormant Commerce Clause, which forbids states from regulating or taxing activity beyond their bor ...