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WLF Urges Supreme Court to Overrule Humphrey's Executor and Restore Agency Accountability
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025:

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WLF Urges Supreme Court to Overrule Humphrey's Executor and Restore Agency Accountability

"For far too long, Humphrey's Executor has allowed unaccountable agencies like the FTC to wield executive power without meaningful oversight."

--Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation

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Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule its 1935 decision in Humphrey's Executor v. United States and hold that Congress cannot restrict the ... Show Full Article

SLF Calls for US Special Counsel to Investigate Comey & DOJ for Violating Records Act to Conceal Steele Dossier That Fed "Russian Hoax" Against Trump
ROSWELL, Georgia, Oct. 15 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2025:

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SLF calls for US Special Counsel to investigate Comey & DOJ for violating Records Act to conceal Steele Dossier that fed "Russian Hoax" against Trump

Today, Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) formally requested that the United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC) open an investigation into the intentional and fraudulent concealment of key documents about the now-infamous "Steele Dossier" by the offices of James Comey, John Brennan, and James Clapper.

SLF President Kim ... Show Full Article

Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Investor-Owned Housing Helps Renters
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 15 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 14, 2025:

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Investor-Owned housing helps renters

It is not the infusion of capital from investors that disrupts housing markets; it is local government policies that do not let supply keep up with demand.

By Adrian Moore, Vice President of Policy; and Eliza Terziev, Housing Policy Analyst

Newsfeeds and social media are full of stories about how institutional investors like BlackRock are buying up housing and fueling the housing crisis. People as politically far apart as former Vice President ... Show Full Article

Reforming the TSA So Airport Security Isn't Impacted by Government Shutdowns
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 14 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 13, 2025:

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Reforming the TSA so airport security isn't impacted by government shutdowns

Congress should remove TSA's conflict of interest as both the provider and regulator of airport security shift and shift the funding of security to a dedicated local airport user fee.

By Marc Scribner, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst

During a lapse in congressional appropriations and a partial government shutdown, most federal employees are not paid. This includes the Transportation Security Administration's ... Show Full Article

Pennsylvania EMT/Rescue Workers File Second Petition for 'Decertification' Vote to Remove Teamsters Local 205
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release:

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Pennsylvania EMT/Rescue Workers File Second Petition for 'Decertification' Vote to Remove Teamsters Local 205

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At Teamsters' behest, NLRB official blocked earlier election request citing non-statutory NLRB 'bar' to decertification after card check unionization

Huntingdon, PA (October 14, 2025) - Shannon Martin, an employee of North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue, has filed a second petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking a "decertification" election ... Show Full Article

Foundation for Economic Education Issues Commentary: Checkpoint Britain
DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Oct. 12, 2025:

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Checkpoint Britain

The UK plans for mandatory ID.

By Reem Ibrahim

It has finally happened. The British Government has announced plans to introduce mandatory Digital ID.

The new "BritCard" will be a requirement for anyone working in the UK. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said:

"I know working people are worried about the level of illegal migration... Digital ID is an enormous opportunity for the UK. It will make it tougher to work illegally in this country, making ... Show Full Article

Federal court halts Texas' 'no First Amendment after dark' campus speech ban
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release:

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VICTORY: Federal court halts Texas' 'no First Amendment after dark' campus speech ban

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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14, 2025 -- A federal judge today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the University of Texas System from enforcing a new Texas law that bans virtually all protected expression on public university campuses after dark.

In his ruling, Judge David Alan Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas found that students challenging the ... Show Full Article