State-Level Private Enforcement Is Much More Complicated Than Previously Thought
New research on state laws that delegate enforcement to citizens. “Our findings show that state private enforcement is large, significant,…
State and Federal “Private Right of Action” Legislation: Are These Mechanisms Wise or Worrisome?
Executive Director Karen Harned joins this discussion and presents the legal problems with laws that create private rights of action…
Exiting the ‘Constitutional Twilight Zone’
Karen Harned
Executive Director Karen Harned discusses Supreme Court decision that shows concern by at least one justice with public welfare laws…
Alternative Enforcement Regimes: Who Can Sue and On Whose Behalf?
Center for Constitutional Responsibility President Adam White questions the constitutionality of federal and state executive branch officials outsourcing enforcement of…
California Gun Measures Let Citizens Sue to Enforce Regulations
Zusha Elinson and Christine Mai-Duc
Wall Street Journal reports on California gun law that lets private citizens sue to……
California’s Private Labor Enforcers
Caitlyn Jenner and Tom Manzo
Jenner and Manzo explain in the Wall Street Journal why California’s Private Attorneys General Act that incentivizes private citizens to…
Using civil suits to enforce laws is an uncivil solution
Susana Martinez
While experts continue to pour over the data of the 2022 midterm elections, one truth cannot be avoided……