ICLE White Paper Warns FTC, FCC Are Weaponizing Power Over Speech Markets
PORTLAND, Ore. (May 11, 2026) — The Trump administration took office pledging to end federal censorship and government weaponization. But a new white paper from . . .
ICLE White Paper Warns FTC, FCC Are Weaponizing Power Over Speech Markets
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California’s Long-Term-Care Insurance Market Is Being Regulated Into Delay, ICLE Brief Finds
PORTLAND, Ore. (May 7, 2026) — California’s private long-term-care insurance market has weakened not because the state protects consumers too much, but because it regulates . . .
ICLE Issue Brief: Railway Safety Act Could Derail Freight-Rail Innovation Without Improving Safety
PORTLAND, Ore. (May 4, 2026) — The Railway Safety Act, reintroduced in the U.S. Senate earlier this year, would impose billions of dollars in compliance . . .
EU Merger Guidelines Risk Undermining Legal Certainty, ICLE Warns
BRUSSELS (30 April 2026) — The European Commission’s draft Merger Guidelines, released for public consultation, promise an ambitious overhaul but risk undermining the legal clarity . . .
Commission’s DMA Review ‘Marks Its Own Homework’, Ignores Costs to Europeans
BRUSSELS (28 April 2026) — The European Commission’s first review of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is a striking exercise in self-assessment that glosses over . . .
ICLE Scholar Comments on FCC Move to Modernize Outdated Satellite Power Limits
WASHINGTON (Apr. 21, 2026) — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving to update one of the satellite industry’s most burdensome regulations. Gerald Adams, senior . . .
State Dealer Laws Add Up to $5,000 to New Car Prices, ICLE Study Finds
PORTLAND, Ore. (March 30, 2026) — State laws requiring automobile manufacturers to sell through franchised dealers add an estimated $3,934 to $4,992 to the price . . .
Germany’s Fuel-Price Plan Could Empower ‘No-Fault’ Antitrust Regime, ICLE Scholar Warns
BRUSSELS (25 March 2026) — Germany is using a temporary spike in fuel prices to permanently reshape its competition authority—shifting it from referee to market . . .
ICLE Scholar: White House AI Framework Regulates Harms Rather Than Speculative Risks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Mar. 20, 2026) — Kristian Stout, Director of Innovation Policy at the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE), issued the following statement . . .