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The Lawsuit Over Regulation B, and Why Fair Lending Rules Matter
A new suit targets three changes to the federal rule that bans credit discrimination — here is what the rule does and what each change would erase.
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What the Posse Comitatus Act Does and Doesn't Prohibit
The statute draws a line between soldiers and police work — but the line has large, deliberate gaps.
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Antitrust Remedies Explained: Breakups, Conduct Rules and Consent Decrees
Winning a monopoly case is the easy half; the fight over what the court actually orders is where remedies live or die.
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What Does a Cabinet Secretary Do: How a Cabinet Secretary Shapes Everyday Life
The rules a department writes reach farther than any law Congress passes this year.
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What is an Executive Order: What the President Can and Can't Do by Executive Order
An executive order runs the executive branch. It cannot write law, spend money, or survive a court that says it exceeds the president's authority.