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On January 28, a federal district court struck down Mississippi’s long-standing moratorium on the establishment of certain new health care facilities, calling the forty-year application of the moratorium “irrational.”
The full report details how states select judges and analyzes the best method for doing so.
A judge’s job is to faithfully interpret the laws as written and not impose judicial policy preferences. To do that successfully, every judge must have the aptitude and character commensurate with judging — that means every judge should combine education, experience, intellectual rigor, understanding of the law, appropriate temperament, compassion, and commitment to justice. Anyone whose job is to select a judge, whether elected official, board member, or voter, should reject judges who do not meet these basic standards.
Judicial systems are critically important in securing limited government, protecting equal rights, and upholding human dignity. As such, all citizens should care about the judges we have and the system we use to select them. This report examines what makes a good judge and what we can do ton ensure that we pick good judges.
Tuesday, a three-judge panel heard oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of North Carolina’s certificate of need (CON) statute — a law that artificially limits the supply of health care to protect politically proficient providers from competition.
On Friday, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) and Americans for Prosperity–Michigan (AFP-MI) submitted joint comments to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) calling for the state to substantially deregulate its Certificate of Need (CON) Review Standards.
Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) filed a public comment on how certificate-of-need (CON) laws harm patients and stifle innovation in the health care industry. AFP Foundation submitted the comment to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s newly launched Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force (Task Force).
President Trump’s recent Executive Order rescinding the Biden Administration’s abuse of the Defense Production Act (DPA) is a welcome course correction—and a crucial reminder of why the DPA itself is in desperate need of reform.
In this episode of American Potential, host Jeff Crank dives into the implications of the Biden-Harris administration’s decision to use the Defense Production Act to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). Joining him are James Czerniawski, Senior Policy Analyst at Americans for Prosperity, and Thomas Kimbrell, an Analyst with AFP Foundation, to discuss the dangers of government overreach in regulating AI.
