Commentaries & Insights

Our Commentaries and Insights are short-form publications intended to distill long-form research and synthesize current policymaking activity into easily understood concepts.


AI Regulation and Federalism: What the Moratorium (That Wasn’t) Debate Revealed

Adopting a state-level moratorium against policies regulating artificial intelligence would help ensure consistency and prevent legal fragmentation

Trump's Spring 2025 Unified Agenda

Rulemaking highlights from the first Unified Agenda of the second Trump administration.

A CFTC Commissioner’s and Legal Scholar’s Perspectives on AI and Regulatory Accountability

Virtual remarks by CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson and in-person remarks by Ohio State Law professor Bridget C.E. Dooling

Congress Reviewed: The 119th Congress's Use of the Congressional Review Act

Comparing use of the Congressional Review Act from one lookback window to the last, especially outcomes, trends, and procedural developments.

Can AI Streamline Regulation and Reduce Compliance Burdens: Event Themes

Summary of main themes from the July 2025 conference co-hosted by the Regulatory Studies Center and Norm Ai

Regulatory Functions Most Amenable to AI-Driven Process Improvement

Summary of a panel discussion at July 2025 conference co-hosted by RSC and Norm Ai

AI Regulation: Perspectives from the Business Community

Experts from the legal community discuss how AI is transforming business and the regulatory challenges that come with it

Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Government

Speakers discussed challenges and opportunities for artificial intelligence to streamline regulatory compliance burdens and improve government outcomes

Closing the Loop: Reflections from UMD’s 2025 Tech Policy Hub Annual Event

A recent technology conference examined how the quest to translate research into policy can be complex and shaped by overlapping institutional roles.

NEPA Narrowed

The Supreme Court has narrowed NEPA's scope by limiting required environmental reviews to impacts within an agency’s regulatory authority