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Due Processing: As Lawyers Go All-In on AI, the Courts Play Catch-Up

When Bradley Heppner sat down late last year to consult a chatbot about his legal woes, he assumed the conversation was ...
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Beyond Traditional Methods: New Approaches to Help Those Who Smoke

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, killing more than 480,000 Americans each year and costing the nation over $600 billion annually in ...
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R Street Letter to VA Governor Abigail Spanberger in Support of VA SB 421, Remote Pharmacy Dispensing at OTPs

March 12, 2026 The Honorable Abigail SpanbergerGovernor of VirginiaPatrick Henry Building1111 E. Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23219 Re: R Street’s Support for VA SB 421, Remote Pharmacy Dispensing at OTPs ...
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R Street Testimony Regarding VT S 140, Second Look Act

Sarah Anderson, Associate Director, Criminal Justice & Civil Liberties, R Street Institute In REGARD to Senate Bill 140: “An act relating to implementing second look sentencing and compassionate ...
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China-Focused Bulk Data Rule Sparks New Risk for Pixel Tracking

Plaintiffs may take the BSDR, intended as a national security tool, and ‘stretch its original intent’ as part of a broader litigation strategy as the lawsuits ramp up, said R Street Institute Resident ...
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Statement responding to the Trump administration’s new National Cybersecurity Strategy

This statement is in response to breaking news. Please contact pr@rstreet.org to speak with the scholars.In response to the ...
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Bridging the Data Gap in Criminal Justice

Researchers need access to agency data, but it can be difficult or impossible to come by. You can’t solve a problem you can’t ...
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R Street Testimony in Support of South Carolina’s S. 867 Bill (and Amendment)

Josiah Neeley, Senior Fellow, Energy, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of South Carolina’s S. 867 Bill (and Amendment), Retail Choice for Large Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Electric ...
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Defending liberal democracy in an age of constant crisis

The first month of the new year has shaken American political and civic life. The immigration crackdown in Minneapolis that led to two deaths and thousands of arrests has sparked widespread public ...
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Anthropic, the Pentagon, and the AI Innovation Ecosystem

The Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic recently ended with President Donald J. Trump directing every federal agency to cease ...
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Reform the CFPB by making it America’s scam response hub

Americans are facing severe financial harm from financial scams. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), scam losses ...
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Georgia Prevents Noncitizen Voting While Minimizing Red Tape for Americans

The Peach State achieves the same goal of the SAVE America Act of preventing noncitizen voting — while imposing much less red tape on eligible American voters. Congressional Republicans are once again ...