Press Releases: Law

Heartland Institute Expert Reacts to the U.S. Senate Vote on Gun Control

April 11, 2013
Steve Stanek

A new gun control bill cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate today when a Republican filibuster was not upheld.

Maureen Martin, R.I.P.

February 05, 2013
Joseph Bast

The following statement is from Joseph Bast, president of The Heartland Institute:

Heartland Institute Experts React to Court Ruling Invalidating NLRB Recess Appointments

January 25, 2013
Maureen Martin
Peter Ferrara
David L. Applegate

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled invalid three appointments to the National Labor Relations Board made by President Barack Obama on January 4, 2012.

Heartland Institute Experts React to Sen. Feinstein’s ‘Assault Weapons Ban of 2013’

January 24, 2013
Maureen Martin
Steve Stanek
S.T. Karnick
Joy Pullmann
David L. Applegate
Randy E. Barnett

At a Capitol Hill press conference today, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced the introduction of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013.

Heartland Institute Experts React to President Obama’s Gun Control Proposals

January 16, 2013
Steve Stanek
David L. Applegate
Benjamin Domenech

President Barack Obama today urged Congress to pass a host of sweeping new gun laws as part of his $500 million plan that he says will decrease gun violence, especially in schools, in the wake of t

Heartland Institute Experts Comment on President Obama’s Press Conference

January 14, 2013
Maureen Martin
Joy Pullmann
Peter Ferrara
Steve Stanek
Richard Vedder
Mark Thornton
Christine Ries
Charles Battig

President Barack Obama today held the final news conference of his first term, fielding questions on the debt ceiling debate, taxes, the federal budget, relations with Congress, and gun control.

Heartland Institute Experts React to President’s Call for Stricter Gun Laws

December 19, 2012
Maureen Martin
Steve Stanek

President Barack Obama today announced Vice President Joe Biden will lead a commission charged with developing new gun-control laws.

Heartland Institute Reacts to Obamacare Ruling

June 28, 2012
Peter Ferrara
Maureen Martin
Benjamin Domenech
Kendall Antekeier
John Nothdurft
Greg Scandlen
Paul Fisher
S.T. Karnick
Dr. John Dale Dunn, M.D., J.D.
Steve Stanek

The United States Supreme Court today upheld most provisions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, including the individual mandate.

Heartland Institute Legal Scholars React to Supreme Court Campaign Finance Ruling

June 25, 2012
Peter Ferrara
Maureen Martin

The United States Supreme Court today struck down, by a 5–4 vote, a Montana law limiting corporate campaign spending, reaffirming its 2010 Citizens United decision.