Jun 23 2025
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Whether disruptions at CPSC are due to the firings or to the reinstatements of the Democratic commissioners is a question that may determine if two stays are granted.
Jun 14 2025
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The three fired CPSC commissioners can return to their jobs under a permanent injunction issued June 13 by Judge Matthew Maddox in Maryland U.S. district court.
Jun 09 2025
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Marc J. Schoem
During the 1960s, product safety concerns were managed by multiple government agencies, including the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW, predecessor to the Department of Health and Human Services), the National Bureau of Standards, the Food and Drug Administration, and others.
May 30 2025
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The idea to move CPSC into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) became a confirmed plan May 30 with the publication of CPSC and HHS FY2026 budget requests.
May 27 2025
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Robert Adler and R. David Pittle, Ph.D.
If you think that President Trump's legally dubious war on regulatory agencies like EEOC, NLRB, and FTC is outrageous, be prepared to recognize the tiny Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as the hands-down winner for most savaged regulatory agency in this administration.
May 21 2025
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CPSC Acting Chairman Peter Feldman is among the defendants in a May 21 civil complaint over the firings of the three Democratic commissioners.
May 19 2025
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Who is encroaching on whose constitutional powers is the question that will ultimately determine if the DOGE process can continue.
May 09 2025
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The three Democratic commissioners were removed from their posts May 8, setting up a likely legal battle.
May 09 2025
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DOGE operatives arrived at CPSC May 8, corroborated multiple sources whose accuracy on the matter PSL trusts.
Apr 21 2025
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PSL has seen but not authenticated a 64-page document getting increasing attention in the general press and containing a paragraph on CPSC being absorbed into the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Apr 14 2025
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Two April 9 directives set into motion more reviews by agencies of their rules.
Mar 31 2025
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CPSC's duties under CPSA 29(e) and (f) likely will be key in its review of how and if it can ensure 6(b) protection in complying with an executive order for government-wide access to agencies' information.
Mar 31 2025
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What the term public safety means in recent executive orders has gained more importance now that it is one of four criteria to focus Justice Department scrutiny of attorneys who have represented clients against the government in the last eight years.
Mar 24 2025
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CPSC is using a blanket disclaimer that historical documents on its website might not comply with a January executive order on gender.
Mar 24 2025
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CPSC has reverted to giving NEISS coders three numbers to process hospitals' descriptions of sex and gender.
Mar 17 2025
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A March 11 executive order directs agencies to be aggressive in asking judges to require bonds from those seeking preliminary injunctions against the government.
Mar 10 2025
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CPSC will be neither obliged nor prohibited in providing materials in non-English under a March 1 executive order.
Mar 10 2025
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CPSC publicly posted two February 26 memos to staff against harassment and employment discrimination.
Mar 03 2025
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CPSC and other agencies must have two "technological system[s]" under a February 26 executive order.
Mar 03 2025
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CPSC and other agencies must review their statutes under a February 26 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Managements.