Hans Bader

Hans Bader practices law in Washington, D.C. After studying economics and history at the University of Virginia and law at Harvard, he practiced civil-rights, international-trade, and constitutional law. He also once worked in the Education Department. Hans writes for CNSNews.com and has appeared on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.” Contact him at hfb138@yahoo.com

Law and Government

Hans BaderOctober 28, 2013
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Federal officials seek to impose racial preferences on banks and financial sector under Dodd-Frank Act

At the National Review, Roger Clegg discusses the racial “diversity quotas” that may result from a proposed regulation under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which expanded federal…
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Politics

Hans BaderOctober 25, 2013
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Errors, glitches plague Obamacare health insurance exchange

Glitches on the Obamacare web site left people unable to purchase insurance despite hours or days of trying. But that’s…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderOctober 24, 2013
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Government-run banks harm economy and environment, and promote corruption

At EcoWatch, Megan Quinn Bachman called for creating state-owned banks in order to fund “green electricity—and other sustainability projects.” But…
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Economy

Hans BaderOctober 21, 2013
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Government rips off taxpayers and investors in settlement with J.P. Morgan

This past weekend, the Washington Post reported that J.P.Morgan Chase will pay $13 billion to settle lawsuits against it by…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderOctober 18, 2013
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School anti-bullying programs backfire and increase bullying

Countless tax dollars have been spent on government anti-bullying programs, and 49 states have anti-bullying laws. After New Jersey passed its broad…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderOctober 15, 2013
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Judge rules against closure of county park by federal government, which cited federal shutdown as excuse

Earlier, the federal government used the government shutdown as an excuse to close many private businesses. Those were businesses that…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderOctober 11, 2013
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Myths about government shutdowns

Young people often don’t realize that government shutdowns used to be common, until the middle of the Clinton administration. The…
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Economy

Hans BaderOctober 6, 2013
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Obama administration unnecessarily closes many private businesses in government shutdown

PJ Media’s Bryan Preston reported Wednesday that the “White House” is “ordering hundreds of privately run, private funded parks to…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderOctober 2, 2013
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White House uses ‘government shutdown’ as excuse to force closing of privately-run tourist attraction

As part of the so-called “government shutdown” (which actually has not shut down most of the government — 80 percent of…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderOctober 1, 2013
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Obamacare quadruples costs for some, rewards others who quit working

Due to Obamacare, in North Carolina, average health insurance premiums will “triple for women, and quadruple for men” in the “individual-market” for…
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Economy

Hans BaderSeptember 27, 2013
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Obamacare’s massive marriage penalties: Discriminatory taxes and unequal access to tax credits

On the Obamacare health insurance exchanges, being married can cost you a lot. Get divorced (or avoid getting married, if…
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Economy

Hans BaderSeptember 27, 2013
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Proposed food stamp cuts are modest and long overdue

The GOP-controlled House of Representatives recently voted to cut the “food stamp program by $39 billion over the next 10…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 27, 2013
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Labor Department imposes burdensome disability hiring quotas on many businesses

The Obama Labor Department has just finalized rules that will effectively require businesses that get federal contracts to adopt a…
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Education

Hans BaderSeptember 23, 2013
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No, OCR’s demand that colleges weaken the presumption of innocence is not entitled to deference

Earlier, I explained why the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) was wrong to demand in 2011 that colleges lower…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 21, 2013
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Student barred from handing out Constitution on Constitution Day

At Modesto Junior College, a student was ordered not to hand out copies of the Constitution on Constitution day. He was also…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 19, 2013
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Government’s role in spawning the 2008 financial crisis largely ignored by media

In reporting on the 2008 financial crisis, many journalists are experts at ignoring the elephant in the room: the government’s role…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 19, 2013
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Disparate-impact regulations harm economy, increase cost of getting a job

Earlier, I wrote about the Obama administration’s attempt to inject a race-conscious “disparate impact” provision into colorblind anti-discrimination laws like the Fair…
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Politics

Hans BaderSeptember 17, 2013
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Ethanol mandates rip off consumers, enrich Wall Street speculators through ethanol credits

The New York Times ran a front page story Sunday about ethanol mandates, which rip off American consumers and enrich Wall Street profiteers.…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 15, 2013
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Cuts to Federal Public Defender system harm innocent defendants and waste money

The government has a constitutional obligation to provide the indigent people it prosecutes with counsel, under the Supreme Court’s decision in…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 13, 2013
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Law professors react to President Obama’s call to shorten law school by a year

We earlier discussed President Obama’s suggestion that law schools cut their length of study to two years from the current…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderSeptember 13, 2013
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Groups oppose risky, race-conscious federal lending requirements in Supreme Court brief

To reduce the risk of another financial crisis, and prevent the government from pressuring banks and mortgage companies to engage…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 26, 2013
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President Obama: Shorten law school to two years; the current three years is too long

President Obama, a lawyer who once lectured at the University of Chicago, recently urged law schools to reduce the length…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 26, 2013
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If you go into business, you forfeit certain First Amendment rights, New Mexico court says

In Elane Photography v. Willock, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last week that a wedding photographer violated the New…
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Politics

Hans BaderAugust 17, 2013
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Let in foreign doctors to solve shortage of physicians due to Obamacare

“Bring on the foreign doctors,” writes Slate’s Brian Palmer: If President Obama’s health care reform plan is implemented in its…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 15, 2013
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President's dog airlifted for vacation, belying Obama's deceptive budget cut claims

In response to the automatic budget cuts contained in the sequester, President Obama canceled public tours of the White House,…
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Economy

Hans BaderAugust 13, 2013
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Fed student loan program rewards colleges for raising tuition, gives lefty lawyers free ride at taxpayer expense

A recent Washington Post article describes “how Georgetown Law gets Uncle Sam to pay its students’ bills,” averaging $158,888 over…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderAugust 4, 2013
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The deceptive push for the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Last year, the Senate almost ratified the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with supporters falling a…
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Economy

Hans BaderJuly 30, 2013
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Occupational licensing rules impoverish young people, rip off the public

In some states, occupational licensing rules give trade schools the power to force people to attend before they can get…
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Economy

Hans BaderJuly 25, 2013
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More economic suffering caused by Obamacare

The Washington Post reports on the ever-growing number of people losing wages due to the 2010 healthcare law: For Kevin…
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Economy

Hans BaderJuly 22, 2013
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The government's harmful, costly obsession with homeownership

The federal government has spent vast sums of money promoting homeownership through subsidies, tax exemptions and credits, and bailouts. For…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJuly 15, 2013
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Unions plead for fundamental changes to Obamacare; workers harmed by provisions of 2010 healthcare law

The Wall Street Journal reported earlier today that the leaders of three major labor unions are asking Congress to make fundamental changes to Obamacare. The unions…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJuly 12, 2013
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Senate Committee passes ENDA, which would erode free speech and lead to meritless lawsuits

On Wednesday, a Senate Committee voted 15-to-7 to approve the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, “a bill that would prohibit employers from…
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Law and Government

Hans BaderJuly 11, 2013
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European court strikes down life-without-parole for repeat murderers in travesty of a ruling

The European Court of Human Rights has issued a disturbing ruling that life without parole is “inhuman and degrading” treatment…
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Economy

Hans BaderJuly 10, 2013
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Obamacare's 'liar subsidies': Administration illegally discards verification requirements

The Obama administration has illegally discarded the verification requirements mandated by the 2010 health care law, which are essential to…
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Economy

Hans BaderJuly 9, 2013
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Budget cuts prevent agency from destroying millions in valuable computer equipment

A federal agency unnecessarily destroyed $170,000 worth of computing hardware, and planned to destroy $3 million more, in response to…
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Politics

Hans BaderJuly 5, 2013
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Fewer hurricanes: An ironic result of industrial emissions

Scientifically-ignorant people — as well as President Obama and Al Gore — have erroneously blamed hurricanes on greenhouse gas emissions, even though…
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Hans Bader

Government-run banks harm economy and environment, and promote corruption

Government rips off taxpayers and investors in settlement with J.P. Morgan

School anti-bullying programs backfire and increase bullying

Judge rules against closure of county park by federal government, which cited federal shutdown as excuse

Myths about government shutdowns

Obama administration unnecessarily closes many private businesses in government shutdown

White House uses ‘government shutdown’ as excuse to force closing of privately-run tourist attraction

Proposed food stamp cuts are modest and long overdue

Student barred from handing out Constitution on Constitution Day

Ethanol mandates rip off consumers, enrich Wall Street speculators through ethanol credits

Cuts to Federal Public Defender system harm innocent defendants and waste money

Law professors react to President Obama’s call to shorten law school by a year

President Obama: Shorten law school to two years; the current three years is too long

President's dog airlifted for vacation, belying Obama's deceptive budget cut claims

Fed student loan program rewards colleges for raising tuition, gives lefty lawyers free ride at taxpayer expense

Occupational licensing rules impoverish young people, rip off the public

The government's harmful, costly obsession with homeownership

Budget cuts prevent agency from destroying millions in valuable computer equipment

Fewer hurricanes: An ironic result of industrial emissions

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