Cass R. Sunstein, Columnist

Is It Legal to Delay Lead-Paint Regulations?

An appeals court sends a warning to the Trump administration.

January 4, 2018 at 7:00 AM EST

Cass R. Sunstein is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” and a co-author of “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness.”

Poison in the paint.
Photographer: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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In its first year, the Trump administration has had only modest success in eliminating existing regulations. But it has dramatically slowed the issuance of new regulations, including in the areas of safety, health and the environment.

For 2018, and the remainder of Donald Trump’s presidency, that raises an urgent question: Will courts ever intervene and require agencies to act?

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