The government’s vast regulatory apparatus draws its power from vague, often indecipherable rules, a lack of legislative or executive oversight, and the judicial branch’s willingness to defer to regulators’ supposedly superior knowledge. Regulatory agencies also enjoy the support of thousands of special-interest organizations and their lawyers. WLF participates in the rulemaking process, as well as in the litigation it spawns, as a direct counterweight to those anti-business activists. A recurring theme of WLF’s critiques of federal administrative agencies is that they often announce new rules by informal means and without abiding by the Administrative Procedure Act. We oppose expansion of regulatory agencies’ investigative and criminal enforcement authority. And we support enhanced judicial accountability through our amicus briefs, our publications, and our communications programs. As the size of the administrative state continues to grow, it is more important than ever that regulators play by the rules, and that stakeholders continue to have a meaningful opportunity to participate in the operation of their government.