In the recent and ongoing debate over administrative remedies, Professor John Harrison has argued that the drafters of the APA would not have been “familiar with a pre-enforcement remedy of vacatur distinct from injunctions and declaratory judgments.” I’m skeptical. Here I offer just one data point that has informed my skepticism. This tidbit comes from […]
Reposting with updated deadline! The University of Texas School of Law is pleased to host the eighth annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable on May 16-17, 2023. Although we recognize that pandemic conditions could change at any point, the current plan is to hold this event in person on the University of Texas-Austin campus. The Roundtable […]
The University of Texas School of Law is pleased to host the eighth annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable on May 16-17, 2023. Although we recognize that pandemic conditions could change at any point, the current plan is to hold this event in person on the University of Texas-Austin campus. The Roundtable is an opportunity for […]
In August, the Biden Administration announced its plan for student loan forgiveness outside of the recently expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. In the debate over the this new program’s lawfulness, a common argument is that the program’s critics have been too hasty. They should wait, it is argued, for the Department of Education’s final […]
The American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice (the Section) is pleased to invite applications for its ABA Administrative Law Fellowship. The fellowship, established in 2021, aims to diversify the cohort of legal academics in administrative law and regulatory practice by positioning lawyers currently in practice to be successful job candidates in […]
The Administrative Conference of the United States and the National Academy of Public Administration are hosting a forum, Advice and Consent: Problems and Reform in the Senate Confirmation of Executive Branch Appointees, on March 29 (1-3pm ET). Register to attend the virtual event here. Description: The federal government relies on political appointees and career civil servants to operate […]
*This is the introduction to a symposium on the decisional independence of administrative adjudicators. For other posts in the series, click here. In the 75 years since Congress enacted the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), administrative adjudication has slid slowly but inexorably into crisis. Myriad forces have combined to undo the statute’s most crucial component: its […]
I joined the Notice & Comment team five years ago* and started doing a regular series reporting on the goings-on at the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS). I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to alert you, dear reader, to ACUS’s important work. But I must admit that my bandwidth for the series has become […]
*This is the eighth post in a series on Andrew Rudalevige’s new book, By Executive Order: Bureaucratic Management and the Limits of Presidential Power. For other posts in the series, click here. The President’s power over the administrative state is typically understood as the power to direct executive branch agencies and officials to act in accord with the […]
ACUS is hosting a multi-day, virtual Forum on Underserved Communities and the Regulatory Process this November. Leading policymakers, community advocates, and other experts will discuss underserved communities’ participation in the processes, including rulemaking and adjudication, by which federal agencies make regulatory policies. The forum will address Executive Order 13985, which requires federal agencies to “pursue a comprehensive approach to advancing equity for […]
ACUS has recently begun committee meetings on a slate of new recommendation projects targeted for completion at the 76th Plenary Session, scheduled for December 16, 2021. Descriptions and basic information about the projects (pulled from ACUS) appear below. Further information, including draft documents, are (or will become) available via the included links. Public Access to […]
As I’ve noted previously, Neysun Mahboubi has put together a series of Clubhouse conversations this summer about recent administrative law scholarship. Join us this Wednesday, August 25 at 8:30 pm Eastern to discuss Noah Rosenblum’s new article, The Antifascist Roots of Presidential Administration, which is forthcoming in the Columbia Law Review. The discussion will begin with Noah, […]
As I noted last month, Neysun Mahboubi has put together a series of Clubhouse conversations this summer about recent administrative law scholarship. Join us this Wednesday, July 28 at noon Eastern to discuss my forthcoming Washington University Law Review article, The Rediscovered Stages of Agency Adjudication. It’ll make you see APA adjudication in a whole […]
Over the past two days, I’ve posted a mini-symposium of separate statements filed by ACUS members in response to Recommendation 2021-1, Managing Mass, Computer-Generated, and Falsely Attributed Comments. The third and final contribution comes from Senior Fellow Richard J. Pierce, Jr. (GW Law) (it is an abbreviated version of a statement that is on the ACUS website): […]
Yesterday, I posted the first of three separate statements filed by ACUS members in response to Recommendation 2021-1, Managing Mass, Computer-Generated, and Falsely Attributed Comments. The second statement comes from Senior Fellow Nina A. Mendelson (Michigan Law): This Recommendation, the product of much hard work, will help guide agencies managing mass comments and addressing falsely attributed […]