For the last couple years, Matt Wiener, Vice Chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), and I have been working on an ACUS study of agency appellate systems. We’ve worked up detailed case studies on a dozen of the higher-volume appellate systems at the federal level and conducted countless interviews with current […]
As chair of the ABA’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, I am honored to invite you to attend the ABA’s 2020 Administrative Law Conference, which will take place virtually on Thursday and Friday, November 19-20, 2020. You can register for the full two-day program here (or Thursday only here, or Friday only here). […]
The University of Michigan Law School invites junior scholars to attend the 7th Annual Junior Scholars Conference, which will take place virtually on April 16-17, 2021. The conference provides junior scholars with a platform to present and discuss their work with peers, and to receive detailed feedback from senior members of the Michigan Law faculty. The Michigan Law journals […]
The American Constitution Society (ACS) is now accepting applications for the 2021 Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition in Administration Law. Open to all lawyers and law students, this competition celebrates the legacy of the late Judge Cudahy by honoring academic writing focused on American regulatory or administrative law, broadly construed. This year’s judging panel […]
Per Professor Edward Richards (via the administrative law professor listserv), here is the letter: October 26, 2020 HON John McEntee Director, Presidential Personnel Executive Office of the President Mr. McEntee: This it to inform you that effective immediately, I hereby tender my resignation as Member and Chair of the Federal Salary Council. I do so […]
Panelists: Daniel Ortner, Attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation Aaron Saiger, Professor of Law at Fordham University Adi Dynar, Litigation Counsel at the New Civil Liberties Alliance Matthew R. Byrne, Of Counsel at Jackson Lewis Description: In the last few years, federal deference doctrines have received a lot of attention, especially with the Supreme Court’s […]
The AALS Sections on Administrative Law and Legislation are pleased to announce their co-sponsored “New Voices in Administrative Law and Legislation” program for the 2021 AALS Annual Meeting, which will be held entirely online. The New Voices program gives junior administrative law scholars and junior legislation scholars an opportunity to receive useful feedback on their work from more senior reviewers before submitting […]
DEMOCRACY 2020: TOPICS IN ELECTION OVERSIGHT A Symposium Presented by the Administrative Law Review Co-sponsored by the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Moderated by Louis E. Caldera, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020 Friday, October 23, 2020 | […]
Today the Supreme Court granted cert to review the Federal Circuit’s decision in Arthrex Inc. v. Smith & Nephew Inc. The Court limited review to two of the questions presented: Whether, for purposes of the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2, administrative patent judges of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office […]
Here is the September 2020 Edition of the most-downloaded recent papers (those announced in the last 60 days) from SSRN’s U.S. Administrative Law eJournal, which is edited by Bill Funk. This is a really terrific set of new papers, and I wish I had time this month include commentary on each one! Rules, Commands and […]
The Administrative Law Review, which is the official law review of the ABA’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, has published its Summer 2020 Issue. And it’s full of terrific, timely articles. I’ve pasted the links below. The Administrative Law Review has also produced its second A Hard Look podcast episode of this academic […]
Regulatory Policy Committee Presents COVID-19 and Comparative Administrative Law: Assessing National Responses to the Pandemic Friday October 2, 2020 12 pm – 1:30 pm Eastern Time Via Zoom Panelists: Richard Parker, Professor of Law, Policy Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Law, University of Connecticut Cristie L. Ford, Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Research […]
This is a terrific lineup, and the event is free, virtual, and open to the public. Register here.
Government Personnel Committee Presents Latest Developments at the Merit Systems Protection Board Wednesday September 30, 2020 12 pm – 1:30 pm Eastern Time Via Zoom Please join us for a discussion about the latest developments at the Merit Systems Protection Board, including changes in statutes and regulations and a review of significant cases decided in […]
Here at the blog I’ve been tracking the fascinating academic debate about the originalist case for the nondelegation doctrine, including the Mortenson-Bagley-Wurman exchange. Christine Kexel Chabot has also blogged about her new article The Lost History of Delegation at the Founding. I wanted to flag another contribution to this debate, this one by Nick Parrillo […]