The move from Ohio State to U Michigan this summer put the SSRN reading list series on hold. Now that things have settled down, the monthly post is back. And this month’s reading list coincidentally has a University of Michigan Law School theme to it, with papers by my colleagues Leah Litman, Dan Deacon, Julian […]
This post adds to the debate about the meaning of “set aside” in 5 U.S.C. § 706(2). That provision of the Administrative Procedure Act instructs courts reviewing agencies to “hold unlawful and set aside agency action, findings, and conclusions” that meet the descriptions that follow, such as those that are “contrary to constitutional right, power, […]
We are now solidly within the slow period for the D.C. Circuit, as the few outstanding opinions from last term trickle out. Only two opinions this week, and only one is admin-related. In the first, Lin v. District of Columbia, a divided panel reversed in part a grant of summary judgment to the District of […]
The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Administrative Law is pleased to announce the “New Voices in Administrative Law” program for the 2023 AALS Annual Meeting, which will be held in person in San Diego. The New Voices program gives junior administrative law scholars an opportunity to receive useful feedback on their work […]
As I noted a few months ago, BYU Law is hosting a series of free webinars on antitrust and tech-related regulatory issues. Our next webinar will be on Tuesday, September 27 at 10 am EST, and will address the rulemaking authority of the Federal Trade Commission. Registration is not required so please join us. Here […]
Texas’s SB 8 law has a unique structure of private enforcement. When it was passed, it was designed to circumvent the then-existing-constitutional protections for abortion healthcare. SB 8 specifically barred public enforcement and instead allowed private actors to stop abortions or collect a bounty for abortions already performed. The bounty regime allows “any person, other […]
It’s not every day that every judge on the D.C. Circuit gets sued. And so, if nothing else, Klayman v. Rao was unusual. In that case, the plaintiff sued not only two D.C. District Court judges but also “all” – all! – “members of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia […]
As we transition from the late summer flurry of opinions to the relative lull of September, this week’s opinions have slowed to a trickle, with very little of note in the “core” admin law space. The decision that will likely have the most impact on other cases involves the False Claims Act: United States v. […]
Daniel Fisher at Legal Newsline has authored a fascinating story about ongoing litigation between the FTC and Walmart that presents weighty constitutional questions about the FTC’s litigation authority after Seila Law v. CFPB. Here’s how Fisher’s story begins: Days after the Federal Trade Commission accused Walmart of helping scam artists defraud customers by using its […]
The release of seven opinions this week brings to 41 the total number of opinions the D. C. Circuit issued in August. So much for taking off work for the summer! If there is an organizing principle to this week’s opinions, it is too subtle for me to find. Kudos to Chief Judge Srinivasan, Judge […]
This Term, the Supreme Court is set to hear argument in two cases on affirmative action in college admissions. One of the cases is against Harvard, the other against the University of North Carolina. Both universities have policies that permit the consideration of race in making admissions decisions. The question presented is whether considering race […]
The D.C. Circuit issued nine opinions this week, six of which concern administrative law or related topics. Beginning with the traditional administrative law cases, Bloomberg v. SEC concerns FINRA’s proposal to create a centralized service that provides bond-market participants core reference data for new issues of corporate bonds. SEC approved the proposal, and Bloomberg—a private […]
In National Assn of Broadcasters v. FCC, No. 21-1171 (July 12, 2022), a D.C. Circuit panel invalidated an FCC rule designed to ensure that material aired by broadcasters was properly identified when coming from a foreign government. The regulation’s fatal flaw was its requirement that broadcasters check two government databased to ascertain whether the entity […]
In January, the AALS Administrative Law Section recognized Benjamin Eidelson and Blake Emerson as co-recipients of its second annual Emerging Scholar Award. Nominations for this year’s award are due on September 30th. Self-nominations are welcome! Full-time faculty members without tenure at the time of the work’s publication, including those with fellowships, visiting assistant professorships, or similar positions, are eligible. To nominate someone, please send an anonymized version of their work to me, […]
The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) is seeking to hire an experienced, senior-level attorney advisor at the GS-13 or GS-14 level. The ideal candidate would have at least two years of experience working as an attorney in a setting requiring them to independently manage a portfolio of projects and possess a demonstrative academic or professional […]