In the latest round of regulatory controversy around late-night television, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice last week reminding broadcasters of their responsibilities under the equal time rule, Section 315 of the Communications Act. More specifically, the FCC specified that daytime and late-night talk shows had not shown they should count as […]

The ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice is pleased to announce its 2026 Spring Conference will again include a day of in-person academic paper workshops in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 7th, 2026. The workshops will provide the selected participants with an opportunity to receive useful feedback on their scholarly work. All are […]

Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a new rule revising its emissions standards for nitrogen oxides (NOx) from new gas-fired power plants and other stationary turbines. Although the new regulations are significantly more lenient than those proposed during the Biden Administration, the final rule is especially significant because it signals that […]

In recent years, some of the Court’s most significant decisions have involved interpretations of foundational administrative statutes. Among these statutes are the Administrative Procedure Act, of course, but also the National Environmental Policy Act, and soon the Federal Reserve Act’s “for cause” removal provision. These procedural statutes have profound impacts on government, jurisprudence, and ultimately […]

An e-cigarette manufacturer follows an arduous set of standards to get its market applications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company completes the process as outlined, but the FDA still denies its applications. Why? The FDA changed the rules on a dime after the fact, without public input, without following the rulemaking […]

With the recent resignation of Caroline Crenshaw, there are now two vacancies at the top of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The sticking point in filling these vacancies has been President Trump’s unwillingness to appoint Democrats to run our federal agencies.  However, assuming the constitutionally required advice and consent of the Senate is provided, what is […]

New year, but these posts capture the month before. So here is the December 2025 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. For more on why SSRN and this eJournal are such terrific resources for administrative law scholars and practitioners, […]

Across democratic governments and international institutions, a foundational premise of artificial intelligence governance has begun to crystallize into consensus: AI systems deployed at scale must be safe, controllable, and subject to meaningful oversight. This principle appears across legal and policy frameworks that otherwise differ in scope, enforcement mechanisms, and regulatory philosophy. The European Union’s Digital […]

Vanderbilt Law School is very pleased to host the Eleventh Annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable on June 2-3, 2026. For the past ten years, the Roundtable has offered administrative law scholars an excellent opportunity to get feedback on their work from distinguished scholars in a collaborative setting. Approximately twelve authors will be selected to workshop […]

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Bowe v. United States, a case about the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA). While observers who had hoped for a ruling in the tariff cases were left disappointed, the opinions in Bowe are noteworthy in their own right. In particular, the Justices’ discussion […]