Gridlock in the Senate over agency appointments has become a feature of Washington politics. The problem was compounded this year when the D.C. Circuit limited the president’s authority to make recess appointments in Noel Canning v. NLRB, No. 12-1115 (D.C. Cir., Jan. 25, 2013). Yet the last few days have offered up their share of […]
The 2013 Annual Section Awards Dinner isn’t taking place until October or November, but the time to nominate the winners is now! Nominations are due by May 1, 2013 for the following awards: Annual Award for Scholarship in Administrative Law: Nominate a written work that was published (copyrighted) in 2012. Mary C. Lawton Award for […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently declined review of an ALJ decision citing Excel Mining, LLC (“Excel”) for violating the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. § 815(d). Excel Mining, LLC v. Dep’t of Labor, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 5261, 1, 2013 WL 1155362 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 15, […]
On Tuesday, April 9, 2013, President Barack Obama announced plans to nominate three candidates to full terms on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). President Obama urged swift Senate approval for the nominees, Democract Mark Pearce, and Republicans Harry I. Johnson and Philip A. Miscimarra. Obama also renewed his request for confirmation of the nominees […]
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (“EIB”) issued a notice and requested comment on “an application for final commitment for a long-term loan or financial guarantee in excess of $100 million.” The obligor is Philippine Airlines, Inc. and the purpose of the transaction is “to support the export of [a] U.S. manufactured commercial aircraft […]
The Section is co-sponsoring, along with The Council on Intelligence Issues, a roundtable discussion with expert authors from ABA’s landmark book The Law of Counterterrorism. Topics will include various aspects of the law of war, the intelligence community, the PATRIOT Act and the IRTPA, and advice of counsel in cases in the war on terror. […]
The District Court for the District of Columbia recently granted the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) motion to dismiss a suit by Friends of the Earth (“FOE”) seeking to compel the agency to make a determination regarding aviation gasoline and its effects on human health. Friends of the Earth v. EPA, et. al., 2013 U.S. Dist. […]
Meet Professor Anna Williams Shavers, Cline Williams Professor of Citizenship Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law. Professor Shavers is also the Vice Chair of the Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice and Chair of the 9th Annual Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Institute on April 3-4, 2013 at the Capital Hilton, […]
The Section is hosting a series of teleconferences on career paths in administrative law. Three are scheduled, the first on Thursday April 4 from 12:30 to 2:00 EDT. This first session will examine Careers in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice with Jonathan J. Rusch, Deputy Chief for Strategy and Policy for the Fraud Section, Criminal […]
The Department of Transportation’s (“DOT’s”) Surface Transportation Board (“STB”) issued a Notice Tentatively Approving and Authorizing an application by a Canadian carrier that “provides transportation on both an interstate and intrastate basis across the United States” for acquisition of control over a Kansas corporation that “holds interstate operating authority” and “provides rail crew transportation services […]
On March 28, 2013, the Section will hold a Brown Bag Lunch from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. titled “Latest Developments at the Merit Systems Protection Board, CY 2012 Year in Review.” Moderator Andrew Perlmutter with Passman & Kaplan P.C. and panelists Bryan G. Polisuk, General Counsel at MSPB, and Stephen Kostkowski, Attorney Advisor, Office of Appeals Counsel […]
Despite successful efforts to bring them back from near extinction in the 20th century, wolverines may still be in danger from climate change. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) asserts that “climate warming over the next century is likely to significantly reduce wolverine habitat, to the point where persistence of wolverines in the [U.S.], […]
Kevin J. Schmitt is a third-year law student at UC Hastings College of the Law. He is currently a Senior Articles Editor for the Hastings Law Journal and periodic contributor to the Yahoo! Contributor Network and Notice and Comment. Below, Kevin shares his career aspirations and views on challenges facing administrative law practitioners. 1. Where do you […]
Greetings from Allison Bonnenburg, the Section Young Lawyers Division Liaison. On April 4, 2013, the Section will hold a complimentary networking breakfast for young lawyers at the 9th Annual Administrative Law Institute. The breakfast will take place from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. in the Congressional Ballroom at the Capital Hilton (1001 16th St NW) in […]
Stakeholders have more time to weigh in on the need for small claims proceedings in patent enforcement. After consulting with Federal judges, academia, private practitioners, and bar and industry associations, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a request for comments from the public in the Federal Register on this issue. The comment […]