Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” Let’s get straight to last month’s cases. Chevron Step Negative Infinity Most judicial opinions follow a template. They start with an introduction, then move on to a section that lays out the “standard […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” Let’s get straight to last month’s cases. Isn’t Textual Ambiguity a “Yes” or “No” Question? In Kisor v. Wilkie, the Supreme Court purportedly upheld the Auer doctrine of judicial respect for an agency’s […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” Let’s get straight to last month’s cases. Unanimous Panel Puts Ninth Circuit’s Stamp on Kisor v Wilkie Administrative law doctrines develop in lower courts within the boundaries set from above by the Supreme […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” With the passing of Justice John Paul Stevens, RIP, I’ve read commentaries suggesting his Chevron deference “legacy” is at risk. In fact, these pundits are mistaken. While it’s true that Justice Stevens penned […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” Let’s get straight to last month’s controversies. On 6th June, a Ninth Circuit panel granted the government’s request to amend the court’s March order in Barbosa v. Barr. While the amendment is incidental, […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” Let’s get straight to last month’s controversies. The Elusiveness of Plain Meaning in Organic Statutes Outside of date-certain deadlines, are enabling acts ever truly plain? This week’s lead case presents an instance where […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” This month I highlight a fascinating loophole in APA § 701(a)(2)’s preclusion of judicial review for action “committed to agency discretion by law.” In practice, Article III courts recognize two types of actions […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” On 28th March, in a thoughtful concurring opinion to Aguirre Barbosa v. Barr, Judge Marsha Berzon “join[ed] the chorus of voices calling for renewed consideration as to whether the phrase ‘crime involving moral […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” In this month’s post, the common thread among the controversies is that they all implicate how courts can render administrative policy by interpreting texts that carry the force of law. In this realm, […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” Let’s get straight to January’s cases. In Gill v USDOJ, the Ninth Circuit made hash of an important administrative law doctrine. To be precise, the panel seems to have either ignored or implicitly […]

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed! In what was otherwise a slow December, the court did address one blockbuster controversy. In East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Donald Trump, a majority panel denied the government’s request to stay a temporary injunction imposed by a district court on the Trump administration’s recent policy to limit aliens’ eligibility […]

In a recent post, Prof. Aaron Nielson noted that Notice & Comment once considered starting a “D.C. Circuit Review–Reviewed-style column for the Ninth Circuit.” This sounded like a great idea to me, so I reached out to the editors and volunteered for the part. Henceforth, on the 9th of every month, I’ll report on the […]