Administrative Law Prof Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12849882012-01-27T14:04:23-05:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePadAdministrativeLawProfBloghttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesCompliance: Mortgagee liability under "Crack House Act"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0163003bb26e970d2012-01-27T14:04:23-05:002012-01-27T14:04:23-05:00An interesting post on Shephard Mullins' White Collar Defense Blog, "Got Pot? The Feds Try to Make Mortgagee Banks Liable Under the Crack House Statute". First and last paragraphs: Banks holding mortgages now have one more thing to worry about:...AdminLaw BloggerBeck responds to Pierce on systemic bias in rulemakingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0163002bd74a970d2012-01-26T14:56:39-05:002012-01-26T14:56:39-05:00On his Federal Regulations Advisor blog, Leland E. Beck responds to Richard J. Pierce's post on RegBlog: "Opinion: Regulatory Analysis, Public Comments, and Policy Decisions". Opening paragraph: A crop of comments have sprung up recently on whether regulatory analyses in...AdminLaw BloggerStatutory interpretation by SCOTUStag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0163001e61d8970d2012-01-25T17:00:07-05:002012-01-25T17:00:07-05:00Seamless web time again. On SCOTUSblog, Steven Schwinn reviews the Supreme Court's opinions in Reynolds v. U.S., No. 106549 (Jan. 23, 2012) in "Opinion analysis: An exercise in statutory construction". The case arises in a criminal law context—sex offender registration—but...AdminLaw BloggerA SCOTUS case worth watchingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0163000e6f88970d2012-01-24T15:48:59-05:002012-01-24T15:48:59-05:00Amanda Frost (American) describes the issues in a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court in today's "Academic Round-up" on SCOTUSblog. The Court recently granted cert. in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., a case which may lead the Court to...AdminLaw BloggerPierce on systemic bias in rulemakingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e6017bc5970c2012-01-24T11:35:03-05:002012-01-24T11:35:03-05:00Prof. Richard J. Pierce, Jr. (GWU) discusses his upcoming article in the G.W.U.L. REV. on RegBlog in "Judicially Enforced Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking Systematically Biases Results in Favor of Regulated Firms". Opening paragraph: Many proponents of effective government regulation have lavished praise...AdminLaw BloggerNew administrative law articlestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5f821dd970c2012-01-23T15:38:21-05:002012-01-23T15:38:21-05:00From the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals: Craig, Robin Kundis. Agencies interpreting courts interpreting statutes: the deference conundrum of a divided Supreme Court. 61 Emory L.J. 1-68 (2011). [H]|[L]|[W] Harmon, Roy F. An assessment of new appeals...AdminLaw BloggerNew administrative law articletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760f4cd03970b2012-01-23T12:20:38-05:002012-01-23T12:20:38-05:00New on SSRN, "The Freedom of Information Act Trial" by Margaret B. Kwoka (John Marshall, Chicago). Abstract: This Article examines the paucity of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) cases that go to trial and courts’ preference for resolving these disputes...AdminLaw BloggerSeidenfeld on review of guidance documentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760cff493970b2012-01-19T16:42:24-05:002012-01-19T16:42:24-05:00"Substituting Substantive for Procedural Review of Guidance Documents" by Mark Seidenfeld (Florida State), 90 TEXAS L. REV. 331 (2011), is available here. In this Article, Professor Seidenfeld looks at issues concerning how federal agencies issue interpretive rules and policies and...AdminLaw BloggerTheory: New ideas for agency designtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162ffdb58db970d2012-01-19T16:21:20-05:002012-01-19T16:21:20-05:00On Jotwell: Administrative Law, Edward Rubin (Vanderbilt) reviews Rachel Barkow's (NYU) article, "Insulating Agencies: Avoiding Capture Through Institutional Design". He goes beyond Prof. Barkow's article to identify other recent research on the design of administrative agencies. See also, here and...AdminLaw BloggerSCOTUS: Exhaustion of administrative remedies - a case to watchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760b121e0970b2012-01-17T13:06:05-05:002012-01-17T13:06:05-05:00William Funk (Lewis & Clark) reviews (and takes a position on) Sackett v. EPA, presently before the U.S. Supreme Court in "The Need for a Judicial Check on Regulatory Compliance Orders" on RegBlog: Commentators in the media have characterized this...AdminLaw BloggerACUS recommendationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef016760b0dd47970b2012-01-17T12:39:40-05:002012-01-17T12:39:40-05:00The Administrative Conference of the United States adopted four recommendations at its 55th Plenary Session last month. Recommendation 2011-5: Incorporation by Reference Recommendation 2011-6: International Regulatory Cooperation Recommendation 2011-7: Federal Advisory Committee Act - Issues and Proposed Reforms Recommendation 2011-8:...AdminLaw BloggerPolicy: Review of Congressional reform efforts on RegBlogtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5b1e604970c2012-01-17T12:27:05-05:002012-01-17T12:27:05-05:00For those of you interested in administrative law policy issues, RegBlog (Penn) started a review of recent Congressional activities today in "Regulatory Reform in Congress: Part I". EMMAdminLaw BloggerNew administrative law articlestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e5b1a74e970c2012-01-17T12:04:38-05:002012-01-17T12:10:48-05:00From the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals: ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. Report. Lobbying law in the spotlight: challenges and proposed improvements. 63 Admin. L. Rev. 419-465 (2011). [H]|[L]|[W] Beermann, Jack M. An inductive...AdminLaw BloggerRegulatory constructiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162ff225539970d2012-01-06T16:50:21-05:002012-01-06T16:50:21-05:00I've always assumed believed that the canons of construction that apply to statutes also apply to regulations. However, I recently received an email from Don Mansfield, professor of contract management at the Defense Acquisition University: I came across the Administrative...AdminLaw BloggerThe government has to follow its own rulestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e508b0fc970c2012-01-05T15:10:55-05:002012-01-05T15:10:55-05:00The government has almost all the power in regulatory matters. Too often, representing regulated entities against government action boils down to educated whining. You feel like the mouse flipping off the hawk in one last valiant gesture of defiance. But...AdminLaw BloggerNew administrative law articlestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162fef472a7970d2012-01-03T13:57:39-05:002012-01-03T13:57:39-05:00From the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals: Birdsong, Melany C. Reforming regulation: no time like the present. 32 Hamline J. Pub. L. & Pol'y 371-409 (2011). [H]|[L]|[W] Holper, Mary. The new moral turpitude test: failing Chevron step...AdminLaw BloggerExplicit preemption languagetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0168e4eaa614970c2012-01-03T13:52:41-05:002012-01-03T13:52:41-05:00For decades scholars and practitioners have been asking Congress and administrative rulemakers to write explicit preemption language into statutes and regulations, avoiding battles over implied preemption. Well, sometimes even explicit language isn't enough. A new Arizona case, BNSF Railway Company...AdminLaw BloggerNew administrative law articlestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef01543898905b970c2011-12-20T16:19:27-05:002011-12-20T16:19:27-05:00From the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals: Citron, Danielle Keats and Frank Pasquale. Network accountability for the domestic intelligence apparatus. 62 Hastings L.J. 1441-1494 (2011). [H]|[L]|[W] Symposium: New Governance and the Business Organization. Introduction by Cristie Ford...AdminLaw BloggerJudulang v. Holdertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162fe0cbabd970d2011-12-19T16:18:36-05:002011-12-19T16:18:36-05:00Commentary from Kevin Johnson (UC Davis) on SCOTUSblog, "Opinion analysis: Judulang v. Holder". The Court proceeded to reject the textual, historical, and cost-based arguments of the U.S. government. In conclusion, the Court emphasized that “[w]e must reverse an agency policy...AdminLaw BloggerNew SCOTUS admin law decisiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfae553ef0162fdba951c970d2011-12-12T19:15:32-05:002011-12-12T19:15:32-05:00From BNA U.S. Law Week - Supreme Court Today: • Judulang v. Holder, No. 10-694. The Bureau of Immigration Appeals's policy under a pre-1996 version of the Immigration and Nationality Act for applying discretionary relief from removal standards to an...AdminLaw Blogger