Administrative Law Prof Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-12849882008-07-26T09:45:03-04:00A Member of the Law Professor Blogs NetworkTypePad859548http://www.feedburner.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesFederal Regulations Fail to Prevent Lender Kickbackstag:typepad.com,2003:post-531864722008-07-26T09:45:03-04:002008-07-26T09:45:18-04:00On July 14th, the Federal Reserve passed regulations to prevent abuse in mortgage lending. Unfortunately, the regulations still fail to address many abusive practices, one of which is lender kickbacks. The Federal Reserve included in the draft regulations protections from...AdminLaw BloggerFEMA: Summary of basic relief programstag:typepad.com,2003:post-532413402008-07-25T12:57:21-04:002008-07-25T12:57:31-04:00Dorsey & Whitney LLP has posted a short summary of basic FEMA emergency relief programs on Lexology, Iowa Floods and Recovery Efforts. First paragraph: As local government officials deal with the aftermath of the historic flooding in Iowa they will...AdminLaw BloggerIs the Bush Administration Defining Contraception as Abortion?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-532183602008-07-25T03:46:48-04:002008-07-25T03:46:58-04:00In the waning days of his Presidency, George W. Bush has decided that the time is right to use the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to cement his legacy as a champion of the religious right. Riding...AdminLaw BloggerEPA releases advance notice of proposed rulemaking in response to Massachusetts v. EPAtag:typepad.com,2003:post-531969302008-07-24T19:18:48-04:002008-07-24T19:18:58-04:00Kyndra Casper and Olivier Theard of Sheppard Mullin, in its Real Estate and Construction Law Blog, have posted "EPA Releases Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Regulation Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Clean Air Act". On July 11, 2008 the...AdminLaw BloggerBiber on resource allocation in administrative lawtag:typepad.com,2003:post-531954462008-07-24T18:28:33-04:002008-07-24T18:28:42-04:00Courtesy of Lawrence Solum on his Legal Theory Blog. Eric Biber (Berkeley) has posted The Importance of Resource Allocation in Administrative Law (American Law Review, Vol. 60, No. 1, 2008) on SSRN. Abstract: The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Massachusetts...AdminLaw BloggerLocal regulation running afoul of state constitutiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-531846002008-07-24T14:45:30-04:002008-07-24T14:45:41-04:00In her Law of the Land blog, Patty Salkin (Albany) reviews a recent Colorado decision. "City May Not Regulate Hours That Restaurant May Serve Alcoholic Beverages". Sometimes the authority to ban something completely (in this case, liquor sales in a...AdminLaw BloggerCircuit split and agency enforcementtag:typepad.com,2003:post-531340942008-07-23T16:03:16-04:002008-07-23T16:03:27-04:00The FDA Law Blog, in Fifth Circuit Medical Center Pharmacy v. Mukasey Decision Creates Circuit Split Over FDCA § 503A Pharmacy Compounding “Safe Harbor”, discusses a conflict between the Fifth and Ninth Circuits over the applicability of FDA rules concerning...AdminLaw BloggerAn adventure in finding informationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-531245422008-07-23T13:58:56-04:002008-07-23T13:59:07-04:00Folks sometimes don't understand just how difficult it can be to find specific government documents, even when those documents are not very old and are not sensitive in some way that would suggest withholding them from public access. The government...AdminLaw BloggerHappy Belated "Cost of Government Day"!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-530513082008-07-23T03:48:44-04:002008-07-23T03:48:52-04:00Apparently July 16th was "Cost of Government Day". If you didn't find time to celebrate, you may still find this article of interest. Apparently, . . .the average American had to work until July 16 to pay his or her...AdminLaw BloggerCDC Says Salmonella Saintpaul Culprit - Jalapeno Pepperstag:typepad.com,2003:post-530770442008-07-22T13:34:53-04:002008-07-22T13:35:02-04:00Now that the recent Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak has been linked to jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico, a debate is going on about how prepared federal agencies are to deal with contaminations in our food supply and whether this outbreak was...AdminLaw BloggerAnd we thought we had problems with our regulatory structuretag:typepad.com,2003:post-530413602008-07-21T20:49:36-04:002008-07-21T20:49:59-04:00Haider Ala Hamoudi (Pittsburgh) has posted a funny but thoughtful piece, "Stupidity and the Shari'a in Our Times", on his blog, Islamic Law In Our Times. Al Qaeda banning tomatoes and cucumbers ... EMMAdminLaw BloggerKentucky Statutory Amendment Provides Timetable for Action on Planning Goals and Objectivestag:typepad.com,2003:post-530327542008-07-21T17:48:46-04:002008-07-21T17:48:54-04:00From the Law of the Land blog by Patty Salkin (Albany): The Kentucky Legislature enacted a measure this spring providing a timetable for legislative bodies and fiscal courts to act on statements of planning goals and objectives and on proposed...AdminLaw BloggerPreemption of State Law Products Liability Claimstag:typepad.com,2003:post-530283322008-07-21T16:48:10-04:002008-07-21T16:48:19-04:00Catherine M. Sharkey (NYU) has published Part I of "What Riegel Portends for FDA Preemption of State Law Products Liability Claims" in Colloquy : Northwestern University Law Review. Thanks to the Drug and Device Law blog. EMMAdminLaw BloggerAdministrative Law and Super Bowl XXXVIIItag:typepad.com,2003:post-530277302008-07-21T16:35:35-04:002008-07-21T16:35:44-04:00An interesting comment about how principles derived from one administrative subject matter may apply to another, from Lawrence Friedman's Customs Law blog. A snippet: So, what are we to do with this decision of the Third Circuit? The case involves...AdminLaw BloggerCourt tosses FCC 'wardrobe malfunction' finetag:typepad.com,2003:post-530265622008-07-21T16:07:42-04:002008-07-21T16:07:51-04:00Wired News has posted an AP story on the latest in the Janet Jackson 2004 Super Bowl halftime show mishap. EMMAdminLaw Blogger