From the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA): Benefit-cost analysis is used around the world to assess regulatory impacts. This workshop introduces the use of Benefit-Cost Analysis for Regulatory Impact Analyses (RIAs) in the Federal government. The topics will include issues of identifying the market failure, establishing the correct baseline, choosing the policy options, estimating benefits, […]

The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Administrative Law is pleased to announce the “New Voices in Administrative Law” program for the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting, which will be held entirely online. The New Voices program gives junior administrative law scholars an opportunity to receive useful feedback on their work from more senior […]

Earlier this week over at Jotwell, I reviewed Emily Bremer‘s terrific new article The Rediscovered Stages of Agency Adjudication, which is forthcoming in the Washington University Law Review. Here’s the intro to that review: A couple years ago, Melissa Wasserman and I charted the new and old worlds of formal agency adjudication. The old world, we explained, consisted of […]

As someone who regularly teaches state and local government law, I was so excited to see the launch of the State and Local Government Law Blog earlier this week. The intersections between administrative law and local government law are so rich, and I’m not just referring to state and local administrative law. The field of […]

With lots of new and exciting administrative law scholarship posted to SSRN in recent weeks, my reading listing is getting long. Here is the August 2021 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. Administrative Sabotage by David […]

Over at Procedurally Taxing, Leslie Book has a great update post on what’s going on in CIC Services v. IRS, since the Supreme Court remanded the case last Term. Here’s a snippet: There are a few important issues at the intersection of tax procedure and administrative law that the court will address. For example, is […]

The American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice (the Section) is pleased to announce the establishment of the ABA Administrative Law Fellowship. The fellowship aims to diversify the cohort of legal academics in administrative law and regulatory practice by positioning lawyers currently in practice to be successful job candidates in the academic […]

It has been a privilege to chair the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. When I was elected as Vice Chair three years ago (which by operation of the bylaws meant I’d serve as Chair in 2020-21), I never imagined I’d be navigating our Section through a global pandemic with all of our […]

Yesterday at our annual meeting of the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, the Section voted to approve the slate of new officers and council members. Thanks to the nominating committee, chaired by Judy Boggs and including Renée Landers and Matt Wiener, for identifying, recruiting, and recommending a terrific slate. Here is the […]

The start of August is always a bit of a shock as I look back at my research ambitions for the summer and realize how much is still left on the to-do list. But this summer has been a terrific one for administrative law scholarship on SSRN. Here is the July 2021 Edition of the […]

Constitutional Law & Separation of Powers Committee of the ABA Administrative Law Section Presents Supervision by the Executive: Appointments Clause and Removal Constraints After Collins & Arthrex Friday, July 30, 2021 from 3:00-4:15 pm ET Participants: Melissa Feeney Wasserman, Charles Tilford McCormick Professor of Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law Aaron […]

From Leah Litman, Chair of the Section on Federal Courts of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS): The AALS Section on Federal Courts is pleased to announce the annual award for the best article on the law of federal jurisdiction by a full-time, untenured faculty member at an AALS member or affiliate school—and to […]

At the end of this academic year, my friend, mentor, and colleague Peter Shane announced his retirement. Before joining our faculty in 2003, Peter taught at Iowa, Carnegie Mellon, and Pitt (where he was dean from 1994-1998). (He’s also visited at Harvard, Duke, Boston College, and Villanova.) Prior to becoming a full-time law professor, he served […]

From Kathryn Kovacs: In January, the AALS Administrative Law Section presented Joy Milligan its first Emerging Scholar Award. Nominations for this year’s award are due on September 30, 2021. Self-nominations are welcome! Fulltime faculty members without tenure at the time of the work’s publication, including those with fellowships, visiting assistant professorships, or similar positions, are […]

This summer has been a good one for new administrative law scholarship. Here is the June 2021 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. Interest-Group Theories of Regulation: A Skeptical Note by Cass R. Sunstein Remand and […]