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Author: Christopher J. Walker

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Watts (and Walker) on Bagley on Administrative Law Remedies (AdLaw Bridge Series)

Over at Jotwell, Kathryn Watts reviews my co-blogger Nick Bagley’s latest article, Remedial Restraint in Administrative Law, which is forthcoming in the Columbia Law Review. We need more scholarly discussion on remedies in administrative law — Sam Bray’s new paper on nationwide injunctions comes immediately to mind — and Professor Watts’s review and Nick’s article are terrific […]

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OMB Director’s Exit Memo and Retrospective Review

As part of our online symposium on the ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice 2016 Report to the President-Elect, Adam White had a great post about the ABA AdLaw Section’s recommendation on the importance of retrospective review. Yesterday, Shaun Donovan, the director of the Obama Administration’s Office of Management and Budget, posted his Exit Memo. […]

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Regulatory Reform Legislation in the New Congress

In the Washington Post yesterday, Dave Wiegel penned a fascinating article on the new Congress’s legislative agenda on regulatory reform. Here’s a taste from the article: For six years, since they took back the House of Representatives, Republicans have added to a pile of legislation that moldered outside the White House. In their thwarted agenda, financial […]

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Sohoni on Executive Enforcement as Crackdowns (AdLaw Bridge Series)

Over at Prawfsblawg, Orly Lobel features Mila Sohoni’s new article Crackdowns, which is forthcoming in the Virginia Law Review. Here is Professor Lobel’s take on the piece: Crackdowns are administrative actions designed to increase enforcement in a particular area – such as taking a few weeks in which OSHA inspectors focus on janitorial services with surprise inspections. […]

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What Is a FOIA “Record”? Some Thoughts on D.C. Circuit’s Decision in AILA v. EOIR

One of the cases I discussed during my presentation on developments in agency adjudication at the annual ABA Administrative Law Conference last week was the D.C. Circuit’s decision in American Immigration Lawyers Association v. Executive Office for Immigration Review. In this case, the D.C. Circuit addressed a number of important issues related to a Freedom of Information […]

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Tracker of Trump Administration Nominations

Excellent resource for adlaw geeks interested in transition. Per the Washington Post here: The Post and Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, are tracking these 662 executive branch appointments through the nomination process. These positions include Cabinet secretaries, deputy and assistant secretaries, chief financial officers, general counsel, heads of agencies, ambassadors and other […]

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DC Bar Announces Program This Friday Based on My ACUS Project

From the ACUS Administrative Fix Blog: We are pleased to announce this December 9th DC Bar program based on a recent ACUS project. http://www.dcbar.org/marketplace/event-details.cfm?productcd=011708ADMC This program will highlight important new research on how agencies assist Congress in drafting legislation. This work provides insights for congressional staff in better utilizing agencies. Professor Chris Walker, from The […]

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Your Agency Is Not That Special: The Decline of Administrative Law Exceptionalism

As I blogged about in November, this Thursday and Friday in Washington, DC, is the annual ABA Administrative Law Conference. This is an absolute must-attend conference for adlaw nerds, scholars, and practitioners. You can register and get the full schedule here. On Thursday afternoon from 3:00PM-4:30PM, I’ll be moderating a terrific panel on administrative law exceptionalism. […]

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Join us at the Annual ABA Administrative Law Conference in DC, 12/8-12/9!

This year’s ABA Administrative Law Conference was already going to be an amazing event — an absolute must-attend conference for adlaw nerds, scholars, and practitioners. But with the election surprise and change in presidential administration (plus a Congress controlled by the same party as the President-Elect), the topics being covered at the conference take on […]

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Michaels on Administrative Separation of Powers (AdLaw Bridge Series)

With the presidential transition in process and one party about to control both chambers of Congress and the White House, it seems timely to highlight the terrific scholarship by Jon Michaels on administrative separation of powers. I recently reviewed several chapters from his forthcoming book on the subject, and they reminded me of a great article — entitled […]