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Author: Will Yeatman

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Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed: A Blockbuster on Presidential Power

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, we tackle Nebraska v. Su, in which a split three-judge panel sided with the challengers against President Biden’s $15 minimum wage mandate for federal contractors. Besides engendering a direct circuit split, […]

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PLF Call for Papers on Rulemaking by Adjudication

The Pacific Legal Foundation (where I work) has issued a call for papers for its upcoming research roundtable on “Rulemaking by Adjudication.” The deadline for proposal submissions is January 10th. Here is an excerpt from the description (full version available at the PLF website):

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Humphrey’s Executor and the Right to a Constitutional Proceeding

It’s no understatement to say that the Roberts Court, in only the last decade or so, has rewritten the textbooks on administrative law. And more seismic changes could be on the way. Since the long conference, the Supreme Court has twice relisted Consumers’ Research v. Consumer Product Safety Commission, a potential blockbuster that could overturn […]

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Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed: A Surfeit of Unpublished Opinions?

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” Every month, in preparation for these posts, I review the Ninth Circuit’s published opinions. But when I went over last month’s opinions for this post, I found slim pickings. Thus stymied, I turned […]

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Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed: FVRA Eviscerated (albeit less so than in other circuits)

In mid-July, a divided Ninth Circuit panel rendered the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA) a “near dead letter,” to quote from Judge Morgan Christen’s dissent. Before we get to the majority’s decision, let’s start with the backstory. The Constitution, of course, requires high-level officers to be appointed by the President with the “advice and consent” […]

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Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed: Assessing Five Years of Kisor v. Wilkie at CA9

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 business. FCIC Reaps Kisor Deference Congress created the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation “to improv[e] the economic stability of agriculture.” The FCIC carries out this mandate by offering reinsurance to […]

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Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed: Judge VanDissent

Welcome back to Ninth Circuit Review-Reviewed, your monthly recap of administrative law before arguably “the second most important court in the land.” After a three-year hiatus, we’re back! Let’s get straight to business. Each of the following statements is from a different opinion by Judge Lawrence VanDyke in the same controversy: Over the last 10 […]