In a provocative post from last week, Adam White argued that the D.C. Circuit’s 2012 decision in Sherley v. Sebelius could create difficulties for parties who challenge agency actions taken pursuant to President Trump’s executive orders. Adam makes some good points, but I think Sherley is so badly reasoned that its holding ought to count […]
Here’s a preview: Join us for the 13th Annual Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice Institute Thursday May 18th – Friday May 19th, 2017 Capital Hilton 1001 16th St. NW Washington, D.C. 20036 Topics at a Glance: The Rulemaking Process Judicial Review of Rules The Congressional Review Act’s Sudden Reemergence From the “Pen and Phone” to […]
The Administrative Conference has announced new committee meeting dates for another of its spring projects, all of which I recently previewed. The new dates are as follows: The Committee on Regulation will meet to discuss the Marketable Permits project on Tuesday, March 28 at 2 pm and Thursday, April 13 at 2 pm. Please also note that the […]
One of the most controversial aspects of comprehensive regulatory reform is the potential role of courts in reviewing agencies’ Regulatory Impact Analysis or other similar economic analysis that informs regulatory decisions. The Securities and Exchange Commission provides a useful case study on the effects of such judicial review. The commission’s chief economist and general counsel […]
Kate Klonick has a fascinating new article forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review examining how private online platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, regulate user speech. Entitled The New Governors: The People, Rules, and Processes Governing Online Speech, the article is an important contribution to the understanding of how private entities regulate conduct and enforce public law norms […]
The Administrative Conference has announced new committee meeting dates for one of its spring projects, which I recently previewed. The new dates are as follows: The Committee on Rulemaking will meet to discuss the Negotiated Rulemaking project on Thursday, March 23 at 9:30 am and Thursday, April 13 at 9:30 am. If you would like […]
Editor’s Note: Professor Grabowski has written a longer essay on this piece in the Yale Journal on Regulation Bulletin. You can access it here! Cell phone privacy, network neutrality and encryption are some of the many tech-related issues that Neil Gorsuch could rule on if he’s successfully appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Gorsuch “needs to get tech,” writes Wired‘s Issie […]
The Administrative Conference of the United States will soon begin spring committee meetings on a slate of projects targeted for completion at the 67th annual plenary session, to be held in June. These projects include: (1) Adjudication Materials on Agency Websites; (2) Negotiated Rulemaking; (3) Electronic Case Management in Federal Administrative Adjudication; and (4) Marketable […]
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its long-awaited report on the likely budgetary effects of the American Health Care Act. The legislative counterpart to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, CBO estimates how federal spending and revenues would change as a result of proposed legislative bills. The resulting Republican talking points were […]
As widely reported by numerous outlets, Rep. Cummings recently sent a letter to President Trump alleging, among other things, that retired Lt. General Michael Flynn violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by accepting payments from Russian sources. The letter argues that Flynn now owes a debt to the United States on account of […]
This blog is hosted by the Yale Journal on Regulation — so I usually focus on blogging on, you know, regulation. Funny that. This week, however, I am making an exception. You see, I have an important public service announcement: If a foreign state is spying on you, there is a good chance you can’t […]
Today marks the launch of Take Care, a blog “devoted to insightful, accessible, and timely legal analysis of the President’s adherence to [his] duty” to take care that the laws are faithfully executed. For those worried about the rule of law in an Age of Trump (or indeed in any age), the Take Care Blog will be […]
The Ninth Circuit’s decision to deny en banc review in Washington v. Trump was not, of course, the biggest development yesterday in litigation related to the President’s executive orders restricting entry from seven six overwhelmingly Muslim countries. But the Ninth Circuit’s denial of reconsideration—and, more specifically, Judge Bybee’s dissent from the denial—is worthy of attention […]
The Trump Administration’s immigration law policies are shining new light on the due process gaps in immigration law. In addition to the due process issues raised by his travel ban, President Trump’s new policies on expedited removal raise legal questions about the absence of process in immigration law. There is another due process gap that […]
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) would likely be able to alleviate Secretary Price’s concerns about the recent CBO of the American Health Care Act if Republicans produced their comprehensive proposal for reforming Obamacare. In Monday’s CBO estimate of the American Health Care Act, CBO estimated that 24 million Americans would have health insurance and premiums […]