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New administrative law articles

March 19, 2012 23:10

From the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals: Bell, Tom W. Government prediction markets: why, who, and how. 116 Penn St. L. Rev. 403-436 (2011). [H]|[L]|[W] Blumenauer, Rep. Earl. Beyond the backlash: using performance-based regulations to produce results...

New administrative law articles

March 14, 2012 16:46

From the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals: Berger, Eric. Individual rights, judicial deference, and administrative law norms in constitutional decision making. 91 B.U. L. Rev. 2029-2102 (2011). [H]|[L]|[W] Doran, Michael. Legislative organization and administrative...

New administrative law articles

March 05, 2012 22:55

From the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals: Harris, Michael Ray. Breaking the grip of the administrative triad: agency policy making under a necessity-based doctrine. 86 Tul. L. Rev. 273-308 (2011). [H]|[L]|[W] Vacca, Ryan. Acting like an administrative...

Objective standards for meaning

March 05, 2012 20:19

Don't you find it a bit peculiar when two judges (who one assumes are reasonably literate) disagree on the "plain meaning" of a word or expression? I am of the opinion that two judges disagreeing on a "plain meaning" means...

New administrative law articles

February 28, 2012 19:54

From the University of Washington's Current Index to Legal Periodicals: Cortez, Nathan. Adverse publicity by administrative agencies in the Internet era. 2011 BYU L. Rev. 1371-1454. [H]|[L]|[W] Criddle, Evan J. When delegation begets domination: due process of administrative lawmaking. 46...

Regulations.gov revamped

February 28, 2012 18:33

From U.S. LAW WEEK (Bloomberg BNA), "United States—Agencies: OMB Upgrades Regulations.gov For Easier Searches of Federal Rules" by Cheryl Bolen: A major redesign of the Regulations.gov website includes new search tools, social media connections, and better access to regulatory data...

Annotated CFRs

February 24, 2012 21:04

Lexis is beginning to add annotations to its online CFR. See http://law.lexisnexis.com/infopro/monthly-tips-from-customer-support/cfr-annotations-and-research-guide-1211 for more info. Wimpy, but better than nothing. West is also doing annotated CFR titles, but only in print and they are...

ACUS meetings scheduled

February 16, 2012 01:03

The Administrative Conference of the United States has scheduled six committee meetings in March and April. From 77 Fed. Reg. 5755 (Feb. 6, 2012): DATES: Committee on Adjudication: Monday, March 12, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Monday,...

Battle of dictionaries reaches SCOTUS

February 15, 2012 21:29

Not strictly speaking an administrative law matter, but the dictionary arguments in Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. are interesting to anyone concerned about statutory or regulatory interpretation. See Brian Wolfman's (Georgetown) discussion in "Argument preview: Does the federal costs...