More than 1,200 positions across the federal government require presidential nomination and Senate confirmation. In many cases, federal law permits certain officials to fill temporary vacancies in these positions by serving in an acting capacity.
This fall, ACUS will…
ACUS is developing a new Sourcebook of Federal Judicial Review Statutes for use by Congress, the judiciary, agencies, and the public. ACUS staff are currently working with Professor…
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income benefits to many of the most vulnerable members of society: the young, the elderly, and people with disabilities. When a beneficiary is not capable of managing his or…
ACUS convened its 71st Plenary Session on June 13 at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. During this event, ACUS voting members adopted four recommendations that seek to enhance…
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ACUS Honors Late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Washington, DC, June 18, 2019 – The…
This article was authored by Darrell White, ACUS Legal Intern.
At the 71st Plenary Session on June 13, the Administrative Conference of the United States heard…
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Contact: Harry M. Seidman
202.480.2085
hseidman@acus.gov
Washington, June 14, 2019 - At its 71st Plenary Session on June 13, the Administrative Conference of the United States (…
This article was authored by Alex Thierer, ACUS Legal Intern.
At the upcoming 71st Plenary Session on June 13, the Administrative Conference of the…
The Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) directs each agency to appoint as many administrative law judges (“ALJs”) as necessary to conduct proceedings in accordance with the APA’s main adjudicative provisions. 5 U.S.C. §§ 556, 3105 (2018). The APA does not, however, specify what procedure should…
This post is the last in a nine-part series about the historical antecedents of ACUS.
In 1963, with the support of the Kennedy Administration, Senator Edward Long of Missouri…