This article was authored by Matthew Lee Wiener, ACUS’s Vice Chairman and Executive Director.
Five decades ago Judge Henry Friendly observed that the statutes governing judicial review of agency action represent “efflorescence of variety . . . unworthy of an ordered legal system…
Whenever an agency seeks to collect structured information (i.e., requests for information calling for answers to identical questions) from ten or more members of the public, it must comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Act requires agencies to give the public notice and an…
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Contact: Harry M. Seidman
Phone: 202. 480. 2085
Email: hseidman@acus.gov
Administrative Conference Announces Joint Initiative with American Bar Association to Publish Updated…
Of the hundreds of thousands of claims and benefits agencies adjudicate each year, the overwhelming majority are presided over by administrative adjudicators who are neither administrative law judges (ALJs) nor agency heads. These adjudicators are known by many different titles (e.g., “…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Harry M. Seidman
Phone: 202. 480. 2085
Email: hseidman@acus.gov
New Bipartisan Law Calls for ACUS Study on Information Sharing Between the Social Security Administration and States…
In preparation for the June 2018 Plenary session, the Adjudication Committee and the Administration and Management Committee are considering, as a joint ad hoc committee…
This article was authored by Michael J. Cole, Attorney Advisor at ACUS on detail from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Federal agencies, open government organizations, and other participants all come together from March 11 – 17 to celebrate Sunshine Week,…
This article was authored by Michael J. Cole, Attorney Advisor at ACUS on detail from the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Agencies promulgating rules often face substantial legal uncertainty regarding the validity of their rules, which exposes the agencies to the…
This article was authored by Aaron Nielson, Associate Professor of Law at Brigham Young University and Jennifer Nou, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School.
This article first appeared in the Regulatory Review's series on "Five Recommendations for…
This article was authored by Jason A. Schwartz, an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, H. Russell Frisby, Jr., a partner at Stinson Leonard Street LLP, and E. Donald Elliott, senior of counsel at Covington & Burling LLP.
This article first…