Blog Post Co-Authored by Amber Williams and Megan Gibson:
For the first time in the National Labor Relations Board’s history, a witness participated in a hearing via video teleconferencing (VTC). At the time of the hearing, the witness resided in Madrid, Spain, and had no…
Today, the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) published its final rule on incorporation by reference. See Incorporation by Reference, 79 Fed. Reg. 66,267 (Nov. 7, 2014…
The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) was established by statute in 1964 as a means of bringing together the best thinking from the public and private sectors to find ways to improve the functioning of federal agency programs. A full-time staff, currently only 15 people…
Celebrating ACUS’s 50th anniversary happily coincides with a major 40-year milestone for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the focus of much of my career in Administrative Law…
Administrative law scholars have long analogized the relationship between Congress and federal agencies to that between a principal and agent in commercial law. Nevertheless, few have undertaken detailed empirical analysis examining the faithfulness of bureaucratic “agents” in executing…
CLE materials are now available for the Oct. 16, 2014 ABA event ACUS: The View from the Federal Bench. Several prominent active and retired federal judges (list below) will reflect on the work of the Administrative Conference—especially as it bears on…
A recent article by Chairman Ruth Goldway of the Postal Regulatory Commission in Federal Times discusses a program that helps articulate the interests of the general public in agency proceedings. Chairman Goldway believes this type of program could be useful in helping agencies…
On August 28, 2014, ACUS’s Office of the Chairman filed a comment with the EU Ombudsman in connection with an inquiry concerning potential reforms to the composition and operation of EU expert advisory groups. ACUS Attorney Advisors …
The Administrative Conference’s updated Fall Committee Schedule is below. For more information and to RSVP, please click on the meeting links below.
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