This article was authored by Lauren Beadle, a student at American University Washington College of Law. The views expressed below are those of the author and do not represent the views of ACUS or the Federal Government.
Technology and administrative law are intertwined. The...
This article was authored by Victoria Barnard, a 2L at the George Washington University Law School. The views expressed below are those of the author and do not represent the views of ACUS or the Federal Government.
The first edition of ACUS’s...
Each summer and throughout the school year, ACUS brings on a handful of interns to assist in its work. Our interns have the unique opportunity to assist on ACUS projects, research and analyze important and developing issues in administrative law, and learn about the far-reaching effects of...
After the ACUS Assembly adopts a recommendation, ACUS’s work does not end. Instead, ACUS continues working to promote and encourage federal administrative agencies, the President, Congress, and the Judicial Conference to adopt its recommendations. In recent months, ACUS has seen many...
This article was authored by Shawne C. McGibbon, ACUS’s General Counsel.
ACUS recently held its 69th Plenary Session on June 14-15, at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. This post provides an overview of the timely issues that were...
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 opportunity...
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., “...
In preparation for the June 2018 Plenary session, the Adjudication Committee and the...
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,...
