Sweeping Gas Act Amendments Should Be Quashed
…with existing legal standards and would upend the infrastructure certification process established by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Interstate gas pipelines are expensive, long-lived assets that U.S. households…
The Perils and Promise of AI in Regulatory Enforcement
…are responsible for regulatory enforcement—detecting, investigating, and prosecuting potential violations of the laws they administer. As a prior ACUS recommendation explains, agencies often face an ongoing challenge in regulatory enforcement:…
Expanding Access to Nonlawyer Representation in Agency Adjudications
…what nonlawyer representatives do on behalf of participants, the structure of the proceedings in which nonlawyers most appear, and the regulatory schemes governing nonlawyers in various agency adjudications. The project…
Toward a More Accessible and Accountable Administrative State
…offered guidance on how agencies can safely and responsibly use algorithmic tools, including artificial intelligence, in regulatory enforcement. The Regulatory Review invited distinguished scholars and ACUS staff to discuss the…
A New “Overstory” on Businesses’ Role in Politics
In a conversation with The Regulatory Review, Tom C.W. Lin, an expert on corporate governance and securities law, discusses the risks and opportunities presented by businesses’ increasing involvement in political…
Considering Eating Disorders in Food Insecurity Regulation
…regulatory response to eating disorders among food insecure populations, Alabrese, Bosi, and Schettini adopt a human rights perspective and refer to the right to food and the right to health….
The Labor Board Needs Restructuring, Not Destruction
…propensity for neutral and independent thinking through writings, teaching, interactions with unions and employers, and positions taken before courts and regulatory agencies, including in amicus briefs. Precedent could only be…
Challenges of the Chainsaw Approach to Public Sector Automation
…generation’s worth of human subject-matter expertise in favor of automated systems, the opposite problem looms. Expanding the use of AI in regulatory enforcement carries natural tradeoffs. Given constant demands for…
Regulating the Radio Frequency Spectrum for Satellite Use
…that the ability of Large Language Models to understand, codify, and extract rules from legal documents means that these models can speed up the regulatory process. Ghasemi and Guinand argue…
Restoring FDA’s Premarket Review Powers
…review process and challenges traditional explanations for its downfall. Aaron contends that corporate forces have undermined and, in certain instances, almost completely removed FDA’s premarket regulatory process. He proposes reforms…
Congratulating TRR’s 2024-2025 Editorial Board
…Program on Regulation and a faculty advisor to The Regulatory Review. “This past year, we saw a very active U.S. Supreme Court regulatory docket, which led to one of the…
Regulating in the Name of Public Health
…an inhalable smoking cessation product. The Regulatory Review is pleased to share the following interview with Mitch Zeller. The Regulatory Review: Looking back at your tenure leading FDA’s Center for…