Administrative Procedure Act

Congress should seek to remove procedural obstacles that inhibit statutory access to judicial review.

Written immigration enforcement priorities might promote transparency but still might not address inequities.

Regulators facing challenges such as climate change must balance obtaining public input with acting effectively.

Congress should tailor the notice-and-comment process for more meaningful public participation.

Public comments allow agencies to understand the perspectives of those who regulations are intended to benefit.

Scholars and policymakers should recognize the democratic benefits of public comments.

Scholar argues that recent Supreme Court decisions create a new vision of agency accountability to the public.

Scholars explain how courts have interpreted the Administrative Procedure Act to overlook racial discrimination.

ACUS issues new recommendations to enhance administrative governance.

Scholar argues that delegation of criminal authority is less dangerous to the public than critics claim.

From the New Deal to the present, the Administrative Procedure Act has been the foundation of administrative law.

Can a single judge lawfully prevent the entire government from enforcing a regulation?