Executive Agencies

Remedying Improper Removals of Agency Heads

Remedying Improper Removals of Agency Heads

Scholar proposes several judicial remedies for improper presidential removal of agency heads.

A Year at the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division

A Year at the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division

The division’s major accomplishments over the last year will leave an important legacy.

No Independence? No Need

No Independence? No Need

The agency tasked with protecting federal employees, including whistleblowers, should be abolished.

Delegation, Time, and Congressional Capacity

Delegation, Time, and Congressional Capacity

Courts should continue to apply canons of construction narrowly to limit the broad congressional delegation of power.

Electronic Case Management Can Improve Adjudication

Electronic Case Management Can Improve Adjudication

Agencies can benefit from using digital technology to manage case files.

Severability in Agency Rulemaking

Severability in Agency Rulemaking

Agencies should include severability clauses in rules to minimize legal uncertainty.

Improving the Efficiency of the Paperwork Reduction Act

Improving the Efficiency of the Paperwork Reduction Act

ACUS collaborated with agency officials to identify inefficiencies in the PRA approval process.

General Rules for Agency Adjudications?

General Rules for Agency Adjudications?

Model Adjudication Rules provide agencies with a guide for improving their own procedures.

Executive Power and the CFPB

Executive Power and the CFPB

D.C. Circuit weighs constitutionality of the consumer financial watchdog’s organizational structure.

Five Recommendations for Improving Administrative Government

Five Recommendations for Improving Administrative Government

Scholars and officials highlight recent recommendations for improving regulatory and administrative processes.

Constraining the President’s Appointment Power

Constraining the President’s Appointment Power

Court holds President Obama’s appointment of acting General Counsel for the NLRB was unlawful.

The Supreme Court’s 2016–2017 Regulatory Term

The Supreme Court’s 2016–2017 Regulatory Term

Legal scholars and practitioners analyze the Court’s most important regulatory decisions of this past term.