Sourcebook of Federal Judicial Review Statutes
[field_image] This project catalogs all provisions in the U.S. Code that govern federal judicial review of agency action. Topics include the availability of review, choice of court, administrative...
View ArticleTables of Executive Order Requirements
[field_image] The table below identifies all extant executive orders that apply to most agencies’ notice-and-comment rulemaking. Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), 13132...
View ArticleResources on Administrative Law Judges
[field_image] Over the years ACUS has issued several recommendations, reports, and other materials addressing the functions of administrative adjudicators. Due to the renewed public attention on the...
View ArticleSummary of Recent Administrative Law Reform Bills
[field_image] Members of Congress from both political parties have introduced a large number of bills designed to amend or overhaul certain aspects of the federal administrative state. Given the...
View ArticleFederal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook
[field_image] The Federal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook is an annotated compilation of the key legal sources—including the Administrative Procedure Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the...
View ArticleSocial Security Administration Representative Payee Program: Information...
[field_image] In April 2018, the President signed into law the “Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018” following its unanimous passage in both the United States Senate...
View ArticleSourcebook of United States Executive Agencies (Second Edition)
[field_image] In December 2018, the Administrative Conference published a second edition of the Sourcebook of United States Executive Agencies. The Administrative Conference previously undertook a...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence in Federal Agencies
[field_image] The Office of the Chairman of the Administrative Conference is exploring the growing role that artificial intelligence (AI), such as machine learning and related techniques, is playing in...
View ArticleWorking Group on Compiling Administrative Records
[field_image] In Recommendation 2013-4, the Administrative Conference offered best practices for preserving, compiling, and certifying records for judicial review of informal rulemaking. The Conference...
View ArticleRevised Model Rules for Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act
[field_image] The Office of the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States issued Revised Model Rules for Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in August 2019....
View ArticleGuide for ACUS Consultants
[field_image] The Guide for ACUS Consultants offers practical guidance to consultants on the major issues that consultants commonly navigate in conducting research for ACUS. Topics addressed include...
View ArticleAgency Decision Making by Artificial Intelligence
[field_image] This project will explore the various contexts in which agencies might use machine learning and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) to carry out regulatory functions. It will...
View ArticleClassification of Agency Guidance
[field_image] Classification of Agency Guidance will develop a classification system to catalog the wide array of guidance agencies issue, which can range from policy manuals to phone calls. It will...
View ArticleAgency Head Enforcement and Adjudication Functions
[field_image] This project studies the role and responsibilities of agency heads in agencies that perform both enforcement and adjudicatory functions. Though the APA bars investigatory or prosecutorial...
View ArticleAdministrative Recusal Rules
[field_image] Recusal, the voluntary or involuntary withdrawal of an adjudicator from a particular proceeding, is an important tool for maintaining the integrity of adjudication. This project collects...
View ArticleAlternative Dispute Resolution in Agency Adjudication
[field_image] This project studies how federal agencies use and might better use different types of alternative dispute resolution (ADR)—including conciliation, facilitation, factfinding, minitrials,...
View ArticleState Innovations in Administrative Procedure
[field_image] The states are laboratories of administrative law. Through this program, the ACUS Office of the Chairman is interested in learning more about how states and localities have innovated in...
View ArticleWhite House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable
[field_image] President Biden reconvened the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR) on May 18, 2021, naming ACUS as one of its members. LAIR’s mission includes developing policy...
View ArticleNationwide Injunctions and Federal Regulatory Programs
[field_image] This project studies how nationwide injunctions and similar equitable remedies affect the administration of federal regulatory programs. Among other topics, it addresses the use,...
View ArticleCouncil on Federal Agency Adjudication
[field_image] The Council on Federal Agency Adjudication provides a forum for the heads of agency adjudication programs to exchange information—about procedural innovations, best management practices,...
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