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Immigration venue rules let the government choose where removal proceedings occur, often separating respondents from counsel, evidence, and community support, argue Stacy Caplow and Maryellen Fullerton. buff.ly/95zQcJa
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Because every rate mechanism advances some regulatory goals while hindering others, regulators must make subjective judgments about the public interest, argues Kenneth W. Costello. buff.ly/WyTgCrg
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An article by Stacy Caplow and Maryellen Fullerton of Brooklyn Law School argues that immigration courts invert traditional venue principles, enabling government forum shopping. buff.ly/95zQcJa
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Utility regulation requires balancing rates, reliability, fairness, investor needs, and environmental goals, but regulators often disagree on how to weigh those objectives, argues Kenneth W. Costello. buff.ly/WyTgCrg
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"In a dynamic world, regulators need to be pursuing regulatory excellence in everything they do," says @WarrenCntrPenn faculty affiliate Cary Coglianese in an interview with @TheRegReview. theregreview.org/2026/08/09/…
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Should be a great discussion, and it couldn't be more timely, given the social security crisis, $40 trillion U.S. debt, and nationwide pension issues.
Join us Oct. 1 at 5pm ET in DC for an in-person panel on “Confronting the Nation’s Looming Fiscal Crises.” Featuring experts Olivia Mitchell (@OS_Mitchell), Jessica Riedl (@JessicaBRiedl), Ben Ritz (@BudgetBen), and David Skeel (@daskeel). Register: buff.ly/tENksIO
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Administrative law should distinguish presidential removal power from directive power over independent agencies, argues Marco Perugini of @CentrifugaLab. buff.ly/X9EPBMO
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If ALJs become removable at will, Congress should preserve agency adjudication by requiring independent Article III judicial review, argues Richard J. Pierce, Jr. buff.ly/ToJMCKT
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In a recent essay, Kenneth W. Costello argues that utility regulators lack consensus on how to define, measure, or fulfill the public interest. buff.ly/WyTgCrg
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The NRC’s regulatory overhaul may show how presidential directive power can operate alongside removal power, argues Marco Perugini of @CentrifugaLab. buff.ly/X9EPBMO
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Agency adjudication depends on safeguards for decisional independence, and removing those protections could violate due process, argues Richard J. Pierce, Jr. of @gwlaw. buff.ly/ToJMCKT
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In a recent essay, Marco Perugini of @CentrifugaLab argues that the Administration’s approach to NRC policy shows how presidential directive power can reshape independent agencies. buff.ly/X9EPBMO
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In a recent essay, Richard J. Pierce, Jr. of @gwlaw argues that weakening ALJ independence could make agency adjudication unconstitutional without judicial review. buff.ly/ToJMCKT
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Join us Oct. 1 at 5pm ET in DC for an in-person panel on “Confronting the Nation’s Looming Fiscal Crises.” Featuring experts Olivia Mitchell (@OS_Mitchell), Jessica Riedl (@JessicaBRiedl), Ben Ritz (@BudgetBen), and David Skeel (@daskeel). Register: buff.ly/tENksIO
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Future regulatory reform should avoid simply restoring old structures and instead build agencies that can listen, adapt, and respond, argues Robert Goble. buff.ly/MrB7qPV
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Rebuilding federal regulatory infrastructure requires attention to process, politics, early accomplishments, and public trust, argues Robert Goble. buff.ly/MrB7qPV
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Separating environmental and workplace health regulation can shift risk rather than reduce it, so chemical safety oversight should be unified, argues Adam M. Finkel of @umichsph. buff.ly/jJhgDkF
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Environmental and workplace pollution should be treated as one chemical-risk problem, not split across EPA, OSHA, and NIOSH, argues Adam M. Finkel of @umichsph. buff.ly/jJhgDkF
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A new administration can make rulemaking more durable and responsive by clarifying OIRA’s role in deadlines, coordination, and dispute resolution, argues Martha G. Roberts of @PolicyIntegrity at @nyulaw. buff.ly/TGKbFjz
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In a recent essay, Robert Goble of Clark University’s George Perkins Marsh Institute argues that politics will inevitably shape efforts to rebuild federal regulatory agencies. buff.ly/MrB7qPV
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