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Regulatory News and Analysis: 2016 in Review

Regulatory News and Analysis: 2016 in Review

The Regulatory Review celebrates the end of 2016 by featuring our top news and analysis pieces from the past year.

Regulatory Opinion: 2016 in Review

Regulatory Opinion: 2016 in Review

The Regulatory Review celebrates the end of 2016 with the top opinion posts by regulatory law experts from the past year.

Regulatory Year in Review: 2016

Regulatory Year in Review: 2016

The Regulatory Review celebrates the year 2016’s developments in regulatory news, analysis, and opinion.

Week in Review

Week in Review

President-elect Trump selects Carl Icahn as regulatory reform advisor, President Obama bans oil and gas leasing from U.S. waters, and more…

Deciding Whether Software Will Eat the Bureaucracy

Deciding Whether Software Will Eat the Bureaucracy

Agencies, policymakers, and the courts can all address the risks associated with cyberdelegation.

Preparing for Cyberdelegation and Its Risks

Preparing for Cyberdelegation and Its Risks

Automation in the administrative state could upset the relationship between people and their government.

The Surprising Use of Automation by Regulatory Agencies

The Surprising Use of Automation by Regulatory Agencies

Agencies’ uses of sophisticated information technologies highlight the possibilities of administrative automation.

Machines as Bureaucrats

Machines as Bureaucrats

New digital technologies promise improvements in government services but raise questions, too.

Artificial Intelligence and the Administrative State

Artificial Intelligence and the Administrative State

No rubric exists to decide how to navigate the use of automation in the administrative state, but society can make informed choices.

Week in Review

Week in Review

President-elect Trump announces his picks for two more Cabinet positions, the Cause of Action Institute sues the CFPB, and more…

Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Restroom Policy

Supreme Court Takes Up Transgender Restroom Policy

Case presents opportunity for Court to consider deference to agencies’ interpretations of regulations.

Are Independent Agencies Really Independent?

Are Independent Agencies Really Independent?

A federal court ruling revives questions about the insulation of independent agencies.