Opinion

Drilling Approvals are Not the Reason for High Oil Prices

Drilling Approvals are Not the Reason for High Oil Prices

Despite criticism, the Biden Administration’s drilling approvals have had little impact on current prices.

Did Step Zero Help Doom Chevron?

Did Step Zero Help Doom Chevron?

One of the Supreme Court’s most significant administrative law precedents may soon be overturned.

Increasing Access to Credit in Communities of Color

Increasing Access to Credit in Communities of Color

Updating the Community Reinvestment Act to promote special purpose credit programs could improve equity in credit and lending.

Cataloging and Clarifying Judicial Review Statutes

Cataloging and Clarifying Judicial Review Statutes

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

Improving the Quality of Mass Justice

Improving the Quality of Mass Justice

Agencies need to pursue systematic efforts to provide quality assurance in their adjudicatory processes.

Updating the Congressional Review Act

Updating the Congressional Review Act

Congress should modify the Congressional Review Act to enhance clarity and improve oversight of agencies.

Public Access to Agency Adjudicative Proceedings

Public Access to Agency Adjudicative Proceedings

Agencies should craft rules about public access to their adjudicative proceedings.

Regulating Representatives in Agency Adjudicative Proceedings

Regulating Representatives in Agency Adjudicative Proceedings

Agencies can promote ethical practices by adopting rules of conduct for attorneys and other representatives in adjudication.

Cryptocurrency and the Climate Crisis

Cryptocurrency and the Climate Crisis

Proponents of crypto must demonstrate that its value to society exceeds its significant environmental costs.

Making Inoperative Guidance Accessible to All

Making Inoperative Guidance Accessible to All

Even when agencies change or rescind guidance documents, they should be clearly labeled and readily available to the public.

Solving the Problem of Prison Gerrymandering

Solving the Problem of Prison Gerrymandering

The U.S. Census Bureau should count incarcerated people where they are from—not where they are incarcerated.

Contracts and Privacy Policies in the Age of Smart Readers

Contracts and Privacy Policies in the Age of Smart Readers

New technology can enhance consumer comprehension of complex contract terms.