Improving Participation, Impact, and Fairness in the Administrative State
ACUS issues new recommendations to enhance administrative governance.
Putting Brains on the Witness Stand
Neuroscientific evidence in the courtroom may test judges and standards of admissibility.
A Fili-Busted Balance of Power
The filibuster has caused Congress to give up its constitutional power to oversee the administrative state.
An Early History of Rulemaking Power
Scholar investigates an early exercise of federal administrative power that mirrors modern agency rulemaking.
Only Federal Regulation Can Ensure Fair Elections
Congress should use its constitutionally granted authority to regulate elections and protect democracy.
Election Officials as Regulators of Voting Access
Legislative backlash against election officials poses serious implications for democracy.
Red State Lawmakers Preempt Campaign Finance Laws in Blue Cities
Republican states with major democratic metropolitan centers forestall local efforts to reform election law.
A Voting Rights Faustian Bargain
Democrats should accept voter ID in exchange for Republican support of national voting standards.
Modernizing SNAP After the Pandemic
The pandemic highlighted the importance of food security and what policymakers should do to strengthen it.
The Magnification of Arrest Information
Scholar shows that regulatory bodies use arrests as informational proxies—but that this use has its costs.
Assessing Stigler’s Economic Theory of Regulation
Despite its flaws and limitations, Stigler’s seminal article on the theory of economic regulation offers important lessons.
Protecting Adjudicators From Political Threats
Scholars argue that federal administrative law judges need more insulation from political pressures.