The Adjudicatory Capacity to Make Decisions
Scholar suggests that increasing the number of support staff would improve the accuracy of administrative adjudication.
Improving the Quality of Mass Justice
Agencies need to pursue systematic efforts to provide quality assurance in their adjudicatory processes.
Public Access to Agency Adjudicative Proceedings
Agencies should craft rules about public access to their 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.
Virtual Hearings in Agency Adjudication
ACUS assesses the changing landscape of how agencies use new technologies to hold hearings.
Protecting Adjudicators From Political Threats
Scholars argue that federal administrative law judges need more insulation from political pressures.
Expanding Presidential Influence on Agency Adjudication
The Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Arthrex expands the avenues for politicizing agency adjudication.
Improving Models for Agency Appellate Review
An ACUS study examines how agency review models differ across agencies.
Rethinking Discretionary Bid Protests
Bid challenges are effective management tools, not just administrative attacks.
Publication of Policies Governing Agency Adjudicators
To enhance transparency, agencies should publish information about adjudicators on their websites.
Managing Adjudicators’ Information Access in the Internet Age
ACUS issues new recommendation to help agency adjudicators conduct online independent research.
Regulate Non-Competes by Administrative Adjudication
The FTC should use adjudications to establish policy on employment non-compete clauses.