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Job protections for administrative law judges are unconstitutional, DOJ concludes

ABA Journal

Department of Justice has concluded that multiple layers of removal restrictions for administrative law judges are unconstitutional. The decision was revealed in a…

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US Supreme Court hears oral arguments over FDA’s refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes

JURIST

” The FDA appealed a Fifth Circuit court decision , which ruled the agency violated administrative law by misleading the applicant companies about scientific standards and rejecting applications without genuinely considering their efforts to discourage youth smoking.

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“Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s legacy in administrative law”

HowAppealing

“Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s legacy in administrative law”: This audio segment featuring law professor Adrian Vermeule appeared on this evening’s broadcast of NPR’s “All Things Considered.”

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US Supreme Court holds issue exhaustion not required in Social Security administrative law judge hearings

JURIST

The US Supreme Court Thursday held that Social Security disability claimants are not bound by the issue-exhaustion requirement in administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings. Writing for a 9-0 court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor concluded that although the Social Security claimants in Carr v.

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Chemerinsky: ‘Sleeper’ case before the Supreme Court could have major implications for administrative law

ABA Journal

If I had to pick a case as the potential “sleeper” of the term—a case which is not getting a great deal of attention but that could have a huge impact—I’d select Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, scheduled for argument Nov.

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Immigration, takings, administrative law and the kitchen sink

SCOTUSBlog

The court also has a pair of new administrative law cases, both captioned American Hospital Association v. The post Immigration, takings, administrative law and the kitchen sink appeared first on SCOTUSblog. Becerra and with consecutive numbers. relisted after the May 20, May 27, June 3, June 10 and June 17 conferences).

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Chemerinsky: Big cases in administrative law, gun rights and social media are scheduled for October term

ABA Journal

We are in the midst of dramatic changes in many areas of constitutional law. Thirty years ago, I wrote the first edition of a constitutional law casebook. I have just completed the seventh edition, and never has so much changed from the prior edition or since I began writing the book.