Recent Articles of Interest

[...]a major form of agency power remains hidden from view and relatively unencumbered by law. The article describes the modern trajectory of the committees and argues that they have failed to meet the aspirations of administrative democracy. [...]as currently structured, the committees are unconstitutional. [...]the article suggests how the annual/permanent distinction may be relevant to the incorporation of appropriations into other aspects of administrative law doctrine, including legislative standing, reviewability, and non-delegation. [...]this article highlights two thorny areas that have both constitutional and statutory components: the delegation of authority to lower-level agency officials and the applicability of removal restrictions to acting heads at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Housing Finance Agency.