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How To Win The Deference Lottery, Christopher J. Walker
How To Win The Deference Lottery, Christopher J. Walker
Christopher J. Walker
In response to Jud Mathews, Deference Lotteries, 91 Texas Law Review 1349 (2013).
In Deference Lotteries, Jud Mathews proposes that the deference framework in administrative law be viewed through the game theory lens of a lottery. Such an approach helps us think critically about how varying standards of review may affect the behavior of agencies and courts engaged in the judicial review process. This Response suggests that the lottery lens can also help agencies think more strategically about how to develop and defend interpretations of statutes they administer. Assuming the validity of the lottery framework, the Response suggests a playbook …