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Resolving The Alj Quandary, Kent Barnett
Resolving The Alj Quandary, Kent Barnett
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
Three competing constitutional and practical concerns surround federal administrative law judges (“ALJs”), who preside over all formal adjudications within the executive branch. First, if ALJs are “inferior Officers” (not mere employees), as five current Supreme Court Justices have suggested, the current method of selecting many ALJs likely violates the Appointments Clause. Second, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision reserved the question whether the statutory protections that prevent ALJs from being fired at will impermissibly impinge upon the President’s supervisory power under Article II. Third, these same protections from removal may, on the other hand, be too limited to satisfy impartiality …
Critical Factors Of Adjudication: Language And The Adjudication Process In Executive And Judicial Branch Decisions, Christopher B. Mcneil
Critical Factors Of Adjudication: Language And The Adjudication Process In Executive And Judicial Branch Decisions, Christopher B. Mcneil
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
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