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Agency "Capture": The "Revolving Door" Between Regulated Industries And Their Regulating Agencies, Edna Earle Vass Johnson Jan 1983

Agency "Capture": The "Revolving Door" Between Regulated Industries And Their Regulating Agencies, Edna Earle Vass Johnson

University of Richmond Law Review

Public confidence in the integrity of our public officials is necessary for effective government. The independence of the federal regulatory process is a crucial element of that confidence. When this independence is examined, however, a major concern arises about the inherent appearance of impropriety and conflict of interest in the "revolving door" practice of federal agencies.


Effect Of Immigration & Naturalization Service V. Chadha On Executive Reorganization, Peter M. Mellette Jan 1983

Effect Of Immigration & Naturalization Service V. Chadha On Executive Reorganization, Peter M. Mellette

University of Richmond Law Review

Three recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court, Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha, Consumer Energy Council v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Consumers Union v. Federal Trade Commissions have altered the balance of power between Congress and the executive branch, invalidating a congressional check on executive power which had been in use for over fifty years. In an opinion in Chadha and by affirmance in the other cases, the Court held that under the separation of powers doctrine the legislative veto violated the presentment and bicameral requirements of the Constitution and thereby intruded on the province of the …


Executive Privilege: Historic Scope And Use In The Watergate And Environmental Protection Agency Hearings, Jean M. D'Ovidio Jan 1983

Executive Privilege: Historic Scope And Use In The Watergate And Environmental Protection Agency Hearings, Jean M. D'Ovidio

University of Richmond Law Review

Executive privilege is "a concept invoked by members of the executive branch of the government to justify withholding evidence and other communicative materials from the legislative and judicial branches." Since the presidency of George Washington, the executive has attempted to withhold information from the other two branches.