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Delta Constr. Co., Inc. V. Epa: Putting The Brakes On Challenges To Unfair Agency Regulation Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Fuel Economy In Light-Duty And Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Sabrina A. Peterman

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

No abstract provided.

Evasion Of Foreign Taxes For Wildlife Exports As A Violation Of The Lacey Act, Audrey Elzerman

Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications

This study considers whether violations of foreign export duty requirements for live wildlife shipments can be prosecuted under United States law. The next section introduces the Lacey Act, which offers a potent enforcement tool against wildlife trafficking and related offenses. The study then considers whether and how export duty fraud violates the Lacey Act and the possible penalties that apply to such violations. Finally, it uses the Philippines as a case study to illustrate the utility of exporting country laws for Lacey Act prosecution of these cases.

Legal Context For Construction Of Bristol Veterans' Home Universally-Accessible Fishing Pier, Jourdan Thompson

Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications

This study reviews the legal requirements governing design and construction of a proposed universally-accessible fishing pier located at the Rhode Island Veterans’ Home in Bristol, Rhode Island. The pier would provide veterans and other members of the public with accessible recreational fishing opportunities. However, federal, state, and local approvals will be required before the project can move forward. This study provides an overview of required permitting and approvals by the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), Town of Bristol, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In addition, it considers the role of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) …

Status Of The U.S. Academic Research Fleet As Public Vessels Under U.S. And International Law, Rhode Island Sea Grant Law Fellow Program, Marine Affairs Institute (Mai), Roger Williams University School Of Law, Erika Wheat, Mark Hartmann

Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications

No abstract provided.

Stock Market Futurism, Merritt Fox, Gabriel Rauterberg

Articles

The U.S. stock market is undergoing extraordinary upheaval. The approval of the application of the Investors Exchange (IEX) to become the nation's newest stock exchange, including its famous "speed bump," was one of the SEC's most controversial decisions in decades. Other exchanges have proposed a raft of new innovations in its wake. This evolving equity market is a critical piece of national infrastructure, but the regulatory scheme for its institutions is increasingly frayed. In particular, current regulation draws sharp distinctions among different kinds of markets for trading stocks, treating stock exchanges as self-regulatory organizations immune from private civil litigation, while …

Appeal No. 0926: Goerge Jr. & Karen L. Dudich V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources & Ascent Resources - Utica, Llc, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Review of Chief's Order 2016-118; Troyer W LND DR Unit (Ascent Resources - Utica)

19th Annual Open Government Summit: Access To Public Records Act & Open Meetings Act, 2017, Department Of Attorney General, State Of Rhode Island

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

No abstract provided.

Oversight Of Oversight: A Proposal For More Effective Foia Reform, Aram A. Gavoor, Daniel Miktus

Catholic University Law Review

One of the main mechanisms by which the public can gather information about government activity is through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This Article suggests that FOIA contains inconsistencies that lead to a less transparent government. Gaps and ambiguities in its language that invite and require federal agency interpretation, are at odds with FOIA’s de novo standard of review. This Article suggests that FOIA’s public policy goals would be better served if Congress takes decisive action to clarify FOIA’s language and fill in such ambiguities and gaps.

#Betterrules: The Appropriate Use Of Social Media In Rulemaking, Stephen M. Johnson

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Authority Of The Financial Services Authority (Ojk) In Publishing Insurance Regulation In The Perspective Of Insurance Law In Indonesia, Wetria Fauzi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Legal basis of the formation of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) is based on the Article 34 of the Law No. 3 of 2004 on Bank Indonesia. The legislation process was then approved and endorsed the Law No. 21 of 2011 on the Financial Services Authority (OJK). Article 6 of the law gives the OJK authority to supervise both for bank and non-bank financial institution, including insurance agencies. Article 5 of the Insurance Law, OJK is given a mandate to make a regulation to expand the scope of the insurance business activities in accordance with the needs of the society. …

Pengisian Jabatan Anggota Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (Bpk) Untuk Mewujudkan Bpk Yang Independen, Dumaria Simanjuntak

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

BPK as the only external audit institution that is equal to other state institutions whose responsibility to audit the state finance's management and accountability should be far apart from political parties' interests. However nowadays some of the chief-persons of BPK are involved in political parties' interests morever become suspects in some corruption cases. To establish BPK as independent and professional institution, chief-person position charging must be free from political parties' interests. This essay exposes the development of regulation of BPK chief-person position charging as main topic analysis. The conclusion of the research is there was advance development in regulation related …

Don't Let The Facts Get In The Way Of The Truth: Revisiting How Buckhannon And Alyeska Pipeline Messed Up The American Rule, Landyn Wm. Rookard

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Pharmaceutical Federalism, Patricia J. Zettler

Faculty Publications By Year

There is growing interest in states regulating pharmaceuticals in ways that challenge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) federal oversight. For example, in 2013 Maine enacted a law to permit the importation of unapproved drugs, reflecting concerns that federal requirements are too restrictive, while in 2014 Massachusetts banned an FDA-approved painkiller, reflecting concerns that federal requirements are too lax. This Article provides an account of this recent state interest in regulating drugs and considers its consequences. It argues that these state regulatory efforts, and the nascent litigation about them, demonstrate that the preemptive reach of the FDA’s authority extends …

National Protection Of Student-Athlete Mental Health: The Case For Federal Regulation Over The National Collegiate Athletic Association, Jayce Born

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Unmasking Of Balancing And Proportionality Review In U.S. Constitutional Law, Mark S. Kende

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article challenges the perception that U.S. constitutional law is overly formalistic, arguing that it often employs pragmatic approaches such as balancing and proportionality review, similar to those used in other countries. The author contends that unmasking these flexible methodologies would make U.S. constitutional law more coherent and enhance the Supreme Court's legitimacy. The analysis highlights how the Court implicitly or explicitly uses balancing in various areas, such as the Dormant Commerce Clause, abortion rights, and the Fourth Amendment, and advocates for a more open and structured proportionality framework.

Analisis Yuridis Terhadap Asas Efisiensi Berkeadilan Berdasarkan Pasal 33 Ayat (4) Uud 1945 Dalam Peraturan Perundang-Undangan Di Bidang Ketenagalistrikan, Adhi Anugroho, Ratih Lestarini, Tri Hayati

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This thesis discusses the implementation of the principle of "equitable efficiency" as contained in Article 33 paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution After the 4th Amendment in legislations concerning electricity. This research analyzes how the Constitutional Court interprets the element of "equitable efficiency" in the constitutional reviews Electricity Law. This article concludes that the meaning of "equitable efficiency" in Article 33 paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution After the 4th Amendment is that the national economy should be organized to use the least amount of resources to achieve the greatest amount of welfare which could be enjoyed equitably by the …

Case Law On American Indians: August 2015—August 2016, Thomas P. Schlosser

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Consideration For Unols Treatment Of Orvs As Public Vessels, Mark Hartmann

Sea Grant Law Fellow Publications

This document reviews the legal standards providing differential treatment of “public vessel” under federal regulations, including regulatory definitions of that term. In addition, it reviews language in key international legal instruments that provide similar special treatment for selected vessels owned by governments. This document is a supplement to Status of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet as Public Vessels under U.S. and International Law, which discusses the application of these and other legal authorities relevant to a determination of whether U.S. academic research fleet vessels are public vessels. The authorities presented here are separated by issuing agency (for regulatory citations). International …

Malfitano V. County Of Storey, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 40 (June 29, 2017), Brent Resh

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The term “satisfactory”, as used in county code providing for liquor licensing, was not unconstitutionally vague where the provision was not related to any civil or criminal penalty. Additionally, Respondents did not violate Appellant’s due process rights by denying his application for a liquor license because Appellant had no cognizable property interest in or entitlement to the license. Finally, Appellant’s equal protection rights were not violated because Respondents had a rational basis for denying Appellant’s application.

Comm’N On Ethics Of Nev. V. Hansen, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 39 (Jun. 29, 2017), Wesley Lemay Jr.

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

An attorney for a public body, such as the Nevada Commission on Ethics, must obtain authorization from the client in a public meeting before filing an appeal of a district court decision. Failure to obtain authorization results in a defective, invalid notice of appeal.

Appeal No. 0935: B&N, Inc. V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Review of Chief's Order 2016-346; (Weddle Wiley #1 Well)

Appeal No. 0912: John & Arlene Wehr V. Division Of Oil & Gas Resources Management & Gulfport Energy Corporation, Ohio Oil & Gas Commission

Ohio Oil & Gas Commission Decisions

Review of Chief's Order 2014-471 (Gulfport Energy Corporation; Brown #9 Unit)

Yazzie V. Epa, Caitlin Buzzas

Public Land & Resources Law Review

No abstract provided.

Let’S Be Reasonable: Why Neither Nollan/Dolan Nor Penn Central Should Govern Generally-Applied Legislative Exactions After Koontz, Glen Hansen

Pace Environmental Law Review

This article explains why the Nollan/Dolan test should not apply to legislatively imposed exactions, provided that such exactions satisfy two key criteria: (1) the exaction is generally-applied; and (2) the exaction is applied based on a set legislative formula without any meaningful administrative discretion in that application. Legislative exactions that fail to meet those two criteria should be governed by the Nollan/Dolan standard of review in the same manner as the ad hoc adjudicative exaction in Koontz. Furthermore, legislative exactions that satisfy those two criteria also should not be governed by the factored analysis in Penn Central Transportation Co. v. …

Comment Data From Ceri, 4-3-2017, Cornell Erulemaking Initiative

Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative Publications

This file contains comment data from ten live policy discussions held on RegulationRoom.org and SmartParticipation.com from May 2010 to November 2016. A cross-disciplinary group of Cornell researchers, the Cornell eRulemaking Initiative (CeRI), created the experimental platforms for public participation in policymaking processes. CeRI used selected live federal agency rulemakings and other policy discussions to discover how the design and process of online engagement can support public discussion that is informed, inclusive and insightful.

Tokyo High Court, Judgment For Jasrac Case (2013) (Japan), Chengyu Shi

Washington International Law Journal

The Tokyo High Court, Judgment of November 1, 2013 made a unique judgment in regard to standing to sue for a party who is not a direct addressee. Under the Japanese Administrative Case Litigation Act Article 9, Section 1, only “a person with legal interest” can bring an administrative lawsuit. The definition of “a person with legal interest” for revocation of a public order is an individual whose legal rights or interests are protected by law and are being infringed or threatened with unavoidable infringement. In addition to this definition, the Court considered not only the text of the law, …

Internal Administrative Law, Gillian E. Metzger, Kevin M. Stack

Michigan Law Review

For years, administrative law has been identified as the external review of agency action, primarily by courts. Following in the footsteps of pioneering administrative law scholars, a growing body of recent scholarship has begun to attend to the role of internal norms and structures in controlling agency action. This Article offers a conceptual and historical account of these internal forces as internal administrative law. Internal administrative law consists of the internal directives, guidance, and organizational forms through which agencies structure the discretion of their employees and presidents control the workings of the executive branch. It is the critical means for …

Making Treaty Implementation More Like Statutory Implementation, Jean Galbraith

Michigan Law Review

Both statutes and treaties are the “supreme law of the land,” and yet quite different practices have developed with respect to their implementation. For statutes, all three branches have embraced the development of administrative law, which allows the executive branch to translate broad statutory directives into enforceable obligations. But for treaties, there is a far more cumbersome process. Unless a treaty provision contains language that courts interpret to be directly enforceable, they will deem it to require implementing legislation from Congress. This Article explores and challenges the perplexing disparity between the administration of statutes and treaties. It shows that the …

Workin’ 9:00–5:00 For Nine Months: Assessing Pregnancy Discrimination Laws In Georgia, Kaitlyn Pettet

Georgia State University Law Review

As demonstrated in this Note, there is still a considerable way to go before women are no longer forced to choose between pregnancy and keeping their career. Allegations of pregnancy discrimination in the workplace are also on the rise.

In 1997, 4,000 plaintiffs filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). By 2011, that number rose to 5,800. The EEOC won significant damages in pregnancy discrimination cases, demonstrating a greater tendency towards discrimination in the workplace. Additionally, this rise in claims and awards caught the attention of the nation’s media, placing new emphasis on the treatment of pregnant women …

Defenders Of Wildlife V. Zinke, Jacob R. Schwaller

Public Land & Resources Law Review

Wyoming was the final holdout of protections for wolves under the Endangered Species Act, and a recent decision by the United States Circuit for the District of Columbia has finally overturned those protections. After years of court battles, this decision marks the final adjudication removing federal protections, and places the management of the wolves in the Greater Yellowstone Area back in the hands of the states surrounding Yellowstone National Park. Complete deference to state regulatory systems may be a new trend in the adjudication of cases under the ESA, and this case could have significant impacts on future deference given …