A Hard Look

On today’s episode of the Administrative Law Review‘s A Hard Look , Robyn Schowengerdt, who is ALR's Editor for Online Publications, takes over for Sarah Knarzer for a conversation with GMU Disability Law Professor Brandy Wagstaff and Acting Dean of the Washington College of Law, Professor, and Clinic Director, Bob Dinerstein .  Robyn and the guests talk about fight it took to get to the ADA...

On today’s episode of the Administrative Law Review 's A Hard Look , Judge Scott Maravilla , joins host, Sarah Knarzer, and educator, YouTuber, and exotic animal conservationist Marita De La Pena to discuss the world of exotic pets and the regulations that govern it. Though a niche and often overlooked hobby, the keeping of exotic pets has a vast and sometimes confusing regulatory landscape....

On today's episode of A Hard Look , a Junior Staffer on ALR, Olivia Miller, joins host, Sarah Knarzer, and Professor Matthew Fletcher to discuss the tribal recognition process and the barriers it poses to tribes across the United States, and in particular the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe. Earlier this year, and in the middle of a surging coronavirus pandemic, the Bureau of Indian Affairs announced its...

In recent years, there have been several criticisms of social media applications, but two social media applications, in particular, have landed themselves in hot water with President Trump: TikTok and WeChat. Over the last few months, executive orders have been implemented, lawsuits filed, and tensions between the United States and China have heightened. What role does regulation have to play? Whe...

This special episode of A Hard Look features excerpts from the Administrative Law Review's Fall Symposium on Special Topics in Election Oversight.  The symposium was hosted on Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th, over zoom and featured five panels on Mail In Ballots and Foreign Interference. Ryan Scheidt, who is ALR’s Senior Symposium Editor, organized the event and Professor Loui...

Professor Robert Glicksman and Professor Alex Camacho join your host, Sarah Knarzer, for a conversation about their book " Reorganizing Government: A Functional and Dimensional Framework ."  "Reorganizing Government" explains how past approaches have failed to take advantage of diverse alternative approaches to organizing governmental authority and proposes an analytical framework of governme...

On this episode of the Administrative Law Review 's podcast, A Hard Look, Richard Blau joins your host, Sarah Knarzer, for a conversation on state alcohol regulation. As a surprisingly robust area of practice, state alcohol regulation touches many aspects of our lives and can vary widely from state to state. Mr. Blau walks our listeners through the history, policies, case law, fun facts, and emerg...

Even in its earliest stages, coronavirus has impacted the world in a way that was unpredictable and devastating. To manage the consequences of this very deadly pandemic, every country has implemented their own unique strategy with various degrees of success. What has worked? What hasn’t worked? What are the lessons to be learned from this virus and what are the next steps? From the University of P...

Despite its limited scope, the Supreme Court's decision in Lucia v. SEC has stirred debate over its potentially far reaching ramifications. Judge Scott Maravilla of the Federal Aviation Administration sat down with the Administrative Law Review to discuss the Court's ruling, and what it might mean under the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act. The Administrative Law Review: www.administrativelawrev...

Prof. Aram Gavoor and Mr. Steven Platt join the Administrative Law Review to discuss their paper titled "Administrative Records After Department of Commerce v. New York." They dive into the nuances of record completion in administrative courts, and how SCOTUS has interpreted its requirements. The Administrative Law Review: www.administrativelawreview.org If you have any questions about this episod...

Following the Supreme Court's ruling in Kisor v. Wilkie this past summer, many scholars and practitioners have deliberated its significance. Professor Jeffrey Lubbers from American University Washington College of Law joins the show to discuss the history of the Auer deference doctrine, how the Court came to its decision, and its effect on agencies' authority moving forward. The Administrative Law...