5 Questions with Professor @chrisjwalker.bsky.social about his new paper, Preserving Both Agency Expertise and Accountability in the Unitary Executive. 5Qs: michigan.law.umich.edu/news/5qs-wal... The paper on @ssrn.bsky.social: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

5Qs: Walker Makes a Conservative Argument for a Professionalized Civil Service | University of Michigan Law School

The US Supreme Court recently ruled in Trump v. Slaughter that the president has broad latitude to fire commissioners of most federal regulatory agencies. That decision has led to questions about what...

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New to SSRN: I've posted a draft of a symposium essay, entitled Preserving Both Agency Expertise and Accountability in the Unitary Executive. In this essay, I make the conservative case for a professionalized civil service. Paper here: ssrn.com/abstract=684...

This event—a ton of fun—was the Platonic ideal of scholarly exchange. Just wrapped up a meeting with my co-author to process all the feedback. We learned so much from the papers too. B1G thanks to @uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social, Alex, @chrisjwalker.bsky.social & commenters Nina & @nbagley.bsky.social!

State Democracy Research Initiative@uwlawdemocracy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We had a lovely time in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan Law School co-sponsoring an academic roundtable on state and local governance with Alexandra Klass, Nina Mendelson, and @chrisjwalker.bsky.social!!

We had a lovely time in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan Law School co-sponsoring an academic roundtable on state and local governance with Alexandra Klass, Nina Mendelson, and @chrisjwalker.bsky.social!!

New to SSRN: The George Washington Law Review invited me to pen the foreword to its annual administrative law issue. Here's a draft of that article, entitled Proportionality in Administrative Law: ssrn.com/abstract=655...

TOMORROW: Excited to join @chrisjwalker.bsky.social and Margaret Kwoka for an @americanbar.org webinar to discuss our papers forthcoming in the GWLR's Annual Review of Administrative Law. Register here: www.americanbar.org/events-cle/m...

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This panel will explore current and critical issues in administrative law, including government records, reorganization by past and current presidents, and the proportionality principle in administra…

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New to SSRN: @Aaron_L_Nielson and I have posted a draft of our new paper, Article II and the Civil Service, which the Virginia Law Review will kindly be publishing. Plenty of time to incorporate feedback. Link here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

My thanks to @chrisjwalker.bsky.social and the student editors of the Yale Journal on Regulation Notice and Comment blog for publishing this short discussion of Justice Thomas’s dangerously executive-empowering dissent in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. www.yalejreg.com/nc/vesting-c...

I’m excited to participate in this symposium “Constitutional Checks and Balances Under Trump’s Second Term” on Friday! Our panel at 1:30: Humphrey’s & Appointment/Removal: @andreascoseriakatz.bsky.social @kexelchabot.bsky.social @chrisjwalker.bsky.social www.villanova.edu/university/l...

Hot off the press! @nyulawreview.bsky.social Volume 100 symposium issue: Where Does Administrative Law Go From Here? Quick post linking to all of the terrific articles: www.yalejreg.com/nc/nyu-law-r...

My colleagues and I studied the effect on Obama nominees alone, pre- and post- Nov 2013. We find post-filibuster: faster confirmation times, higher confirmation rates, but not a big shift to appoint more liberal nominees (plotted here). www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Definitely potential for a post-filibuster effect, but not enough presidencies per party yet to really see (e.g., for Rs, impossible to untangle filibuster end from a pure Trump effect).

It's that time of year again! #GoBlue

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It's my fourth year teaching here at Michigan Law, and my fourth big game since moving to The School Up North. We love it here in Michigan, but our football loyalties remain unchanged. 🤓 Time to re-up my favorite welcome video: youtu.be/jWCFaJ0tMfE?...

It's my fourth year teaching here at Michigan Law, and my fourth big game since moving to The School Up North. We love it here in Michigan, but our football loyalties remain unchanged. 🤓 Time to re-up my favorite welcome video: youtu.be/jWCFaJ0tMfE?...

The Game at Michigan Law

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On the Gray Matters podcast, Jace Lington and I had a great conversation about Congress, separation of powers, and the future of the administrative state. Details: www.yalejreg.com/nc/gray-cent...

Attn #adlaw law geeks: Registration is OPEN for Annual ABA Administrative Law Virtual Conference (11/20-11/21): www.yalejreg.com/nc/registrat... Terrific program this year. $25 for law students; Thursday 101 programming & Friday developments panels are a great way to do a deep #adlaw dive. 🤓

Registration is OPEN: Annual ABA Administrative Law Virtual Conference, November 20-21, 2025 - Yale Journal on Regulation

The November 20-21, 2025 Annual ABA Administrative Law Conference registration is now open!  Please see the conference brochure for more information and a registration form.  In view of current condit...

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New from Professor @chrisjwalker.bsky.social in the Yale Journal on Regulation: "Centering Proportionality in the Administrative Procedure Act" www.yalejreg.com/nc/centering...

Over at the Notice and Comment blog, today's Ad Law Reading Room entry is "Remedies in the Officer Removal Cases," by Sam Bray. Check it out! www.yalejreg.com/nc/ad-law-re...

Today the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc in an important immigration case. Mike Kagan and I had filed an amicus brief urging rehearing. The panel opinion had made a mess of Loper Bright. We did get three judges dissenting, and Judge Bumatay kindly gives our brief a shoutout in his dissent:

Over at the Notice and Comment blog, today's Ad Law Reading Room entry is "Loper Bright's Disingenuity," by @cary-coglianese.bsky.social and @dfroomkin.bsky.social. Check it out! www.yalejreg.com/nc/ad-law-re...

Attn adlaw nerds: Emily Bremer's JREG Comparative Administrative Law Scholarship Corner series is terrific: www.yalejreg.com/nc/comparati... If you're a legal scholar interested in comparative adlaw, I recommend signing up for the comp adlaw scholars listserv (link in post).

Attn law review editors: There are some excellent articles in the SSRN #adlaw reading list from last month that are apparently still looking for a home: www.yalejreg.com/nc/administr...

Over at the JREG Notice and Comment blog, Zach Price as a smart post entitled Moderating the Unitary Executive Branch in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management: www.yalejreg.com/nc/moderatin...

Attn adlaw profs to share with students: Yale Law Journal Student Essay Competition: Emerging Issues in the Executive Power www.yalejreg.com/nc/yale-law-...

New draft on @ssrn.bsky.social: Stare Decisis and the Missing Administrability Inquiry By Professor @chrisjwalker.bsky.social and @andrewshammond.bsky.social (@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social) @ssrn.bsky.social: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

New to SSRN: Andrew Hammond and I have posted a draft of a symposium essay from our Kisor dataset, entitled The End of Administrative Pragmatism? This one explores how Kisor, Loper Bright, and Consumers' Research affect theories in administrative law. Link here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

For users of the Hickman, Pierce, & Walker federal admin law textbook, @chrisjwalker.bsky.social has posted the link to our summer supplement at the Notice & Comment blog. We're working on the 5th edition. Feedback from users is always welcome.

Chris Walker@chrisjwalker.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Last week Kristin Hickman, Dick Pierce, and I finished the 2025 summer update to our federal administrative law casebook. The 5th Edition will be available next summer! Details and link to update: www.yalejreg.com/nc/summer-20...

Last week Kristin Hickman, Dick Pierce, and I finished the 2025 summer update to our federal administrative law casebook. The 5th Edition will be available next summer! Details and link to update: www.yalejreg.com/nc/summer-20...

Summer 2025 Update to the Hickman-Pierce-Walker Federal Administrative Law: Cases and Materials - Yale Journal on Regulation

Kristin, Dick, and I have just published the Summer 2025 Update to our federal administrative law casebook. From the introduction: Administrative law is a dynamic field, and there are always interesti...

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New to SSRN: Andrew Hammond and I have posted a draft of Stare Decisis and the Missing Administrability Inquiry: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... This is the first paper from our Kisor dataset, and it includes our findings from reviewing all lower-court decisions that invoke Kisor from 2019-2024.

Over at the Notice and Comment blog, today's Ad Law Reading Room covers two pieces: "Presidential Brokering in the Regulatory State" by @jennifernou.bsky.social and "The Chadha Presidency" by @joshchafetz.bsky.social. Check it out! www.yalejreg.com/nc/ad-law-re...