Wielding a finely crafted legal scalpel: why courts did not cause the decline of the Pacific Northwest timber industry.
I. INTRODUCTION: JOBS VERSUS THE ENVIRONMENT II. BACKGROUND A. Statutory Framework 1. Early Regulation of National Forests 2. The National Forest Management Act 3. The National Environmental Policy Act 4. The Administrative Procedure Act B. The Role of Judicial Review in Forest Management 1. Preliminary Injunctions 2. Review of...

Anomalies: ritual and language in lethal injection regulations.
The state lethal injection protocols do not regulate lethal injections, but instead describe hypothetical rituals meant to reassure the reader--whomever that might be--that a controlled and orderly process, in accordance with the rule of law, will take place. The protocols are public relations documents, not legitimate legal regulations. Their...

Directory of EC case law on competition.
9789041126566 Directory of EC case law on competition. Barents, Rene. Kluwer Law International 2007 787 pages $275.00 Hardcover International competition law series; v.28 KJE6456 Aiming to provide a quick...

Ossification's demise? An empirical analysis of EPA rulemaking from 2001-2005.
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE TREND AWAY FROM RULEMAKING A Challenges to Rulemaking B. Ossification C. Trend Toward Informal Procedures III. EMPIRICAL RESEARCH DESIGN IV. FINDINGS A. Ossification 1. Limited Applicability of Requirements 2. Timing of Review B. Judicial Review V. IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS A. Limitations B. Conclusion ...

Legal reasoning, research, and writing for international graduate students, 2d ed.
9780735569539 Legal reasoning, research, and writing for international graduate students, 2d ed. Nedzel, Nadia E. Wolters Kluwer 2008 386 pages $60.00 Paperback KF240 With clear instructions, broad coverage, and practical skill-building...

Challenge of treatment plant's water quality exception fails.
A plan that alters regulations for the operation of a wastewater treatment plant that disposes of effluent into a Sierra Nevada foothills creek, rather than requiring improvements to the plant, has been upheld by the First District Court of Appeal. Anglers and environmentalists sued over the plan,...

No shit: FCC censorship fight.
ACCORDING to the Federal Communications Commission, a single fuck or shit on a live awards show can cost a TV network millions of dollars, but the same words are acceptable in a "bona fide news interview." The accidental airing of a celebrity's spontaneous expletive is indecent, but the deliberate...

Administrative law - First Circuit decides qualified federal law enforcement privilege outweighs state's prerogative to enforce criminal code.
Administrative Law--First Circuit Decides Qualified Federal Law Enforcement Privilege Outweighs State's Prerogative to Enforce Criminal Code--Puerto Rico v. United States, 490 F.3d 50 (1st Cir. 2007) In 1946, Congress enacted the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), establishing the standards under which federal courts may review the decisions of...

Law in Japan: A Turning Point.
LAW IN JAPAN: A Turning Point. Edited by Daniel H. Foote. Seattle and London (UK): University of' Washington Press, 2007. xxxix, 667 pp. (Tables, figures.) US$65.00, cloth. ISBN 978-0-295-98731-6. In 1961, a historic conference was held at Harvard Law School, to which 12 Japanese scholars were invited....

Deadlines in administrative law.
INTRODUCTION I. THEORY A. Institutional Design B. Extensions II. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS A. Descriptive Overview 1. Deadlines over Time 2. Deadlines by Agency 3. Overlap of Statutory and Judicial Deadlines 4. Importance of Deadline Actions B. Changes in Agency Process 1. Alternative Procedures 2. Extent of Public Participation 3. Duration...