What has already been a very good year for Chevron reform just got even better. By rejecting officially sanctioned judicial bias, Florida voters furthered a positive trend that has turned 2018 into the year of the Chevronrevolt. With the passage of Amendment 6, the Sunshine State became the fourth state this year to reject rules that require judges to abandon their duty…

Written by Philip Hamburger If Jeff Sessions steps down as attorney general, who will replace him? This question is on the president’s mind, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report, and among all the persons being floated as potential replacements, one stands out: retired D.C. Circuit Court Judge Janice Rogers Brown. There are reasons…

The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with senior editor Mark Bauerlein. In this episode, Mark and Philip Hamburger discuss Hamburger’s new book, Liberal Suppression. The conversation is embedded here. For your long-term convenience, follow us on SoundCloud or subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.

Written by Mark Chenoweth America has a due process problem. Whether one considers the contentious recent Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Title IX proceedings on college campuses, or federal agency hearings in front of administrative law judges, this country is in danger of forgetting about the Bill of Rights and why due process matters. Rights violations…

Philip Hamburger Maurice & Hilda Friedman Professor of Law, Columbia Law School “Whither Chevron?1 For several years, some justices of the Supreme Court have been questioning Chevron deference, partly on the basis of my constitutional critique of it.2 It was inevitable that someone would stand up in defense of that doctrine, and I am glad…

Written by Peggy Little Justice Kagan’s succinct opinion in Lucia v. SEC sent shockwaves through the secretive world of administrative law judging and will have wide-ranging effects. And, it has a surprise ending ordering a retrial: “And we add today one thing more.  That official cannot be…(Cameron) Elliot, even if he has by now received…