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C. Boyden Gray Memorial Symposium 09/05/2024

Join us tomorrow, September 6th for an engaging afternoon at the Third Annual Gray Lecture on the Administrative State, featuring former White House General Counsel Donald F. McGahn II.

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C. Boyden Gray Memorial Symposium We hope you will join us for the Third Annual Gray Lecture on the Administrative State, featuring former White House General Counsel Donald F. McGahn II.

08/19/2024

Join us on September 6th for an engaging afternoon at the Third Annual Gray Lecture on the Administrative State, featuring former White House General Counsel Donald F. McGahn II.

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08/12/2024

Join us on September 6th for an engaging afternoon at the Third Annual Gray Lecture on the Administrative State, featuring former White House General Counsel Donald F. McGahn II.

Register Here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/rbdgcbu/lp/437a550b-f76d-49cb-885f-5f6ecf988efa

Virginia’s New Approach to Regulatory Analysis – The C. Boyden Gray Center 07/11/2024

CNBC just named Virginia the top state for business in 2024. The Gray Center spoke with Andrew Wheeler and Reeve Bull about Gov. Youngkin’s new approach to regulatory policy on our podcast.

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Virginia’s New Approach to Regulatory Analysis – The C. Boyden Gray Center Adam White and Jace Lington chat with Andrew Wheeler and Reeve Bull about Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s new approach to regulatory policy. They discuss the commonwealth’s new Regulatory Economic Analysis Manual and how it will change the way Virginia regulatory agencies approach their work....

07/09/2024

Join us on Wednesday, July 10 from 4:00–5:30, for a conversation with Bank Policy Institute CEO Greg Baer and other experts on the future of financial regulation and recent Supreme Court decisions.

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05/16/2024

We co-hosted a panel discussion with The Federalist Society and Manhattan Institute about whether state tort law is an appropriate tool for addressing climate change and the petition for certiorari in Sunoco LP, et al. v. City and County of Honolulu.

In case you missed it you can watch the full discussion here: https://lnkd.in/gywMwBCN

05/13/2024

Check out this essay from Adrian Vermeule.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/the-deference-dilemma/

In case you missed it, you can watch him discuss his essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/the-meaning-of-silence/

05/10/2024

Join us for a working lunch and a panel discussion about whether state tort law is an appropriate tool for addressing climate change and the petition for certiorari in Sunoco LP, et al. v. City and County of Honolulu. Co-Sponsored by the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State, the Manhattan Institute, and the Federalist Society.

Registration link here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mvvwep5/lp/fa73ce01-0cc1-4712-9684-fb440316b51d

05/08/2024

Check out this essay from Emily Hammond.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/loper-bright-in-a-larger-interpretive-perspective-is-this-justice-scalias-court-anymore/

In case you missed it, you can watch her discuss her essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/the-meaning-of-silence/

05/06/2024

Check out this essay from Caroline Cecot.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/loper-bright-in-a-larger-interpretive-perspective-is-this-justice-scalias-court-anymore/

In case you missed it, you can watch her discuss her essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/the-meaning-of-silence/

05/01/2024

Check out this essay from Victoria F. Nourse.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/loper-bright-in-a-larger-interpretive-perspective-is-this-justice-scalias-court-anymore/

In case you missed it, you can watch her discuss her essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://youtu.be/qYcxDLPCeUk

05/01/2024

This past April, Adam White interviewed U.S. Senator Todd Young as part of the Notre Dame Law School Journal of Legislation 2024 Symposium.

Event details here: https://law.nd.edu/news-events/events/2024/04/25/notre-dame-law-school-journal-of-legislation-2024-symposium/

Constitutional Government After Chevron? – Adam White 05/01/2024

Check out this essay by Adam White discussing what might happen after a Supreme Court decision on Chevron.

Constitutional Government After Chevron? – Adam White How might the judicial, executive, and legislative landscape change in a potential post-Chevron world?

04/30/2024

In case you missed it, you can watch the panel discussion on Federal Preemption and Environmental Regulation, in this video from our April Webinar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K33QiNUZwU

04/30/2024

Check out this essay from Eli Nachmany.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/deference-to-agency-expertise-in-statutory-interpretation/

In case you missed it, you can watch him discuss his essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://youtu.be/qYcxDLPCeUk

04/26/2024

Join us for a panel discussion about Sunoco LP v. City and County of Honolulu and the broader debates surrounding federal preemption and the future of environmental regulation.

Register here: https://administrativestate.gmu.edu/event/federal-preemption-and-environmental-regulation-webinar/

04/25/2024

Prof. Jenn Mascott discusses SCOTUS arguments in Trump presidential immunity case.

https://www.msnbc.com/chris-jansing-reports/watch/-extraordinary-set-of-arguments-supreme-court-weighs-future-role-of-the-president-209711173526

Notre Dame Law School Journal of Legislation 2024 Symposium | The Law School | University of Notre Dame 04/24/2024

On Thursday, April 25th, join Adam White in a fireside chat with U.S. Senator Todd Young as part of the Notre Dame Law School Journal of Legislation 2024 Symposium. Event details here

Notre Dame Law School Journal of Legislation 2024 Symposium | The Law School | University of Notre Dame Established in 1869, Notre Dame Law School is the oldest Catholic law school in the United States. The Law School’s approach to legal education is informed and inspired by faith. Students are trained to view the law as a vocation in service to others, to explore the moral and ethical dimensions of...

04/24/2024

Check out this essay from Jonathan S. Masur.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/relentless-as-entrenchment/

In case you missed it, you can watch him discuss his essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://youtu.be/qYcxDLPCeUk

04/22/2024

Check out this essay from Aditya Bamzai.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/on-the-interpretive-foundations-of-the-administrative-procedure-act/

In case you missed it, you can watch him discuss his essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://youtu.be/qYcxDLPCeUk

04/18/2024

On April 16, Professor Mascott discussed executive supervision and control on "The Constitution and Regulatory Overreach" panel at The Federalist Society’s Twelfth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference. Watch the full panel here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnXqtaaQT8c

04/17/2024

Check out this essay from Daniel E. Walters.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/four-futures-of-chevron-deference/

In case you missed it, you can watch him discuss his essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://youtu.be/qYcxDLPCeUk

04/16/2024

Today, Adam White testified at the Agency Audit: Reviewing CFPB Financial Reporting & Transparency hearing before the House Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee. View the full hearing here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a82AbRTHw4

04/15/2024

Check out this essay from John F. Duffy.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/chevron-de-novo-delegation-not-deference/

In case you missed it, you can watch him discuss his essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://youtu.be/qYcxDLPCeUk

04/11/2024

Check out this essay from Lisa Schultz Bressman.
https://lawreview.gmu.edu/print__issues/lower-courts-after-loper-bright/

In case you missed it, you can watch her discuss her essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.
https://youtu.be/qYcxDLPCeUk

Photos from The Gray Center's post 04/10/2024

Today, Professor Jenn Mascott attended a New Civil Liberties Alliance administrative law conference and spoke about the Appointments Clause, the constitutional supervisory hierarchy in the Exec. Branch under Art. II, and the meaning of the term "duties" in the Opinions Clause.

Chevron and Stare Decisis - The George Mason Law Review 04/09/2024

Check out these essays from Kent Barnett & Christopher J. Walker.
In case you missed it, you can watch them discuss their essay in this video from our symposium conference last fall.

Chevron and Stare Decisis - The George Mason Law Review This Term, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo145 F.4th 359 (D.C. Cir. 2022), cert. granted, 143 S. Ct. 2429 (2023). and Relentless, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Commerce,262 F.4th 621 (1st Cir. 2023), cert. granted, 144 S. Ct. 325 (2023). the Supreme Court will expressly consider whether to overr...

Print Issues - The George Mason Law Review 04/03/2024

The Gray Center is proud to present our latest symposium, published by the George Mason Law Review, featuring essays about the future of Chevron deference.

The symposium features essays from top legal minds in this field- Aditya Bamzai, Kent Barnett, Lisa Schultz Bressman, Caroline Cecot, John F. Duffy, Emily Hammond, Jonathan S. Masur, Eli Nachmany, Victoria F. Nourse, Adrian Vermeule, Daniel E. Walters, and Christopher J. Walker.

Read all the papers below.

Print Issues - The George Mason Law Review

‘Reading the Constitution’ Review: The Pragmatic Stephen Breyer 04/01/2024

Read Adam White's book review on Stephen Breyer's ‘Reading the Constitution’.

‘Reading the Constitution’ Review: The Pragmatic Stephen Breyer The retired Supreme Court justice argues for a judicial philosophy that focuses on the real-world effects of legal decisions.

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