Many legal experts contend that the administrative state has grown out of control. It adjudicates more disputes than the federal courts, passes more “laws” than Congress, and controls vast amounts of resources both directly and indirectly. A variety of Constitutional features designed to impede the growth of unchecked discretion in the hands of unelected government authorities has failed to limit these developments.
Two legal doctrines in particular have fallen short of their objective to contain administrative rulemaking: guidelines on judicial review, now associated with deference doctrines, and limitations on the delegation of legislative powers. On May 2, Hudson Institute hosted the Honorable Ron Cass, dean emeritus of Boston University School of Law, for a discussion examining the role these doctrines should play, what has happened to them, and what might be done to revise and revive them. Hudson Senior Fellow Harold Furchtgott-Roth moderated the conversation.
Join Senior Fellow Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) for a fireside discussion on how Congress can guide American strategy, the need to modernize the defense industrial base, and the vital role of allies and partners in an unstable international environment.
Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Robert McDowell for a discussion of the book and communications law with the authors, Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Kirk Arner, and Arielle Roth.
Please join Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Senior Fellow Ken Moriyasu for a discussion on Central Asia’s economic and strategic significance and why updating US trade policy is key to unlocking the region’s potential in an era of renewed great power competition.
