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Between the Lines

by Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio

Many Americans may not spend much time thinking about it, but administrative law plays an essential role in many of the functions government agencies perform every single day. In each episode of Between the Lines, we’ll explore issues ranging from access to justice and court deference to agency interpretations of law to unnecessary burdens placed upon users of administrative processes. Join host Andrew Fois, the chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States, for in-depth discussions with ACUS participants, academic experts, and government officials on contemporary issues in administrative law – and why they matter to agencies’ missions.

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Episodes

  1. Non-lawyer assistance in adjudication and a life in administrative law

    On this episode of Between the Lines host Andy Fois talks to an academic expert and an attorney from the Administrative Conference about the use of non-lawyers to represent and assist parties in agency adjudication. In the second half, we meet an attorney who has had an exceptional career in and...

  2. Talking Administrative Law

    In this episode of Between the Lines, ACUS Chair Andrew Fois interviews two leading experts in administrative law about their careers and views on contemporary ad law issues. In the first half of the show, we'll meet Alan Morrison, a professor and associate dean at the George Washington…

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  3. Contractors in Rulemaking and a Life in Administrative Law

    In this episode of Between the Lines with ACUS, host Andrew Fois looks “between the lines” of the issues surrounding administrative agency use of contractors in rulemaking. Contractors are ubiquitous in the federal government performing a wide range of functions in the rulemaking process. Two...

  4. Lives in administrative law

    This episode will again take us Between the Lines of administrative law and agency procedures through talks with two notable people, both good friends of ACUS, who have had accomplished careers in administrative law and agency porcedures. Host Andrew Fois will guide our guests through the work…

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  5. Individualized Guidance and A Life in Administrative Law

    On this episode of Between the Lines, host Andy Fois and his guests will delve into the question of “individualized guidance.” Under what circumstances do - and should - agencies provide requestors with guidance about compliance with their programs? And, if given, can requestors, and even third...

  6. Recent administrative law cases decided by the US Supreme Court

    In this episode of Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference of the United States, host Andrew Fois and his guests will discuss the three significant administrative law cases decided by the United States Supreme Court at the end of its 2023-2024 term. These are: Loper Bright…

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  7. Lessons learned in international regulatory cooperation

    On this episode of Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference, host Andrew Fois takes a look at a vital issue in an interconnected world: international regulatory cooperation. Other nations are issuing regulations, or not doing so, on the same things that the United States is. How do...

  8. Agency-imposed user fees and agency use of precedential decision-making

    On this episode of Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference of the United States, ACUS Chair Andrew Fois takes you between the lines of two important contemporary issues in administrative law: agency-imposed user fees and agency use of precedential decision-making. ACUS has recently...

  9. Improving the administrative adjudication process

    This episode of Between the Lines takes a look at an issue that affects tens of millions of Americans and American businesses each year who are subject to adjudication procedures with a federal administrative agency. First, the episode explains what administrative adjudication is. Then it drills...

  10. Agency transparency and public engagement

    This month on Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference, host Andy Fois and a panel of experts will explore questions about the transparency of administrative agencies and how they can do a better job of providing for public participation and engagement. Witnesses from the Office of...

  11. The enforcement of adjudication decisions

    This episode of Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference (ACUS) explores two important cases in administrative law being considered by the United States Supreme Court in the 2023-2024 term. The first, SEC v. Jarkesy, could make significant changes to how federal administrative…

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  12. Justice Delayed - Justice Denied: Timeliness of Agency Adjudication

    This episode of Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference of the US is titled: Justice Delayed/Justice Denied: Timeliness of Agency Adjudication. The show tackles the all too persistent problem of backlogs and delays that people often face when required to deal with an agency...

  13. Burdens in the administrative system

    This episode of “Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS)” will investigate how federal administrative agencies can identify and reduce the burdens that the public faces when interacting with these agencies. Tens of millions of Americans and small…

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  14. Supreme Court interpretations of the Chevron deference doctrine

    This episode of Between the Lines considers one of the most important cases in administrative law, namely, the Chevron deference doctrine. Chevron, decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1985,and the subsequent cases that made it into a “doctrine,” deal with how courts should evaluate an...

  15. Episode 3: Federal agency use of machine learning and generative AI

    This episode of “Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference of the United States,” tackles the timely and complex issues regarding federal agency use of machine learning, generative AI, and other algorithmic tools in administrative proceedings. These procedures include regulation and...

  16. Episode 2: Access to justice in administrative procedure

    In this episode, host Andy Fois, Chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States, how the interests of regular people and small businesses are represented before federal administrative agencies take actions that effect their interests. He is joined by: Amy Widman, Law Professor…

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  17. Episode 1: Introducing Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference of the United States

    This inaugural episode of the new FNN show Between the Lines with the Administrative Conference of the United States takes listeners “between the lines” of issues in administrative law and government procedures, as well as the work of the Administrative Conference (ACUS) on those issues. This…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Many Americans may not spend much time thinking about it, but administrative law plays an essential role in many of the functions government agencies perform every single day. In each episode of Between the Lines, we’ll explore issues ranging from access to justice and court deference to agency interpretations of law to unnecessary burdens placed upon users of administrative processes. Join host Andrew Fois, the chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States, for in-depth discussions with ACUS participants, academic experts, and government officials on contemporary issues in administrative law – and why they matter to agencies’ missions.

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