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| 1. | Jan. 14, 2014 | Introduction | Bressman et al., The Regulatory State -- skim preface and pp. 166-183 for general sense of statutory structure. Unless otherwise noted, all page references below are to Bressman. Lecture |
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| 2. | Jan. 16, 2014 | The Legislative Process | pp. 125-142 Lecture |
Texas Legislative Process Flowchart | |
| 3. | Jan. 21, 2014 | Structure of Statutes |
pp. 200-222 and refresh your recollection of pp. 166-183. Skim pp. 142-165 for sense of structure and format of example statute and committee report Lecture |
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| 4. | Jan. 23, 2014 | Statutory Interpretation by Courts -- Introduction | pp. 223-37 Holy Trinity statutory language Lecture |
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| Jan. 28, 2014 | Class cancelled - the Great Houston 2014 Ice "Storm" | ||||
| 5. | Jan. 30, 2014 | Text-Based Tools | pp. 237-250 Lecture |
Review Question | |
| 6. | Feb. 4, 2014 | Textual Canons of Construction | pp. 250-265 Lecture |
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| 7. | Feb. 6, 2014 | Linguistic Canons | pp. 265-279 Lecture |
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| 7. | Feb. 11, 2014 | Whole Act Canons and Whole Code Canons | pp. 279-292 Lecture |
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| 8. | Feb. 13, 2014 | Substantive Canons: Rule of Lenity and Rule of Constitutional Avoidance | pp. 292-310 Lecture |
Review Questions | |
| 9. | Feb. 14, 2014 | Make-up class IN BLB 209 from noon to 1:00 pm |
Guest Lecture by Texas Rep. Sarah Davis and Houston Parliamentarian Chris Griesel |
Lecture |
The Art of Statutory Construction by R. Beal Models of Statutory Interpretation Applied to Your Practice by the Honorable A. Hedges |
| 10. | Feb. 18, 2014 | Substantive Canons: Rule of Constitutional Avodance (cont'd) and Federalism Clear Statement Rule | pp. 310-327 Lecture |
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| 10. | Feb. 20, 2014 | Substantive Canons: Presumption Against Preemption of State Law and Statutory Tools on Preemption | pp. 327-340 Preemption provision from federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 7604(e) (skip the rest of section) Lecture |
Review Questions | |
| 11. | Feb. 25, 2014 | Absurd Results Doctrine, Administrative Necessity and Incremental Implementation Doctrine | Coalition for Responsible Regulation of Industry v. EPA, D.C. Cir. (2013) Denial of request for en banc review and dissents, Coalition for Responsible Regulation of Industry v. EPA Supreme Court Amicus brief of Kansas, et al. There is no audio for this lecture because the file was corrupted. |
Statutory Interpretation Central to Arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court Greenhouse Gas Case, 37 BNA Daily Env't Rpt A-11 - A-12 (Feb. 2, 2014) |
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| 12. | Feb. 27, 2014 | Intent and Purpose-Based Tools: Legislative History | pp. 341-373 Lecture |
Review Questions and Survey. | |
| 13. | March 4, 2014 | Tools for Considering Changed Circumstances | pp. 374-401, 429-436 Lecture |
Review Questions and Survey. 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) |
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| 14. | March 6, 2014 | Guest Lecture by Justice Brett Busby (14th Cir. Ct. Apps., Tex) and a federal trial or appellate judge. They will discuss the way judges construe statutes and the substantive value of textual aproaches. Class will take place in Krost Hall at 10:30 am. We have combined all three Statutory Interpretation Sections for this special session. |
Please email any questions that you would like to pose to the judges in advance to me at tdheste2@central.uh.edu . Lecture |
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| 15. | March 11-13, 2014 | SPRING BREAK | |||
| 16. | March 18, 2014 | Agencies in the Structure of Modern Federal Government | pp. 1-16, 38-48, 54-70 Lecture There is no reading panel for today's class opening our discussion of regulatory practice. |
Mid-Course Survey |
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| 17. | March 20, 2014 | Delegation to Agencies
Statutory Implementation by Agencies |
pp. 183-200 pp.473-478, 504-507 pp. 508-523 (skim only to get a feel for structure and process) Lecture House Bill on Species Resurrection 1 |
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| 18. | March 25, 2014 | Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking
Tools for Statutory Implementation -- Chevron |
pp. 524-544
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Request for Contested Case Hearing |
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| 19. | March 27, 2014 | Modes of Agency Interpretation -- Economic Analysis and Cost-Benefit Analysis |
pp. 576-586, 590-601 Lecture |
Murray Energy v. McCarthy (filed March 24, 2014 in N.D. W.Va. federal district court) |
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| 20. | April 1, 2014 | Modes of Agency Interpretation -- Scientific Analysis and Risk Assessment |
pp. 553-562, 567-76
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Cultural Cognition of Risk excerpt |
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| 21. | April 3, 2014 | Modes of Agency Interpretation -- Political Analysis Agency Adjudication and Use of Guidance |
pp. 604-629 Lecture |
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| 22. | April 8, 2014 | Control of Agency Action -- Presidential Control |
pp. 657-687, 701-703
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Memorandum from Rahm Emanuel re Regulatory Review (Jan. 20, 2009) |
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| 23. | April 10, 2014 | Control of Agency Action -- Congressional Control |
pp. 703-726, 741-753
Lecture |
EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act Why Regulatory Practice Matters. |
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| 24. | April 15, 2014 | Standing and Reviewability of Agency Actions
Judicial Control of Agency Action -- Agency Policymaking and Statutory Interpretation |
pp. 883-909 (skim Massachusetts v. EPA to refresh your memory from Con Law) pp. 753-760, 769-785 Reading Bench Memo for Remainder of Semester Lecture |
Administrative Procedure Act sections 701, 702, 706
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| 25. | April 17, 2014 | Judicial Control of Agency Action -- Agency Statutory Interpretation (cont'd) | pp. 785-801 Article on Alt v. EPA (oral argument set for 4th Cir. in May 2014) Lecture |
Concurrences in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center |
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| 26. | April 22, 2014 | Availability of Judicial Review of Agency Action | pp. 801-823
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Pending FDA proposed rule to regulate electronic cigarettes (Fall 2013 Unified Regulatory Agenda) Credible Fear Lesson Plan Overview (Feb. 28, 2014) - see pp. 14-15. Memorandum from John Lafferty, Chief of Asylum Division, re Release of Updated Asylum Training Course (Feb. 28, 2014) |
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| 27. | April 24, 2014 | Availability of Judicial Review of Agency Action (cont'd) | pp. 843-866
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Proposed Regulation, Deeming Tobacco Products Subject to Regulation Under the Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act (Electronic Cigarettes), Food and Drug Administration, Fed. Reg. (April 24, 2014) C. Sunstein, Chevron Step Zero, 92 Virginia Law Rev. -- (2006) South Texas Project storage pond |
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| 28. | April 29, 2014 | Voluntary Review Session The review session will take place at 9:00 am to 10:15 am in BLB 209. Deadline to submit email questions: May 6 at 10:00 pm. I will circulate a global answer to those emails on May 7 to the entire class (unless you ask me to keep your question confidential). |
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