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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · 3d

Prof. @andrewshammond.bsky.social will serve as a commentator for the University of Houston Law Center's 30th annual Frankel Lecture, featuring @umichlaw.bsky.social Prof. @sbagen.bsky.social this Friday. Register to attend online: law.uh.edu/frankel/

30th Annual Frankel Lecture - University of Houston Law Center

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · 3d

New work from Prof. @alvinvelazquez.bsky.social on SSRN.

SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · 4d

Bankrupting Labor Power: This article argues that corporations exploit #bankruptcy law to weaken worker power, often using it to escape #collectivebargaining agreements & lawsuits.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · 4d

We're excited to team up with our friends at the Conservation Law Center to welcome Prof. Robert Keiter (University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law) Nov. 6 for a discussion on his new book.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · 23d

America’s safety net is failing under climate change, says Prof. Andrew Hammond in forthcoming research in the Iowa Law Review. Beyond hurricanes & wildfires, everyday “strains” like heat, bad air, & weak infrastructure hit low-income Americans hardest. Read the paper: blogs.iu.edu/maurerlaw/20...

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Sep 11

Pleased to welcome Prof. Bradley Jacob (Regent University School of Law) and Prof. Alan Trammell (Washington and Lee School of Law) for a Constitution Day event next Wednesday titled "Universal Injunctions and the Role of Judges in a Democracy."

Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Aug 27

New op-ed out in @bloomberg.com from Prof. @alvinvelazquez.bsky.social:
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SpaceX’s Court Victory Paves Way for a Labor Movement Revival

Opinion: Maurer School of Law Professor Alvin Velazquez says a Fifth Circuit ruling against the National Labor Relations Board could open a tactical toolbox for organized labor to exploit.

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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Check out the latest from the SSRN #blog which features our Meet the Author series with @asaflubin.bsky.social from @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social.

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Meet the Author: Asaf Lubin

Dr. Asaf Lubin is an Associate Professor at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and an Affiliated Faculty at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. He additionally serve…

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Aug 20

[email protected] featured new efforts by Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social and fellow co-creators of The Legal DEI Project, who are helping employers make informed decisions in designing and defending legal DEI initiatives across the country.

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3 Resources To Help Companies Design And Defend Legal DEI Programs

Most business leaders still view diversity, equity and inclusion as a business necessity. Legal experts offer advice for designing and defending lawful DEI initiatives.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Aug 19

As we begin our first day of the 2025-26 semester, here's a look-by the numbers-at our brand-new JD Class of 2028. Outstanding work by our Office of Admissions team. Wishing everyone a great start to the new academic year.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Aug 15

Nice recognition of our Outreach for Legal Literacy program by the United States Courts. Great to see other organizations implementing their own version of what we do with our partners at the Monroe County Community School Corporation.
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Law Students Guide Tomorrow’s Leaders in Novel Civics Initiative

When U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story observed a nationwide trend showing that a troubling percentage of citizens are unaware of their rights and the role of the Judiciary, he decided to take acti...

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Asaf Lubin @asaflubin.bsky.social · Aug 6

With generous support from @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social & Indiana University Bloomington’s Libraries' Course Material Fellowship Program (CMFP), I’ve spent the last three years building a casebook that meets students where they are.

It's also available for purchase on Lulu: www.lulu.com/shop/asaf-lu...

Torts: Cases, Problems, and Policy Choices

This text offers a sustained exploration of private law remedies for harm arising from both intentional and accidental conduct. Throughout the text, we will examine the legal mechanisms—developed by c...

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Michigan Law @umichlaw.bsky.social · Aug 12

New draft on @ssrn.bsky.social: Stare Decisis and the Missing Administrability Inquiry

By Professor @chrisjwalker.bsky.social and @andrewshammond.bsky.social (@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social)

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U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 25-004

40 Pages Posted: 7 Aug 2025 Last revised: 11 Aug 2025
Andrew Hammond
Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School

Date Written: August 06, 2025

Abstract
Administrative law is undergoing a tremendous amount of change. Presidential administrations have abandoned long-held practices and embraced new strategies to make policy through adjudication and regulation. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has reworked foundational principles of federal administrative law including agency independence, adjudication, and legal interpretation. What does the pace and degree of change in administrative law mean for the federal courts? We posit that some answers lie in the Supreme Court’s decision in Kisor v. Wilkie and its application in the lower courts over the last five years.

In Kisor v. Wilkie, the Court was asked to reconsider its longstanding precedents concerning judicial deference to federal agencies’ interpretations of their own regulations. The result was a splintered decision that produced more questions than answers. Justice Kagan, writing for the plurality (and in parts, the Court), reaffirmed those precedents, including Auer and Seminole Rock, but also clarified and expanded the ways in which such deference should be constrained. Justice Gorsuch penned the principal opposing opinion, arguing that the Court should abandon Auer deference entirely. Chief Justice Roberts cast the deciding vote based on stare decisis, suggesting that “the

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Sarah Lawsky @sarahlawsky.bsky.social · Aug 5

@leandra2848.bsky.social and I have just posted a new working paper, "Decoding Deductions," to @ssrn.bsky.social - we welcome comments! ssrn.com/abstract=537... - abstract follows...

Decoding Deductions

This Article provides new insights into the federal income tax deductions available to individuals. First, after organizing individuals' deductions into the fam

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jul 15

Prof. @jennoliva.bsky.social appeared on the Broadcast Retirement Network, discussing her research on how health insurance companies are using Artificial Intelligence to make health care coverage decisions. Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AFZ...

#How #Artificial #Intelligence #Controls Your #Health #Insurance #Coverage

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jul 9

Forthcoming work from Prof. @asaflubin.bsky.social highlighted by SSRN:

SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · Jul 3

Shades of Legal Nuance: This paper explores the paradoxical nature of #espionage, highlighting its moral contradictions & the performative dance of denial & accusation.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jul 9

The Regulatory Review cites work from Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act After Dobbs. www.theregreview.org/2025/07/08/w...

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act After Dobbs | The Regulatory Review

Recent legislation could protect pregnant workers who choose to have an abortion.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jul 1

Forthcoming work from @profnick.bsky.social.

SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · Jun 26

A #Theory of Major Questions: This article critiques the major questions doctrine, arguing it is vague, unjustified, & used to expand #judicial power under the guise of protecting #democracy.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jun 20

Writing for @theconversation.com, Prof. @jennoliva.bsky.social says she's concerned about the effects insurance algorithms are having on our health. theconversation.com/how-artifici...

How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage

Health insurance companies use AI to decide which health care treatment to cover. State laws and federal agencies are now moving toward regulating these algorithms.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jun 16

Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social , along with Sandra Sperino (Mizzou Law), and Katie Eyer (Rutgers University) say they find themselves agreeing with Justice Thomas’s concurrence in the Ames decision. Read their op-ed in @bloomberglaw.com: news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Antidiscrimination Advocates Should Welcome Thomas’s Overture

Opinion: Three antidiscrimination scholars say they find themselves agreeing with Justice Thomas’s concurrence in the Ames decision: It’s time to retire the McDonnell Douglas test.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jun 16

Prof. @valenabeety.bsky.social talks about the progress made by the newly established Indiana Innocence Project. Great work being done by Indiana University faculty and students! indianapublicmedia.org/news/iu-stud...

IU students, faculty helping build Indiana Innocence Project

The Indiana Innocence Project is taking on clients, assisting in appeals and hiring staff a year after it formally launched last summer, and IU-Bloomington students and faculty are a big part of the o...

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jun 13

Nicholle Vandy has become the first Indiana University Maurer School of Law student to win the American University College of Law National Health Writing Competition! blogs.iu.edu/maurerlaw/20...

A portrait of rising 3L Nicholle Vandy on the Indiana University Bloomington campus.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jun 12

Prof. @deborahwidiss.bsky.social spoke with @bloomberglaw.com for:

TikTok Brings #MeToo Arbitration Opt-Out Back to Appellate Level

TikTok‘s appellate fight to send a female executive’s discrimination lawsuit to arbitration gives another federal circuit the chance to decide whether allegations of “sexual” misconduct are required t...

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jun 12

Prof. Donna Nagy in @cnn.com.
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The days around Trump’s trade war announcements saw spikes in lawmaker stock market transactions | CNN Politics

In the days before President Donald Trump suddenly paused most of the punishing tariffs on foreign countries he had revealed in early April, more than a dozen congressional lawmakers were tied to thou...

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jun 11

Prof. Cindy Cho has an op-ed in today's @latimes.com about the first wrongful death lawsuit that alleges climate heat caused by the fossil fuel industry caused the death of a Seattle woman. The op-ed draws on research from Prof. Cho's forthcoming "Climate Prosecution as Climate Regulation."

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · Jun 11

Contributor: When an unnatural heat wave kills, has Big Oil committed murder?

A wrongful-death lawsuit in Seattle may provide a template for homicide charges against the fossil fuel industry.

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Indiana University Maurer School of Law @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social · Jun 5

Proud to see rising 2L Brennan Cox recognized for leading a new initiative to train IU Police and Public Safety officers in Deaf culture awareness and American Sign Language. news.iu.edu/live/news/45...

IU Police Academy now trains recruits in Deaf culture and sign language

The training teaches future IU Police Department officers who will work on Indiana University campuses across the state how to better serve the Deaf commu...

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