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Kristin E. Hickman
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McKnight Presidential Professor in Law, University of Minnesota Law School. Tax & administrative law scholar. Administrative Law Treatise co-author.
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Kristin E. Hickman @khickmanjd.bsky.social · 13d
I don't write about politics, but as a Minnesotan, I endorse this message from @chkbal.bsky.social 100%. Conditions here are grim, folks. Whatever your views on immigration policy, what ICE & CPB are doing to this community is unAmerican. They need to stop.
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Take a slow, deep breath. It's a good paper. Congratulations.
February 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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I read a draft of this new article from @emilysbremer.bsky.social. It was fascinating. Can't wait to read the expanded version. Highly recommended.
emilysbremer.bsky.social Emily Bremer @emilysbremer.bsky.social · 13d
Coming soon to SSRN, Vacatur Within the Appellate Model of Judicial Review, an article that started as a small intervention into the vacatur debate but grew into the judicial review installment of my multi-year project on the Administrative Procedure Act.
Screenshot of an article abstract: VACATUR WITHIN THE APPELLATE MODEL OF JUDICIAL REVIEW Emily S. Bremer Draft of Jan. 27, 2026 This Article situates vacatur within a holistic account of the appellate model of judicial review that Congress codified in the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Revisionist objections to judicial vacatur of agency rules neglect this broader structure and impose upon the APA a modern idea of remedies that crystallized decades after the statute’s 1946 enactment. Understood on its own terms, the APA uses pre-APA principles governing appellate jurisdiction to provide a constitutionally calibrated remedy for unlawful agency action. This Article uncovers those principles, and it argues that vacatur is not an equitable remedy but an appellate determination. It is statutorily authorized when an agency action is properly before a court on judicial review and is found to be unlawful under the applicable standard of review. But the approach has implications beyond vacatur, offering a revelatory blueprint for the APA’s judicial review section. This blueprint can help to address some of the most intractable problems in the judicial review of agency action, including the timing of judicial review of rules, the relationship between APA review and other remedies, and the role of the scope of review in keeping courts within Article III’s boundaries.
January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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I don't write about politics, but as a Minnesotan, I endorse this message from @chkbal.bsky.social 100%. Conditions here are grim, folks. Whatever your views on immigration policy, what ICE & CPB are doing to this community is unAmerican. They need to stop.
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Attn junior admin law scholars--submit your abstracts by 2/27 for the annual new scholarship roundtable--a fantastic venue for getting feedback & making connections in the field--this year at Vanderbilt Law. Details at the link:
www.yalejreg.com/nc/call-for-...
Call for Papers: Eleventh Annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable - Yale Journal on Regulation
Vanderbilt Law School is very pleased to host the Eleventh Annual Administrative Law New Scholarship Roundtable on June 2-3, 2026. For the past ten years, the Roundtable has offered administrative law...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Many thanks to the @nyulawreview.bsky.social for all of their hard work on this symposium issue, including my article with Amy Wildermuth in which we interpret & try to operationalize Loper Bright.
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NYU Law Review Volume 100 Symposium Issue: Where Does Administrative Law Go From Here? - Yale Journal on Regulation
In April 2025, the NYU Law Review and the Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law hosted a terrific symposium entitled Where Does Administrative Law Go from Here? Just before the new year,...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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Boosting this question from my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @danielschwarcz.bsky.social.
danielschwarcz.bsky.social Daniel Schwarcz @danielschwarcz.bsky.social · Dec 31
The amount of fraud coming to light in Minnesota is alarming. Wearing my MN insurance law hat, I keep coming back to one overlooked area: no-fault auto insurance & the incentives it creates for fraudulent medical & chiropractic claims in the state. Are there any good recent data or studies on this?
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Congratulations to my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @nicholasbednar.bsky.social on this well deserved recognition for his newest article on the Civil service, forthcoming in the Minn Law Rev. Check it out!
lsolum.bsky.social Lawrence Solum @lsolum.bsky.social · Dec 6
Download of the Week: “Presidential Control of the Civil Service” by Bednar

The Download of the Week is Presidential Control of the Civil Service by Nicholas Bednar. Here is the abstract: Conventional wisdom treats the federal civil service as largely beyond the president’s reach. This Article…
Download of the Week: “Presidential Control of the Civil Service” by Bednar
The Download of the Week is Presidential Control of the Civil Service by Nicholas Bednar. Here is the abstract: Conventional wisdom treats the federal civil service as largely beyond the president’s reach. This Article challenges that assumption. Legal scholars too often focus on constitutional powers rather than statutory authority. Yet the president has possessed statutory authority to regulate entrance into the civil service and the conduct of federal employees since before the passage of the Pendleton Act.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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We're super excited about this paper, which provides empirical evidence regarding common critiques of OIRA review, some really interesting insights into the tax regulatory process, & potential lessons for OIRA review of independent agencies.
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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@bridgetdooling.bsky.social & I have posted @ssrn.bsky.social the first article to come from our study of OIRA review of tax regs, coming in @uvalaw.bsky.social Va Tax Review in early 2026. Lots of stats, graphs, & tables for those who like such things.
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Delay, Politics, and Expertise in OIRA Tax Review
The opening months of the second Trump administration have featured a wide range of changes to federal policy accomplished through presidential executive orders
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December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Highlighting new scholarship @ssrn.bsky.social from my @umnlawschool.bsky.social colleague @danielschwarcz.bsky.social about using AI to grade law school exams that should be of interest to law professors of all stripes.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Very excited to welcome the impressive @hsanderson.bsky.social to the @umnlawschool.bsky.social faculty starting next fall! FWIW, I recommend ice cleats! (That said, overall, I think Minnesota's climate is unfairly maligned.)
hsanderson.bsky.social Haley S. Anderson @hsanderson.bsky.social · Dec 1
I guess this means it's official!! I am beyond thrilled to be joining Minnesota Law as an associate professor next year.

Now taking recommendations for your favorite winter gear!

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December 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Attn admin law folks: I will be talking about OIRA and independent agencies with Eli Nachmany, Paul Ray, & Roger Nober tomorrow (Friday, 11/14) at noon Eastern. Should be a fun conversation. Thanks to @FedSoc for hosting.
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Independent Agencies and the OIRA Review Process
The question of agency independence is front and center in modern political and legal discourse—the...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A super interesting @hls.harvard.edu Harvard Law Review Foreword from @richardre.bsky.social.
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To a Conservative Warren Court - Harvard Law Review
The Warren Court’s legacy is ubiquitous. With the eponymous Chief Justice Warren at the helm, the Supreme Court featured a strong majority of left-of-center jurists, and those “liberal lions” ruled (o...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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For #adlaw folks: Due to logistical issues from the federal gov't shutdown, ABA Admin Law has replaced its usual fall conference with a shorter but free online event on 11/21. Registration is required, but it's 6.5 hrs of free, quality CLE on admin law topics.
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2025 Administrative Law Fall Conference
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November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Congratulations and best wishes to @umnlawschool.bsky.social alum Kyle Hawkins on his appointment to the Texas Supreme Court!
October 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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New sites for Legal Theory Blog and Legal Theory Lexicon. Pass it on. Many thanks @lsolum.bsky.social for your continued service to the law and the legal academy with these sites!
October 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Delighted to be at UNC Law today to present a forthcoming @uvalaw.bsky.social Tax Review article on OIRA review of tax regs, co-authored with @bridgetdooling.bsky.social -- Delay, Politics & Expertise in OIRA Tax Review. Lots of great data, draft coming soon @ssrn.bsky.social.
October 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Many thanks to CA6 Judge Amul Thapar for taking the time to talk with different groups of @umnlawschool.bsky.social students & faculty today, & to our student Federalist Society chapter for taking the lead on hosting him.
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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For those who follow tax & admin, the 8th Circuit just reversed the Tax Court in favor of the taxpayer in the big 3M transfer pricing case, citing Loper Bright plus the #SCOTUS First Security Bank decision, & treating Brand X as dead (rightly IMO).
ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/25/10/233772P.pdf
U.S. Court Of Appeals
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October 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Delighted to be @umichlaw.bsky.social today to present my paper with Amy Wildermuth, Harmonizing Delegation and Deference After Loper Bright, at the public law workshop. Many thanks to @jdmortenson.bsky.social & @profrrothschild.bsky.social for inviting me.
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Harmonizing Delegation and Deference After <i>Loper Bright</i>
By overturning <i>Chevron</i>, the Supreme Court's <i>Loper Bright</i> decision clearly changed the way in which courts must approach agency actions interpretin
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September 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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From @orinkerr.bsky.social, highly recommended for my 1L students, although my 2Ls and 3Ls might also glean insights given the benefit of hindsight.
August 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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This from @orinkerr.bsky.social is so true. Also recommend the essay.
orinkerr.bsky.social Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · Aug 7
If you're a 1L starting law school in coming weeks, just remember: You're *supposed to* feel a bit confused at first. It's normal. Law is like a language. You learn it best through immersion. You'll take a few weeks to get to speed.

This may help, too:
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August 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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For users of the Hickman, Pierce, & Walker federal admin law textbook, @chrisjwalker.bsky.social has posted the link to our summer supplement at the Notice & Comment blog. We're working on the 5th edition. Feedback from users is always welcome.
August 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Always interested in what @ajosephoconnell.bsky.social has to say about acting appointments. Here with @jacklgoldsmith.bsky.social about the New Jersey U.S. Attorney situation.
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Anne Joseph O'Connell on the New Jersey U.S. Attorney Matter
And the larger tangled state of the law of appointments and vacancies
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July 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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New work from @kewhittington.bsky.social on diversity statements, academic freedom, and the first amendment, forthcoming Nebraska L. Rev., via @volokhc.bsky.social, the link is here:
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July 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM