Chris Walker
@chrisjwalker.bsky.social
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Law Prof @ umich (formerly Ohio State), ABA AdLaw Section past chair, YaleJREG blogger, #adlaw nerd, dad of four https://michigan.law.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/christopher-j-walker
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Today the Ninth Circuit denied rehearing en banc in an important immigration case. Mike Kagan and I had filed an amicus brief urging rehearing. The panel opinion had made a mess of Loper Bright.

We did get three judges dissenting, and Judge Bumatay kindly gives our brief a shoutout in his dissent:
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Attn law review editors: There are some excellent articles in the SSRN #adlaw reading list from last month that are apparently still looking for a home: www.yalejreg.com/nc/administr...
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New to SSRN: Andrew Hammond and I have posted a draft of a symposium essay from our Kisor dataset, entitled The End of Administrative Pragmatism? This one explores how Kisor, Loper Bright, and Consumers' Research affect theories in administrative law. Link here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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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.
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New to SSRN: Andrew Hammond and I have posted a draft of Stare Decisis and the Missing Administrability Inquiry: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... This is the first paper from our Kisor dataset, and it includes our findings from reviewing all lower-court decisions that invoke Kisor from 2019-2024.
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Attn #adlaw geeks: Call for Panel Proposals -- 2025 ABA Administrative Law Conference (11/20-11/21)
www.yalejreg.com/nc/call-for-...
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New paper from me and @leahlitman.bsky.social, entitled "Legalistic Noncompliance," taking stock of the second Trump administration's emerging practice with respect to judicial orders. It's on the "draft-y" side -- comments welcomed! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Legalistic Noncompliance
Will the executive branch comply with court orders? That question has garnered a considerable amount of attention over the first few months of the second Trump
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To be mentioned in the same sentence as @primuseve.bsky.social and teaching excellence is an honor. Eve sets the high bar for teaching excellence here @umichlaw.bsky.social.