Social Media Ideas for Administrative Procedures Act

EPA Issues Updated NEPA Procedures and New Guidance on Section 309 Reviews

What to Know EPA issued a memo limiting its NEPA review comments to its own statutory authorities, not broad environmental policy preferences. A proposed rule would update EPA’s N...

OHA Rebukes SBA for “Post Hoc” Justification in 8(a) Suspension Appeal

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) recently issued a significant decision addressing due process, administrative records, and the evident...

Administrative – Internal Communications Among Patent Judges – Withheld Materials

The Fourth Circuit affirmed that draft PTAB decisions and internal communications among patent judges are exempt from disclosure under FOIA’s deliberative-process exemption. The po...

State and Administrative Law Backstops to Federal Corruption

How the Administrative Procedure Act and state unfair competition laws could be used to punish, deter, or expose corruption in the federal government. The post State and Administr...

EPA Proposal Aims to Clarify Scope of Construction Activities Allowed Prior to Issuance of NSR Permit

To clarify the Clean Air Act’s preconstruction permitting requirements, EPA issued a proposed rule to revise the definition of “begin actual construction” in its New Source Review...

Health Care Rulemakings to Watch in the Trump Administration's Unified Agenda

EPA Reinstates Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provision

New USCIS Policy Memorandum Addresses Adjustment of Status Adjudications

On May 21, 2026, USCIS issued Policy Memorandum PM-602-0199, outlining a change to the adjustment of status (AOS) process under Form I-485. The Policy Memorandum (PM) states that a...

Regulation: Notice of proposed amendments (NPA) documents

MAA issuing of an NPA allows a consultation period to be undertaken on a proposed amendment or the implementation of new regulation.

Court Rules SNAP Waivers Violate APA

On June 22, 2026, a federal district judge in the District of Columbia ruled that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)...