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Case of the Day: Begisholli v. KBR

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But there has been a lot of uncertainty among the administrative law judges and counsel who handle these cases about how to do this in a way that complies with the relevant foreign law. If so, is the administrative law judge a judicial authority?

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Justices rule on challenge to FDIC order

SCOTUSBlog

The seven-page unsigned opinion came in a challenge by Harry Calcutt, the former head of Northwestern Bank, to an order by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that would bar him from working in the banking industry for life. The court did not add any new cases to its merits docket for the 2023-24 term. After a divided panel of the U.S.

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Separation of powers and mental health evidence in capital sentencing

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FDIC , involving separation of powers and administrative law claims. The FDIC board acted based on the recommendation of an administrative law judge who was removable by the federal Merit Systems Protection Board only for cause; the MSPB is in turn itself removable by the president only for cause. Chenery Corp.

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Parties to TEGNA Deal Seek Full Commission Review of Hearing Designation Order – Looking at the Process They are Trying to Avoid 

Broadcast Law Blog

Last week, broadcasters and broadcast journalists were abuzz with discussions of the FCC’s Media Bureau issuing a hearing designation order referring to an Administrative Law Judge questions about the proposed acquisition of the TEGNA broadcast stations by Standard General Broadcasting.

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Another FCC Broadcast Case Designated for Hearing – With Much Different Stakes

Broadcast Law Blog

If the case goes to trial, the administrative law judge (called an “ALJ”) will determine the facts with respect to each of the designated issues and whether those facts lead to the ultimate conclusion that conduct was so bad that the license should be revoked.

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What Does an FCC Designation for Hearing Mean?

Broadcast Law Blog

The FCC had a large staff of Administrative Law Judges who heard these cases, and they were usually quite busy. document production, depositions, interrogatories) like in any other court case, trying to get to the bottom of the specific issues presented in the case.

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No Laughing Matter: The Third Circuit Reverses NLRB Sanction Over Joke

JonathanTurley

In a highly controversial opinion, NLRB administrative law judge, Kenneth Chu , ruled against The Federalist. The image evoked—that of writers tapping away on laptops in dimly-lit mineshafts alongside salt deposits and workers swinging pickaxes—is as bizarre as it is comical.