Administrative-Law

SCOTUS: No standing in challenge to mifepristone changes (FDA v. AHM)

| Importance: 6/10

The Supreme Court unanimously held the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing to challenge FDA’s 2016/2021 actions on mifepristone, leaving the agency’s changes in place. Justice Kavanaugh delivered the opinion, with the Court finding that the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine failed to …

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Administrative Procedure Act Codifies Regulatory Process, Creates Industry Capture Opportunities

| Importance: 8/10

Congress passes the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) on June 11, 1946, establishing uniform procedures for federal agency rulemaking and adjudication. While ostensibly designed to ensure fairness and public participation, the APA creates structural opportunities for well-resourced interests to …

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