Richard W. Murphy

Texas Tech University School of Law

1802 Hartford

Lubbock, TX 79409

United States

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1.

Due Process and Targeted Killing of Terrorists

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 31, p. 405, 2009, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 126, Texas Tech Law School Research Paper No. 2010-06
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2010
Afsheen John Radsan and Richard W. Murphy
William Mitchell College of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
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due process, targeted killing, enemy combatant, war-on-terror, Boumediene, Hamdi

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Measure Twice, Shoot Once: Higher Care for CIA Targeted Killing

University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2011, No. 4, 2011, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-14, Texas Tech Law School Research Paper No. 2010-25
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2011
Afsheen John Radsan and Richard W. Murphy
William Mitchell College of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
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targeted killing, international humanitarian law, Predator drones, distinction, military necessity, precaution

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Eight Things Americans Can't Figure Out About Controlling Administrative Power

Administrative Law Review, Vol. 60, 2008, Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1162872
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 22 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2015
Sidney A. Shapiro and Richard W. Murphy
Wake Forest University School of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 500 (98,418)

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Administrative Law, Administrative Procedure Act

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The Evolution of Law and Policy for CIA Targeted Killing

Journal of National Security Law and Policy, Vol. 5, p. 339, 2012, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012-01
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Jan 2012
Afsheen John Radsan and Richard W. Murphy
William Mitchell College of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
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CIA, drones, targeted killing, terrorism, law and policy, international law, humanitarian law

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The Brand X Constitution

Brigham Young Law Review, No. 5, 2007, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 65
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 26 Jul 2007
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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popular constitutionalism, legislative precedent, stare decisis, Chevron, Thayer, judicial deference

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Judicial Deference, Agency Commitment, and Force of Law

Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 66, 2005, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 May 2005
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 177 (289,748)
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Chevron, Mead, judicial deference, rule-of-law, force-of-law, longstanding statutory constructions

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Neurocongress

Seton Hall Law Review, Forthcoming, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 32
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 08 Dec 2005
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Legislative Intent, Neurons, Panpsychism, Cry-for-Help, Unpublishable

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Hunters for Administrative Common Law

Administrative Law Review, Vol. 58, p. 917, 2006, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 63
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Feb 2007
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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stare decisis, precedent, administrative common law, Chevron, regulatory interpretation, deference

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Notice and an Opportunity to Be Heard Before the President Kills You

Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 48, 2013, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Jul 2013
Richard W. Murphy and Afsheen John Radsan
Texas Tech University School of Law and William Mitchell College of Law
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targeted killing, drones, due process, notice, opportunity to be heard, feasible precaution

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Separation of Powers and the Horizontal Force of Precedent

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 78, p. 1075, 2003, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 09 Dec 2005
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 150 (333,355)
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Precedent, Stare Decisis, Separation-of-Powers, Nonpublication Rules, Noncitation Rules, Nonprecedents

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Politics and Policy Change in American Administrative Law

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Politics and Policy Change in American Administrative Law

Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 25 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2010
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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judicial review of agency action, arbitrariness review, agency stare decisis, State Farm, Chevron

Politics and Policy Change in American Administrative Law

Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2010
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 08 Aug 2011
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Chenery Unmasked: Reasonable Limits on the Duty to Give Reasons

University of Cincinnati Law Review, Vol. 80, No. 3, 2012
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 23 Feb 2013
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Chenery, post hoc rationales, judicial review of agency action, remand without vacation, arbitrariness review, Nondelegation Doctrine

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Politicized Judicial Review in Administrative Law: Three Improbable Responses

Wake Forest Univ. Legal Studies Paper No. 1797729
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 29 Mar 2011
Sidney A. Shapiro and Richard W. Murphy
Wake Forest University School of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
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The Limits of Legislative Control Over the 'Hard Look'

Administrative Law Review, Vol. 56, p. 1125, 2004, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Dec 2005
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Hard-Look Doctrine, Separation-of-Powers, Nondelegation Doctrine

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A 'New' Counter-Marbury: Reconciling Skidmore Deference and Agency Interpretive Freedom

Administrative Law Review, Vol. 56, No. 1, 2004, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Dec 2005
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Chevron, Skidmore, Brand X, Stare Decisis, Deference

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Abandoning Standing: Trading a Rule of Access for a Rule of Deference

Administrative Law Review, Vol. 60, No. 4, 2008, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper No. 100, Texas Tech Law School Research Paper No. 2009-07
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 29 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2009
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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standing, separation of powers, judicial deference

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Punitive Damages, Explanatory Verdicts, and the Hard Look

Washington Law Review, Vol. 76, p. 995, 2001, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 09 Dec 2005
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Punitive Damages, Special Verdict, Hard-Look Doctrine, Fed. R. Civ. P. 49

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Enhancing the Role of Public Interest Organizations in Rulemaking via Pre-Notice Transparency

Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 47, No. 3, 2012
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Feb 2013
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Arbitrariness Review Made Reasonable: Structural and Conceptual Reform of the 'Hard Look'

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 92, No. 1, 2016
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 28 Nov 2016
Sidney A. Shapiro and Richard W. Murphy
Wake Forest University School of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
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Abandon Chevron and Modernize Stare Decisis for the Administrative State

Alabama Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 1, 2017
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 08 Nov 2017
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
Downloads 68 (568,467)
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Deference, Chevron, Skidmore, Stare Decisis, Precedent, Brand X

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Superbifurcation: Making Room for State Prosecution in the Punitive Damages Process

North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 76, p. 463, 1998, William Mitchell Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 09 Dec 2005
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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Punitive damages, Bifurcation

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Earmarking Away the Public Interest: How Congressional Republicans Use Antiregulatory Appropriations Riders to Benefit Powerful Polluting Industries

U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 651
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 05 Feb 2016
Thomas Owen McGarity, Richard W. Murphy and James Goodwin
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law and Center for Progressive Reform
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Congress, Regulations, Appropriations, Riders

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Constraining White House Political Control of Agency Rulemaking Through the Duty of Reasoned Explanation

UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 48, p. 1457, 2015
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 29 Apr 2015
Sidney A. Shapiro and Richard W. Murphy
Wake Forest University School of Law and Texas Tech University School of Law
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Pragmatic Administrative Law and Tax Exceptionalism

Duke Law Journal, Online, Vol. 64, No. 21, 2014
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 10 Jan 2015
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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tax exceptionalism, judicial deference, notice-and-comment rulemaking

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UnFoxing Judicial Review of Agency Policy Reversals, or 'We Were Told We Like the New Policy Better' Is Not a Good Reason to Change

54 University of Richmond Law Review 1045 (2020)
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 24 Nov 2020
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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arbitrariness review, policy reversals, Fox, democracy, presidentialism

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The DIY Unitary Executive

63 Arizona Law Review 439 (2021)
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 May 2021
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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unitary executive, executive power, Vesting Clause, removal

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Regulatory 'Pay-Go': Rationing the Public Interest

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 22 Mar 2016
Sidney A. Shapiro, Richard W. Murphy and James Goodwin
Wake Forest University School of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law and Center for Progressive Reform
Downloads 25 (837,120)

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Regulation, Environment, Health, Safety, Government, Economics

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A Zone for Nonstatutory Review of Constitutional Claims

Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 84, No. 2, 2023
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 25 Jun 2023
Richard W. Murphy
Texas Tech University School of Law
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nonstatutory review, Ex parte Young, Bivens, Emoluments Clause, zone-of-interests, standing