Christopher J. Walker

University of Michigan Law School

Professor of Law

625 South State Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215

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1.

Chevron in the Circuit Courts

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 116, pp. 1-73, 2017, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 359, UGA Legal Studies Research Paper 2016-27
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 13 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2017
Kent H. Barnett and Christopher J. Walker
University of Georgia School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, deference, judicial review, Chevron, Skidmore

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Inside Agency Statutory Interpretation

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 67, pp. 999-1079, 2015, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 277
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 27 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 09 May 2015
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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statutory interpretation, legislation, administrative law, principal-agent theory, delegation, deference, federal agencies, rulemaking

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The Importance of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Financial Regulation

Report for U.S. Chamber of Commerce, March 2013, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 208
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2015
Paul Rose and Christopher J. Walker
Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, financial regulation, cost-benefit analysis

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Gender Equity in College Athletics: Women Coaches as a Case Study

Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Vol. 4, pp. 1-50, 2008
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 26 Mar 2008
Deborah Rhode and Christopher J. Walker
Stanford Law School and University of Michigan Law School
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Title IX, gender, college, athletics, sports, coach, women

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The Death of Tax Court Exceptionalism

Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 99, pp. 221-296, 2014, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 232
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 11 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2014
Stephanie R. Hoffer and Christopher J. Walker
Indiana University McKinney School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 1,297 (22,073)
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tax, administrative law, tax exceptionalism, Tax Court, Administrative Procedure Act, judicial review, agency expertise, efficiency, equity, consistency, separation of powers

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Reflections on Seminole Rock: The Past, Present, and Future of Deference to Agency Regulatory Interpretations

Yale Journal of Regulation, Notice & Comment Blog, Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2847668, Minnesota Legal Studies Research Paper No. 16-41, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2017-38
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 07 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2017
Aaron L. Nielson, Sanne H. Knudsen, Amy J. Wildermuth, Aditya Bamzai, Richard J. Pierce, Cynthia Barmore, William Yeatman, William Yeatman, Christopher J. Walker, Kevin M. Stack, Andy Grewal, Steve R. Johnson, F. Andrew Hessick, Jonathan H. Adler, Catherine M. Sharkey, David Feder, Cass R. Sunstein, Adrian Vermeule, Ronald M. Levin, Kevin O. Leske, James Cleith Phillips, Daniel Ortner, Gillian E. Metzger, William Funk, Kristin E. Hickman, Jeffrey A. Pojanowski, Adam White and Conor Clarke
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School, University of Washington - School of Law, University of Pittsburgh - School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, George Washington University Law School, Independent, Cato InstituteGeorgetown University, Law Center, University of Michigan Law School, Vanderbilt University - Law School, University of Iowa - College of Law, Florida State University - College of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, New York University School of Law, Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP, Harvard Law School, Harvard Law School, Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law, University of Dayton School of Law, Chapman University, The Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Utah Supreme Court, Columbia University - Law School, Lewis & Clark Law School, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law, Notre Dame Law School, American Enterprise Institute and Office of Legal Counsel
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Administrative Agencies, Seminole Rock, Auer, What Is New in Administrative Law, Deference, Chevron

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Avoiding Normative Canons in the Review of Administrative Interpretations of the Law: A Brand X Doctrine of Constitutional Avoidance

Administrative Law Review, Vol. 64, pp. 139-190, 2012
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2014
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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constitutional avoidance, Chevron, administrative law, separation of powers, Brand X

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Micro-Symposium on Scalia & Garner's 'Reading Law'

Green Bag 2d, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2014, pp. 105-123, Journal of Law: A Periodical Laboratory of Legal Scholarship, Vol. 4, No. 3 2014, pp. 265-299
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2015
Karen Petroski, Michel Paradis, Brian S. Clarke, Christopher J. Walker, Andrew Mikac, William E Trachman, Jordan Smith, Eric Segall and Steven Hirsch
Saint Louis University School of Law, Columbia University - Law School, Unaffiliated, University of Michigan Law School, Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Georgia State University College of Law and Keker & Van Nest LLP
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Scalia and Garner, Reading Law, statutory interpretation, legislation

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The New Qualified Immunity

Southern California Law Review, Vol. 89, pp. 1-65, 2015, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 317, BYU Law Research Paper No. 15-20
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2016
Aaron L. Nielson and Christopher J. Walker
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 1,081 (28,837)

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constitutional litigation, qualified immunity, Pearson, Saucier, reason giving, administrative law

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Dodd-Frank Regulators, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Agency Capture

Stanford Law Review Online, Vol. 66, pp. 9-16, 2013, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 201
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 18 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2013
Paul Rose and Christopher J. Walker
Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, financial regulation, cost-benefit analysis, agency capture, democratic accountability

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The New World of Agency Adjudication

California Law Review, Vol. 107, pp. 141-197, 2019, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 438, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Research Paper No. 18-XX
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 06 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2020
Christopher J. Walker and Melissa F. Wasserman
University of Michigan Law School and The University of Texas at Austin - School of Law
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administrative law, patent law, agency adjudication, PTAB, Oil States

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A Qualified Defense of Qualified Immunity

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 93, pp. 1853-1885, 2018, BYU Law Research Paper No. 18-20, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 447
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2018
Aaron L. Nielson and Christopher J. Walker
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School and University of Michigan Law School
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constitutional litigation, qualified immunity, stare decisis, Pearson, Saucier, reasongiving

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Attacking Auer and Chevron Deference: A Literature Review

Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 16, pp. 103-122, 2018, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 408
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2018
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, Chevron deference, Auer deference, separation of powers, Administrative Procedure Act

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A Program in Legislation

Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 70-95, 2015, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 278
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2015
Dakota S. Rudesill, Christopher J. Walker and Daniel P. Tokaji
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law, University of Michigan Law School and University of Wisconsin Law School
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legal education, legislation, statutory interpretation, administrative law, regulation, political process, clinics

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Modernizing the Administrative Procedure Act

Administrative Law Review, Vol. 69, pp. 629-670, 2017, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 396
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 May 2017 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2017
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, Administrative Procedure Act, APA, rulemaking, regulation, Regulatory Accountability Act

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Federal Agencies in the Legislative Process: Technical Assistance in Statutory Drafting

Final Report to the Administrative Conference of the United States, November 2015, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 303
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 05 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2015
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, Congress, statutory drafting, technical drafting assistance, legislative counsel

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Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law: Lessons from Post-Menem Argentina

Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas, vol. 14, pp. 89-118, 2007
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2010
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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judicial reform, rule of law, Argentina, Latin America, judicial independence, democracy

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Legislating in the Shadows

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 165, pp. 1377-1433, 2017, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 365, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Research Paper No. 16-XX
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 22 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2020
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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Administrative Law, Legislation, Statutory Interpretation, Deference, Judicial Review, Chevron, Skidmore

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The Politics of Selecting Chevron Deference

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The Politics of Selecting Chevron Deference

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Forthcoming, University of Georgia School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-21, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 400
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2018
Kent H. Barnett, Christina L. Boyd and Christopher J. Walker
University of Georgia School of Law, University of Georgia - School of Public and International Affairs and University of Michigan Law School
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Administrative Law, Deference, Judicial Review, Chevron, Skidmore

The Politics of Selecting Chevron Deference

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp. 597-619, 2018
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Aug 2018
Kent H. Barnett, Christina L. Boyd and Christopher J. Walker
University of Georgia School of Law, University of Georgia - School of Public and International Affairs and University of Michigan Law School
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Toward Democratic Consolidation? The Argentine Supreme Court, Judicial Independence, and the Rule of Law

Florida Journal of International Law, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 745-806, December 2006, High Court Quarterly Review, Vol. 4, pp. 54-101, 2008
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 08 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2010
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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democracy, rule of law, Argentina, judicial independence, judicial reform

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Border Vigilantism and Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Harvard Latino Law Review, Vol. 10, pp. 135-174, 2007
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Aug 2006
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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immigration, vigilatism, citizen's arrest, border, legal observing, border patrol, migration, terrorism, national security

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The Lost World of the Administrative Procedure Act: A Literature Review

George Mason Law Review, Vol. 28, pp. 733-763, 2021, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Research Paper No. 21-08, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 587
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2021
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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Administrative Procedure Act, APA, administrative law, adjudication, rulemaking, judicial review, Chevron, nationwide injunctions, remedies

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Delegation and Time

Iowa Law Review, Vol. 105, pp. 1931-1993, 2020, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 492, July 2019, Case Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019-12, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Research Paper No. 19-14
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 22 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2020
Jonathan H. Adler and Christopher J. Walker
Case Western Reserve University School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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nondelegation, reauthorization, Chevron deference, appropriations

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The Inheritance Process in San Bernardino County, California, 1964: A Research Note

Houston Law Review, Vol. 43, pp.1445-1473, 2007
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Aug 2006
Lawrence M. Friedman, Christopher J. Walker and Ben Hernandez-Stern
Stanford University - School of Law, University of Michigan Law School and House Committee on the Judiciary
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legal history, inheritance, trusts and estates, wills, California, probate

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Is the Chief Justice a Tax Lawyer?

Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 2015, pp. 33-47, 2015, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 304
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 12 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2015
Stephanie R. Hoffer and Christopher J. Walker
Indiana University McKinney School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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tax, Affordable Care Act, Chevron deference, statutory interpretation, substance-over-form doctrine, major questions doctrine, textualism, purposivism, contextualism

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Restoring Congress's Role in the Modern Administrative State

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 116, pp. 1101-1121, 2018, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 418
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 11 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2018
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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Congress, administrative law, congressional oversight, separation of powers

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Qualified Immunity and Federalism

Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 109, pp. 229-303, 2020, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 530, BYU Law Research Paper No. 20-02
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 27 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2021
Aaron L. Nielson and Christopher J. Walker
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School and University of Michigan Law School
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qualified immunity, federalism, stare decisis, Section 1983, civil rights, constitutional litigation

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Adequate Access or Equal Treatment: Looking Beyond the Idea to Section 504 in a Post-Schaffer Public School

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 58, pp. 1563-1622, 2006, National Association of Counsel for Children, The Specialized Practice of Juvenile Law: Model Practice in Model Offices, pp. 233-276, 2006
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 08 Aug 2006
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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education, special education, section 504, IDEA, blind, deaf

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Administrative Law's Political Dynamics

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 71, pp. 1463-1526, 2018, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 439
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2018
Kent H. Barnett, Christina L. Boyd and Christopher J. Walker
University of Georgia School of Law, University of Georgia - School of Public and International Affairs and University of Michigan Law School
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Administrative Law, Deference, Judicial Review, Chevron, Skidmore

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Toward a Context-Specific Chevron Deference

Missouri Law Review, Vol. 81, pp. 1095-1114, 2016, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 353
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 24 Feb 2017
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, Chevron deference, King v. Burwell, FCC v. City of Arlington

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Chevron Step Two's Domain

Notre Dame Law Review, Vol. 93, pp. 1441-1473, 2018, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 430
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2018
Kent H. Barnett and Christopher J. Walker
University of Georgia School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, deference, judicial review, Chevron

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The Case Against Chevron Deference in Immigration Adjudication

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 70, pp. 1197-1243, 2021, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 558, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 15-2020, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Research Paper No. 20-15
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2021
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and Christopher J. Walker
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law and University of Michigan Law School
Downloads 437 (94,112)

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chevron deference, immigration, administrative adjudication, rulemaking, administrative law

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Inside Regulatory Interpretation: A Research Note

Michigan Law Review First Impressions, Vol. 114, pp. 61-72, 2015, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 305
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 15 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2015
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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regulatory interpretation, statement of basis and purpose, textualism, purposivism

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The Ordinary Remand Rule and the Judicial Toolbox for Agency Dialogue

George Washington Law Review, Vol. 82, pp. 1553-1621, 2014, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 199
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 02 Apr 2013 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2014
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, separation of powers, dialogue, deference, Ventura ordinary remand rule

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Strategic Immunity

Emory Law Journal, Vol. 66, pp. 55-122, 2016, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 339, BYU Law Research Paper No. 16-13
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 13 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2016
Aaron L. Nielson and Christopher J. Walker
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School and University of Michigan Law School
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constitutional litigation, qualified immunity, discretion, strategic behavior, administrative law, delegation

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The Insider's Guide to the Supreme Court of the United States

Counsel of Appellate Lawyers, Appellate Practice Compendium, pp. 1-22, Dana Livingston and American Bar Association, eds., Aug. 2012
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 16 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2012
David Frederick, Christopher J. Walker and David M. Burke
Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C., University of Michigan Law School and Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, P.L.L.C.
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U.S. Supreme Court, practitioner's guide

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The History of School Trust Lands in Nevada: The No Child Left Behind Act of 1864

Nevada Law Journal, Vol. 7, pp. 110-150, 2006
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 26 Aug 2008
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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land law, legal history, school, education, public land, Nevada, federal land management

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Administrative Law Without Courts

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 65, pp. 1620-1640, 2018, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 446
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 26 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2018
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, judicial review, agency guidance, enforcement, rulemaking, agency adjudication, legislative drafting, appropriations, Chevron deference

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Referral, Remand, and Dialogue in Administrative Law

Iowa Law Review Online, Vol. 101, pp. 84-96, 2016, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 330
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 08 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2016
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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immigration, remand, administrative law, dialogue

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How To Win the Deference Lottery

Texas Law Review See Also, Vol. 91, pp. 73-88, 2013, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 187
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 24 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 23 May 2014
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, deference, Chevron, Skidmore, judicial review, game theory, bureaucratic politics

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Against Remedial Restraint in Administrative Law

Columbia Law Review Online, Vol. 117, pp. 106-126, 2017, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 375
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 16 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2017
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, remedies, remand, separation of powers, court-agency dialogue

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Chevron Inside the Regulatory State: An Empirical Assessment

Fordham Law Review, Vol. 82, pp. 703-729, 2014, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 270
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2014
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, Chevron, Skidmore, Mead, deference, delegation

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Constitutional Tensions in Agency Adjudication

Iowa Law Review, Vol. 104, pp. 2679-2704, 2019, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 466
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2019
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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agency adjudication, administrative law, PTAB, USPTO, judicial review, Chevron, Chenery

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Examining the SEC's Proxy Advisor Rule

Report for U.S. Chamber of Commerce, November 2020, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 576
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2020
Paul Rose and Christopher J. Walker
Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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SEC, financial regulation, proxy advisor, administrative law

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Short-Circuiting the New Major Questions Doctrine

Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc, Vol. 70, pp. 147-163, 2017, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 394, University of Georgia School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-18
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 26 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 17 May 2017
Kent H. Barnett and Christopher J. Walker
University of Georgia School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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Chevron, step zero, Mead, major questions, deference, administrative law, agency, agencies, statutory interpretation

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Foreword — Chevron at 30: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Fordham Law Review, Vol. 83, pp. 475-495, 2014, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 274
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2014
Peter M. Shane and Christopher J. Walker
Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, Chevron, Skidmore, Mead, deference, delegation, federalism, legislation, City of Arlington

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Constraining Bureaucracy Beyond Judicial Review

Dædalus: The Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Vol. 150(3), pp. 150-171, 2021 , Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 573
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 19 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2021
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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Agency Appellate Systems

Final Report to the Administrative Conference of the United States, Dec. 14, 2020, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 577
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 11 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2020
Christopher J. Walker and Matthew Wiener
University of Michigan Law School and Administrative Conference of the United States
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administrative law, agency adjudication, appellate review, ACUS

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Remand and Dialogue in Administrative Law

George Washington Law Review, Vol. 89, pp. 1198-1260, 2021, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 619, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Research Paper No. 19-32
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 08 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2022
Christopher J. Walker and James Saywell
University of Michigan Law School and Jones Day
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administrative law, separation of powers, dialogue, deference, Ventura ordinary remand rule, Chenery

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Chevron Deference and Patent Exceptionalism

Duke Law Journal Online, Vol. 65, pp. 149-163, 2016, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 346
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 20 May 2016
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, patent, PTAB, Chevron deference, PTO

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Inside Agency Statutory Interpretation: Survey Appendix

Stanford Law Review, Vol. 67, pp. 1068-1079, 2015
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 19 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 09 May 2015
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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A Reform Agenda for Administrative Adjudication

Regulation, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 30-35, 2021, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 580
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 07 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2021
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, agency adjudication, regulatory reform, APA, immigration, mass adjudication, separation of powers

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Lawmaking Within Federal Agencies and Without Judicial Review

Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, Vol. 32, pp. 551-565, 2017, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 376
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 19 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2017
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, internal administrative law, judicial review

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Does the Legal Standard Matter? Empirical Answers to Justice Kennedy's Questions in Nken v. Holder

Ohio State Law Journal Furthermore, Vol. 75, pp. 29-40, 2014, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 238
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 08 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 23 May 2014
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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immigration, administrative law, stay of removal, Nken v. Holder, deportation

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Qualified Immunity's 51 Imperfect Solutions

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy, pp. 321-346, Vol. 17, 2022, BYU Law Research Paper No. 21-23, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 661
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 26 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 09 May 2022
Aaron L. Nielson and Christopher J. Walker
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School and University of Michigan Law School
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qualified immunity, federalism, Section 1983, civil rights, constitutional litigation

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Operationalizing Internal Administrative Law

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 71, pp. 1225-1247, 2020, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 531
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2020
Christopher J. Walker and Rebecca Turnbull
University of Michigan Law School and Ohio State University (OSU), Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Students
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internal administrative law, administrative law, judicial review, agency guidance, enforcement, rulemaking, agency adjudication, Chevron deference

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Brief of Court-Appointed Amicus Curiae in Collins v. Mnuchin in Support of the Position that the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Structure Does Not Violate the Separation of Powers

BYU Law Research Paper No. 21-01, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 596
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 07 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2021
Aaron L. Nielson and Christopher J. Walker
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School and University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, separation of powers, removal power, executive power, conservatorship, for cause, tenure protection

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Chevron Patterns in the Circuit Courts

Admin. & Reg. L. News (2018), University of Georgia School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-36, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 461
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 01 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2018
Kent H. Barnett, Christina L. Boyd and Christopher J. Walker
University of Georgia School of Law, University of Georgia - School of Public and International Affairs and University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, Chevron, deference, statutory interpretation, ideological preferences, decisionmaking, standard of review

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Adjudication Developments 2020

Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 574
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 19 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2020
Jeremy Graboyes, Christopher J. Walker and Matthew Wiener
Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), University of Michigan Law School and Administrative Conference of the United States
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Charting the New Landscape of Administrative Adjudication

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 69, pp. 1687-1694, 2020, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 538
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 21 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 11 May 2020
Christopher J. Walker
University of Michigan Law School
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adjudication, administrative law, immigration, patent adjudication

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Chevron in the Circuit Courts: The Codebook Appendix

Michigan Law Review Online, Vol. 116, pp. 1-13, 2017, Ohio State Public Law Working Paper No. 420
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 04 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2017
Kent H. Barnett and Christopher J. Walker
University of Georgia School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, deference, judicial review, Chevron, Skidmore

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Nondelegation for the Delegators

Regulation, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 14-19, 2020, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 571
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 10 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2020
Jonathan H. Adler and Christopher J. Walker
Case Western Reserve University School of Law and University of Michigan Law School
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nondelegation, reauthorization, Chevron deference, appropriations

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Congress's Anti-Removal Power

Vanderbilt Law Review, Vol. 76, Forthcoming 2023, BYU Law Research Paper No. 21-25, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 662, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Research Paper No. 21-46
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 26 Oct 2021
Aaron L. Nielson and Christopher J. Walker
Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School and University of Michigan Law School
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administrative law, independent agencies, Humphrey's Executor, removal restrictions, Appointments Clause, Congress

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How Agencies Communicate

Yale Journal on Regulation, Notice & Comment Blog
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Mar 2018
Susan C. Morse, Leigh Osofsky, Elizabeth G. Porter, Kathryn A. Watts, Michael Herz, Andy Grewal, Nicholas R. Parrillo, Kevin M. Stack, Kristin E. Hickman, Christopher J. Walker and Aaron L. Nielson
University of Texas at Austin - School of Law, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, University of Washington School of Law, University of Washington - School of Law, Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, University of Iowa - College of Law, Yale University - Law School, Vanderbilt University - Law School, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - School of Law, University of Michigan Law School and Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School
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Administrative Law, Administrative Guidance, Communication, Deference, Regulations, Notice-and-Comment, Rulemaking, Examples