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 The Regulatory State 4th Edition by Lisa Schultz Bressman

ISBN 9798886142044

The Regulatory State, Fourth Edition, offers a distinctive, practice-oriented approach to understanding how federal agencies make decisions, how courts review those decisions, and how political institutions shape the regulatory process. Tailored for both 1L Legislation and Regulation courses and upper-level courses on the administrative state, this casebook emphasizes real-world engagement with agency materials and practical tools of legal analysis.

At the heart of the book is an accessible, unifying example—automobile safety regulation—that provides students with a consistent frame of reference as they explore complex administrative concepts. Drawing on primary sources such as agency rules, guidance documents, and adjudicatory decisions, the text reveals how lawyers interact with agencies in practice. The book also offers rich treatment of the legislative process and modern approaches to statutory interpretation, emphasizing both interpretive tools and theoretical frameworks.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• Coverage of major recent Supreme Court cases, including:
  • Bostock v. Clayton County (textualism and statutory interpretation)
  • West Virginia v. EPA (Major Questions Doctrine and the shifting status of Chevron)
  • FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project (arbitrary and capricious review)
• Updates on executive regulatory policy, including:
  • Executive Order 14094 on Modernizing Regulatory Review
  • Draft revisions to Circular A-4 governing cost-benefit analysis
• Expanded discussion on the use of science in agency decision-making
• New treatment of equity and distributional analysis in regulatory policy

Key Features:

• A tools-based framework emphasizing how courts, agencies, and lawyers analyze statutes and regulations
• Rich primary source materials to give students hands-on experience with real-world regulatory documents
• Integration of normative and theoretical perspectives alongside practical examples
• Empirical data and policy context to ground doctrine in real-life decision-making

Clear, cohesive, and contemporary, this edition remains a vital resource for students and instructors navigating the evolving world of administrative law.

The Regulatory State 4th Edition by Lisa Schultz Bressman
ISBN 9798886142044 & 979-8886142044