APA Watch: ensuring that regulations follow the law

APA Watch, a nonprofit Virginia membership organization, seeks to expand the public’s opportunities to participate meaningfully in rulemakings by federal, state, and local administrative agencies and to balance the availability of review by courts and legislatures with the corresponding rights of the parties seeking that review. Toward those ends, APA Watch has participated as amicus curiae (i.e., "friend of the court") and commenter in court and agency proceedings, including matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeal, and state and federal administrative agencies.

Amicus Curiae Briefs:    

09/30/2019: Amicus brief on cross-border torts, Hernandez v. Mesa, No. 17-1678 (U.S.)

01/17/2017: Amicus brief on cross-border torts, Hernandez v. Mesa, No. 15-118 (U.S.)

12/14/2015: Amicus brief on review of judicial review of Origination Clause issues for the Affordable Care Act's "employer mandate" penalties, Hotze v. Burwell, No. 15-622 (U.S.)

09/11/2013: Amicus brief on review of Clean Air Act judicial revierw for after-arising grounds, EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, LP, No. 12-1182 & 12-1183 (U.S.)

09/03/2013: Amicus brief on disparate-impact discrimination under federal statutes, Township of Mt. Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, No. 11-1507 (U.S.)

05/28/2013: Amicus brief on review of APA compliance in challenge to agency enforcement action, Secretary of Labor v. Kiewit Power Constructors, Inc., No. 11-2395

10/03/2011: Amicus brief on pre-enforcement judicial review of administrative orders, Sackett v. EPA, No. 10-1062 (U.S.)

05/26/2011: Amicus brief on third-party standing to enforce Spending-Clause legislation, Douglas v. Indep. Living Ctr. of S. California, Nos. 09-958, 09-1158 & 10-283 (U.S.)

11/18/2010: Amicus brief on enforcement via federal common law, Astra USA, Inc. v. County of Santa Clara, No. 09-1273 (U.S.)

11/30/2009: Amicus brief on preemption of vehicular emission controls, Metro. Taxicab Bd. of Trade v. City of N.Y., No. 09-2901 (2d Cir.)

04/30/2008: Amicus brief on pharmacists' conscientious-objector rights, Stormans Inc. v. Seleky, No. 07-36039 (9th Cir.)

09/15/2006: Amicus brief on changed interpretations of Clean Air Act new source review, Envtl. Defense v. Duke Energy Corp., No. 05-848 (U.S.)