Prof. Andrew Hammond

This forthcoming paper from @andrewshammond.bsky.social is a important contribution on the distributive impact of climate change. Should be of interest to scholars of US social policy and #climatejustice

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Check out the write-up of my latest paper from our law school blog: blogs.iu.edu/maurerlaw/20...

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this paper's got good stuff going for it; it distinguishes/defines climate "strains" separate from "risks", takes a critical eye to the past + future of LIHEAP, and poses interesting adjustments and options for addressing future strain through da legislative/administrative state

I really enjoyed working with the Iowa Law Review on my latest article, Climate Strains and the Safety Net. Can't wait to see it in print in a few months.

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Screenshot of the following text: Stare Decisis and the Missing Administrability Inquiry New York University Law Review (forthcoming 2025) U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 25-004 40 Pages Posted: 7 Aug 2025 Last revised: 11 Aug 2025 Andrew Hammond Indiana University Maurer School of Law Christopher J. Walker University of Michigan Law School Date Written: August 06, 2025 Abstract Administrative law is undergoing a tremendous amount of change. Presidential administrations have abandoned long-held practices and embraced new strategies to make policy through adjudication and regulation. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has reworked foundational principles of federal administrative law including agency independence, adjudication, and legal interpretation. What does the pace and degree of change in administrative law mean for the federal courts? We posit that some answers lie in the Supreme Court’s decision in Kisor v. Wilkie and its application in the lower courts over the last five years. In Kisor v. Wilkie, the Court was asked to reconsider its longstanding precedents concerning judicial deference to federal agencies’ interpretations of their own regulations. The result was a splintered decision that produced more questions than answers. Justice Kagan, writing for the plurality (and in parts, the Court), reaffirmed those precedents, including Auer and Seminole Rock, but also clarified and expanded the ways in which such deference should be constrained. Justice Gorsuch penned the principal opposing opinion, arguing that the Court should abandon Auer deference entirely. Chief Justice Roberts cast the deciding vote based on stare decisis, suggesting that “the

New draft on @ssrn.bsky.social: Stare Decisis and the Missing Administrability Inquiry

By Professor @chrisjwalker.bsky.social and @andrewshammond.bsky.social (@iumaurerlaw.bsky.social)

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Attn #adlaw geeks: Call for Panel Proposals -- 2025 ABA Administrative Law Conference (11/20-11/21)
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Call-for-Papers: 2026 Poverty Law Conference: Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Community in a Time of Attacks on the Vulnerable Call-for-Papers: 2026 Poverty Law Conference: Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Community in a Time of Attacks on the Vulnerable, USC Gould School of Law, Friday, Feb. 20, and Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. The…

Call-for-Papers: 2026 Poverty Law Conference: Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Community in a Time of Attacks on the Vulnerable, USC Gould School of Law, Friday, Feb. 20, and Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. events.law.usc.edu/event/2026-p....

Delighted to share news--my essay with Eloise Pasachoff and Zach Price, “Appropriations Presidentialism," is forthcoming in Georgetown Law Journal Online!
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The draft is our attempt to explain a developing front in the fight for checks and balances. Thoughts welcome!

We are pleased to welcome Andrew Hammond, assoc. professor at @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social, as our 2024-25 Clifford Scholar-in-Residence. His lecture on state courts' role in public benefits will take place on April 2.

Register here for this free CLE event: ow.ly/C6cJ50V2YxI

cc'ing @profdanwalters.bsky.social @camilabustos.bsky.social @karabadjieva.bsky.social @viljajohansson.bsky.social and others not on this platform

I hosted 9 colleagues from the U.S. & Europe for a symposium on climate adaptation research & the just transition framework at IU's Gateway in Berlin. I am grateful for their engagement & excited to stay in touch. Thank you to my colleagues @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social & IU Global for making it happen.

As Medicaid costs outpace state revenue, Indiana lawmakers want to scrutinize eligibility Meanwhile, opponents of this plan fear Hoosiers in need will kept swept up and left to dry.

At least 2 state legislatures (ID and IN) are looking to shrink their Medicaid programs, in parallel with whatever happens in Congress. In both states, bills propose work requirements and enforced enrollment caps.

Idaho: idahocapitalsun.com/2025/02/19/d...

Indiana: www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

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THE PUBLIC’S LAW is out now in paperback. The book identifies the dangers of the plebiscitary presidency and develops a participatory alternative grounded in the Progressives’ democratic transformation of Hegelian state theory. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

@alahav.bsky.social @nelsontebbe.bsky.social @blakeprof.bsky.social @katejackson.bsky.social @joetomlinson.bsky.social @jedmeers.bsky.social @didwanias.bsky.social @asaflubin.bsky.social @ryanthoreson.bsky.social for their help

Excited to submit this paper to journals this week, but most of all I want to thank...

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Looking forward to connecting with everyone at #AALS2025. Excited to have a number of faculty participating, including: @asaflubin.bsky.social, @jennoliva.bsky.social, Valena Beety, @profnick.bsky.social, Donna Nagy, Victor Quintanilla, and Lauren Robel.