Kathryn A. Watts

University of Washington - School of Law

Garvey Schubert Barer Professor of Law

William H. Gates Hall

Box 353020

Seattle, WA 98105-3020

United States

https://www.law.washington.edu/directory/profile.aspx?ID=254

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (14)

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Visual Rulemaking

New York University Law Review, Vol. 91, No. 5, Pp. 1183-1278 (2016), University of Washington School of Law Research Paper No. 2016-16
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 23 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2017
Elizabeth G. Porter and Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington School of Law and University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 337 (163,580)

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multimedia, visual media, video, social media, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, brain, administrative law, lobbying, government information, advocacy, regulation

Visual Rulemaking

Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 48, No. 8, Pp. 10,698-706, 2018, University of Washington School of Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 09 Sep 2018
Elizabeth G. Porter and Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington School of Law and University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 168 (323,325)

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multimedia, visual media, video, social media, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, brain, administrative law, lobbying, government information, advocacy, regulation

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The Limits of Presidential Power: A Citizen's Guide to the Law — Table of Contents and Introduction

University of Washington School of Law Research Paper No. 2018-01
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 18 Jan 2018
Lisa Marshall Manheim and Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law and University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 493 (106,772)

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executive power, executive branch, separation of power, checks and balances, constitutional law, impeachment, First Amendment, citizens, regulation, executive orders, enforcement discretion, civics

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Controlling Presidential Control

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 114, No. 5, Pp. 683-745 (2016), University of Washington School of Law Research Paper No. 2015-12
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 29 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2017
Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 429 (125,823)
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administrative law, presidential control, Presidents, expertise, science, politics, rulemaking, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), FDA, Plan B, EPA, ozone standards, FCC, net neutrality, presidential directives

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Judges and Their Papers

New York University Law Review, 2013, University of Washington School of Law Research Paper 2013-03
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 01 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2013
Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 390 (140,700)

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judicial history, judges and Justices, Presidential Records Act, separation of powers, governmental transparency and accountability, property

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Proposing a Place for Politics in Arbitrary and Capricious Review

Yale Law Journal, Vol. 119, 2009
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 06 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2011
Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 359 (153,898)
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administrative law, courts, judges, judicial review, politics, agencies, accountability

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Reviewing Presidential Orders

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 86, No. 7, Pp. 1743–1824, Nov. 2019, University of Washington School of Law Research Paper No. 2018-12
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 03 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 18 May 2020
Lisa Marshall Manheim and Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law and University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 326 (170,858)

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Presidency, executive orders, presidential proclamations, presidential memoranda, judicial review, standards of review, administrative law

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Constraining Certiorari Using Administrative Law Principles

University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Vol. 160, No. 1, December 2011, University of Washington School of Law Research Paper No. 2011-03
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 21 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2011
Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 324 (171,935)
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Supreme Court, Certiorari, Judicial Discretion, Administrative Law, Delegation, Docket Setting

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Rulemaking as Legislating

Georgetown Law Journal, Vol. 130, No. 4, pp. 1003-60 (2015), University of Washington School of Law Research Paper No. 2014-17
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 08 May 2014 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2015
Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 313 (178,292)

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administrative law, delegation, nondelegation doctrine, deference, judicial review, separation of powers, Article I, Article II, constitutional law, legislative rules, non-legislative rules, legislative power, lawmaking

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Adapting to Administrative Law's Erie Doctrine

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 101, 2007, Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 900582
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 06 Jun 2006
Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 232 (241,266)

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administrative law, judicial review, federal courts, Chevron deference, stare decisis

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The Supreme Court Sourcebook: Table of Contents and Preface

R. Seamon, A. Siegel, J. Thai and K. Watts, The Supreme Court Sourcebook, Aspen Coursebook Series, Wolters Kluwer, 2013, Seattle University School of Law Research Paper No. 13-14, University of Washington School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-32
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 08 May 2013 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2013
University of Idaho - College of Law, Seattle University School of Law, University of Oklahoma - College of Law and University of Washington - School of Law
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U.S. Supreme Court, judicial decisionmaking, oral and written advocacy, justices, certiorari, judicial opinions, merits briefs, oral argument

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The Structural Exceptionalism of Bankruptcy Administration

UCLA Law Review, Vol. 60, No. 2, 2012, University of Washington School of Law Research Paper No. 2012-08, Emory Legal Studies Research Paper No. 12-209
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 29 May 2012 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2013
Rafael I. Pardo and Kathryn A. Watts
Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law and University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 202 (274,607)

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administrative law, agencies, bankruptcy, courts, delegation, institutional design, judges

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Massachusetts v. EPA: Breaking New Ground on Issues Other than Global Warming

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 102, 2007
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 07 Oct 2007
Kathryn A. Watts and Amy J. Wildermuth
University of Washington - School of Law and University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
Downloads 195 (283,444)

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Massachusetts v. EPA, global warming, state standing, Article III, judicial review, inaction, hard look review

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From Chevron to Massachusetts: Justice Stevens's Approach to Securing the Public Interest

UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 43, 2010
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2011
Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law
Downloads 178 (307,587)

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Justice Stevens, deference, judicial review, purposivism, statutory interpretation, Chevron, remedial canon

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Regulatory Moratoria

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 61, 2012, University of Washington School of Law Research Paper No. 2012-06
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 11 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 10 May 2012
Kathryn A. Watts
University of Washington - School of Law
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administrative law, rulemaking, regulatory moratoria, regulatory suspensions, rulemaking freezes, political control

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 54
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How Agencies Communicate

Yale Journal on Regulation, Notice & Comment Blog
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Mar 2018
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