Patrick McLaughlin on PLF’s Nondelegation Project

Jace Lington and Bennett Nuss chat with Patrick A. McLaughlin about The Nondelegation Project at the Pacific Legal Foundation, which analyzes compliance with the nondelegation doctrine using AI and machine learning. He highlights the significant number of regulatory restrictions in the CFR, the role of vague statutes, and the importance of judicial doctrines like the intelligible principle test. The discussion also touches on the project's implications for legislative reform, state-level applications, and the challenges of data collection.

Notes:

• The Nondelegation Project
• Introduction to the Nondelegation Project, Patrick A. McLaughlin and Mitchell Scacchi
• RegData project
• 26 U.S. Code § 7805 (Rules and regulations)
• 26 U.S. Code § 42 (Low-income housing credit)
• Harmonizing Delegation and Deference After Loper Bright, Kristin E. Hickman and Amy J. Wildermuth
• The Virginia Model: How the Commonwealth Build a Best-In-Class Regulatory System, Reeve T. Bull and Patrick A. McLaughlin