Section 304(g) of P.L.96-265, the “Social Security Disability Amendments of 1980,” requires that the Social Security Administration (SSA) institute a program of ongoing review of administrative law judge (ALJ) decisions on claims for Social Security disability benefits. This section-commonly referred to as the Bellmon amendment-is intended to ensure that hearings decisions by ALJs conform to st...

Thirty-five years ago at the Nixon Watergate hearings, a young attorney named Fred Thompson, current US presidential candidate, asked "What did the President know and when did he know it?" A couple of word changes and this question would be appropriate to ask any number of surgical specialties regarding negative neurologic outcomes. Even today, some specialties are in denial about impaired brai...

This part provides rules of practice for administrative hearings relating to the enforcement of section 41 of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the safety regulations promulgated thereunder which are published in parts 1915 and 1918 of this subtitle. This part applies only to proceedings held under section 41(b)(5) of the Act. It does not apply to any other administrat...

This research examined the opportunities for critical education available to participants of a federal environmental assessment (EA) that includes hearings. The Sable Gas Panel Review, an assessment of a natural gas project situated in the Maritimes, was undertaken between 1996 and 1997. This study documented what participants learned through their experiences and how that learning was facilita...

While they were possible before in many countries, the COVID-19 crisis accelerated use of remote- or video-hearings courts European countries. It is unlikely that will disappear with end pandemic. Looking forward to best remote hearings for future, and a new understanding how justice done outside physical courtroom, collecting comparing different legal frameworks experiences as countries can pr...

This article aims to discuss virtual audiences during the period of social distance due pandemic state reported by COVID-19. Until then, audience was a sporadic procedure. However, current situation has brought need for use hearings as routine procedure given impossibility physical presence components process in Courts. Therefore, practice became common, it necessary proceed with procedures, or...