Response to Professor Farber's Regulatory Review in Anti-Regulatory Times

Chicago-Kent Law Review Volume 94 Issue 3 The Trump Administration and Administrative Law: Commentary & Responses Article 10 4-13-2020 Response to Professor Farber's Regulatory Review in AntiRegulatory Times Richard J. Pierce, Jr. George Washington University Law School Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cklawreview Recommended Citation Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Response to Professor Farber's Regulatory Review in Anti-Regulatory Times, 94 Chi.Kent L. Rev. 673 (2020). Available at: https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cklawreview/vol94/iss3/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarly Commons @ IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Chicago-Kent Law Review by an authorized editor of Scholarly Commons @ IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 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