Cass R. Sunstein

Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School. From 2009 to 2012, he served as the Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

White House Review of Regulation: Myths and Realities
Series | PPR | Process Sep 13, 2013

White House Review of Regulation: Myths and Realities

The Regulatory Review features the remarks of Cass R. Sunstein, keynote speaker at the Penn Program on Regulation’s annual regulation dinner at Penn Law.

Costs, Benefits, and the Non-Political Nature of OIRA Review
Opinion | Process Sep 13, 2013

Costs, Benefits, and the Non-Political Nature of OIRA Review

OIRA performs the role of information aggregator.

OIRA and the Public
Opinion | Process Sep 12, 2013

OIRA and the Public

OIRA’s external meetings play an important role in rulemaking.

Inside Baseball: The Nature of OIRA’s Work
Opinion | Process Sep 11, 2013

Inside Baseball: The Nature of OIRA’s Work

The regulatory review process engages a wide range of actors.

What OIRA Really Does
Opinion | Process | Process | Process Sep 10, 2013

What OIRA Really Does

Former administrator offers an overview of OIRA’s internal processes.

The Big Ideas Behind OIRA
Opinion | Process | Process Sep 9, 2013

The Big Ideas Behind OIRA

“The role of OIRA is emphatically one of procedural safeguards.”