Whether federal judges are free to flout and violate the APA, Constitution, and precedent

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether, in adjudications under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), federal judges are free to flout and knowingly violate (and help administrative judges flout and knowingly violate) the APA, the U.S. Constitution and this Court’s precedent. 2. Whether agency sanctions for exercising the freedom of speech to criticize agency employees or the right to petition for redress of grievances against agency employees must be subjected to strict scrutiny and supported by clear and convincing evidence of each material fact. ii INDIRECTLY