The Vault – Administrative Law Documents (Unpublished) and Research Materials For Challenging the DEA

The Vault will serve as a specialized research repository dedicated to preserving and organizing unpublished administrative law materials that are not available through PACER or other public court databases. It will focus on internal, pre-decisional, and non-public documents generated in connection with administrative challenges to drug scheduling actions, with particular emphasis on proceedings involving the Five Tryptamines, DOI and DOC, and MDMA.

The materials contained in The Vault will include administrative hearing filings, evidentiary submissions, expert reports, scientific critiques, draft briefs, agency correspondence, procedural motions, and record materials submitted to or generated within the Drug Enforcement Administration and related agencies. These documents will reflect the substance of arguments, factual records, and litigation strategies developed during administrative proceedings that never result in published opinions or docketed federal court records, but which nonetheless shape agency outcomes and future policy.

The Vault will document how scheduling challenges are actually litigated at the administrative level, including disputes over scientific evidence, abuse potential, medical utility, treaty interpretation, and due process. It will preserve records illustrating the barriers faced by researchers and sponsors, the treatment of expert testimony, and the limitations placed on meaningful participation and review during scheduling hearings.

This repository will function as a forward-looking legal infrastructure for attorneys, researchers, advocates, and scholars. It will support future litigation, policy analysis, and public education by making otherwise inaccessible administrative materials available for study and strategic use.