A short & happy guide to administrative law /

"[This book] follows a logical sequence of topics used by many professors in their classes, starting with the constitutional foundations of the administrative state, continuing through the procedural requirements for agency rulemaking and adjudication, then the rules governing judicial review o...

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Main Author: Araiza, William D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, MN : West Academic, 2018
Series:Short & happy law series
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The constitutional status of administrative agencies. The non-delegation doctrine ; Congressional power to create non-Article III courts ; Presidential control over agency officers ; Congressional retention of delegated power : the legislative veto and the Congressional Review Act
  • The rulemaking process. An introduction to rulemaking ; Formal and informal rulemaking ; Exceptions to the rulemaking process ; Ex parte contracts and bias in rulemaking ; White House review of rulemaking
  • Agency adjudication. An overview of adjudication procedures ; The choice between formal and informal adjudication ; Formal adjudication ; Due process ; Ex parte contacts and bias in adjudication
  • The availability of judicial review. The APA and the availability of judicial review ; Reviewability ; Standing and sovereign immunity ; The form of proceeding and jurisdiction ; Timing issues and preliminary relief
  • Judicial review of agency action. Section 706 of the APA ; Judicial review of agency fact-finding ; Judicial review of agency legal interpretations ; Judicial review of agency policy-making
  • Agencies and information. Agency authority to compel production of information ; The Freedom of Information Act
  • Concluding thoughts and advice