About This Class
Administrative law extends into nearly every aspect of modern life, guiding the regulation of labor, immigration, the environment, health and safety, national security initiatives, financial markets, taxation, and prisons. This course will provide an overview of the modern administrative system including the constitutional limitations on agency authority and organizational structure, the normative and policy implications of the design of administrative institutions and programs, the investigative, adjudicatory and rulemaking powers of administrative agencies, the relationship of administrative agencies to other branches of government, and the right and scope of judicial review of agency actions.