This course provides an introduction to the nature and functioning of federal administrative agencies, and to the legal and policy issues that arise. The course covers such topics as: the Constitutional position and structure of administrative agencies; the Administrative Procedure Act and agency rulemaking and adjudication; judicial review of agency actions; access to judicial review. The goal of this course is to provide students a working knowledge of the major legal issues in administrative law, as well as a familiarity with the kinds of policy, advocacy, and political issues that arise when working with federal agencies, whether as a lawyer, policymaker, or advocate.
