Administrative Law (100-S1)

Funk - Fall/Day
Powers - Spring/Eve
3 hours

Required for Animal Law Certificate

Administrative law is the law relating to administrative agencies. It includes constitutional law (especially separation of powers and procedural due process), Federal statutory law (especially the Administrative Procedure Act), and state statutory law (for example, Oregon’s Administrative Procedure Act). Study of administrative law focuses on the activities of government agencies–from the Environmental Protection Agency to the Social Security Administration, from the Federal Trade Commission to the National Labor Relations Board. The validity of their actions depends on compliance with administrative law. Thus, lawyers for agencies, regulated industries, and public interest groups are vitally concerned with administrative law. Much of their practice both as litigants and advisors involves administrative law. Fourteen states, including Oregon, test Administrative Law on their bar exams.

For Funk:

This course uses a problem orientation to stress practical application of administrative law. There is a final exam with short objective questions and a longer problem question. If there is a large class, students may opt to take a multiple choice exam instead.

For Powers:

This course explores: sources and limits of agency authority; procedures agencies must use in investigation, rulemaking, and adjudication; and availability and scope of judicial review of agency actions. The course uses a problem orientation to stress practicial application of administrative law. Course evaluation is primarily by a final exam, but also includes 2-3 short research projects during the semester.