Law Courses Catalog

Summer 2017 - Taught by Fromherz

This course is the “Civil Procedure” of the administrative state. Focusing primarily upon federal law and federal agencies, the course introduces students to the processes of law making and law application by the administrative agencies of the executive branch and their control by the federal courts, Congress, and the President. The course covers the basic tools used by agencies, such as rulemaking and adjudication, as well as the procedural and substantive rules that limit and guide the use of these tools. Special attention is given to the scope of judicial review, access to judicial review, the separation of powers, procedural due process, and freedom of information. In short, the 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 course is strongly recommended for students who intend to take Environmental Law.

Taught by Funk

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. Thirteen states, including Oregon, test Administrative Law on their bar exams. 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.

Taught by Litwak

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). The validity of government agencies’ actions depends on compliance with administrative law. Thus, lawyers for agencies, regulated industries, and public interest groups are vitally concerned with administrative law. Fourteen states, including Oregon, test Administrative Law on their bar exams. This course explores: sources and limits of agency authority; procedures federal agencies must use in investigation, rulemaking, and adjudication; and availability and scope of judicial review of federal agency actions. The course uses a problem orientation to stress practical application of administrative law. Course evaluation is by a final exam.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR SPRING 2017 (LITWAK): Due to conflicts in my schedule, I expect that I will need to cancel two class periods in March 2017. To make up this class time, the starting time for this class will change from 9:00 am to 8:30 am on the following six Mondays: Jan 23 & 30, 2017 and Feb. 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2017.

Taught by Oleske

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. The validity of government agencies’ actions depends on compliance with administrative law. Thus, lawyers for agencies, regulated industries, and public interest groups are vitally concerned with administrative law. This course uses a problem orientation to stress practical application of administrative law. Course evaluation is by a final exam.