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223 sec. 001 - Administrative Law (Spring 2026)
Instructor: Sharon Jacobs (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
MTuTh 11:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Law 140
From January 12, 2026
To April 28, 2026
Course End: April 28, 2026
Class Number: 33049
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 68
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 68
As of: 03/16 09:45 AM
Administrative Law is the law governing administrative agencies, including agencies tasked with regulating air and water quality, pharmaceutical safety, pandemic planning, student debt, the financial system, labor practices, and immigration. In this course, we will learn how agencies are created, how they implement laws through rulemaking and adjudication, how Congress and the president oversee them, and how courts review their actions.
Administrative Law has never been more central to understanding what is happening in United States governance. While much of administrative law remains unchanged, in recent years the Supreme Court has overturned key precedent (including the 1984 case Chevron v. NRDC, which held that courts should defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes). The Court may be poised to reverse another landmark case this term, this one involving limits on the president's power to remove the heads of independent agencies. Meanwhile, the current administration has taken an undeniably bold approach to restructuring and directing agency action. This has produced a slew of challenges in the federal courts. We will use some of these challenges to explore the scope and limits of administrative law doctrine related to appropriations and funding, agency officers and other personnel, advisory committees, and public participation, among other areas.
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Exam Notes: (F) In-class Final Exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 4 hours
Course Category: Public Law and Policy
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Books:
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- Gellhorn and Byse's Administrative Law, Cases and Comments
Todd Strauss, Gillian Metzger, David Barron, Anne O'Connell, Eloise Pasachoff
Edition: 13th
Publisher: Foundation Press
ISBN: 9781636594644
e-Book Available: unknown
Price: To Be Determined