ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Administrative Law Judge, National Grange Of The Order Of Patrons Of Husbandry, Craigslist

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Administration Of Justice
• Course: ADJUS-120
• Professor: Gaines

Document Summary

Procedure (civil / criminal / evidence / ethics) The growth & development of administrative law (p. 2-7) Revolt against the rigid structures and practices of previous generations; considered a. Reaction to the forces unleashed by rapid geographic growth and immigration, cheap labor, and industrialization. Agitation of the granger movement against the railroads and the inadequacy of the common law. An intro to the legal system of the us (p. 168-173) The exercise of legislative and judicial power by the executive branch within a system highly controlled by procedure. Roots are in the 1887 icc but gained prominence in the new deal era. Administrative governance stems from due process clause and apa. The role of the freedom of information act of 1966. Ad hoc development of the rules: formal v. informal. Legislative specificity and the power of agencies. Forms of administrative oversight: executive, legislative, judicial. Administrative agencies do most of the work of the modern federal government.