Administrative Law: A Casebook, Tenth Edition

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Written in an accessible, straightforward style, Administrative Law: A Casebook, Tenth Edition focuses on the basic principles of administrative law using a traditional cases-and-notes pedagogy, flexible organization, and examination-length problems at the end of each substantive chapter.

This book emphasizes the actual practice of administrative law, highlighting aspects of the law that will help students later as attorneys practicing before federal or state administrative agencies. Notes after cases focus on questions that would be asked by lawyers practicing in the area. End of chapter problems help to accentuate the types of problems confronted by practitioners.

New to the Tenth Edition:

• Full coverage of recent developments, including new appointment and removal cases: Lucia, Seila Law, and Arthrex, plus accompanying notes; the newest developments regarding the doctrine of nondelegation including the Gundy case and Justice Gorsuch’s dissenting opinion; new treatment of the doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies; the newest developments dealing with standard of review including the DACA and Department of Commerce v. New York cases; the newest developments regarding Chevron and Auer deference, including the Pereira and Kisor
• Updated coverage of developments involving rulemaking.
• A new procedural due process case involving the emergency exception in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Cases and materials relating to state administrative law with an emphasis on California & New York.
• An edited and shortened chapter on administrative hearings.

Professors and students will benefit from:

• A chronological approach that shows the procedural course of administrative law in actual practice
• A broad range of state cases, both classic and current
• Balanced coverage that gives students valuable exposure to the state level where most administrative law issues are handled in practice, in addition to the standard treatment of federal law
• Flexible organization beginning with an overview of administrative law and its agencies to allow instructors to easily adapt the book to individual course needs
• Clear, accessible writing style that facilitates student learning
• Excellent notes and explanatory material
• A casebook that pays careful attention to explanation, helping students with even complex areas of administrative law
• An examination-length problem at the end of each substantive chapter

Teaching materials include:

• Comprehensive Teacher’s Manual with model answers and extensive materials related to teaching administrative law as a simulation course