Description:
The new edition of this accessible and straightforward casebook focuses on the basic principles of administrative law, with a traditional cases-and-notes pedagogy, flexible organization, and new examination-length problems at the end of each substantive chapter.
This concise teaching tool offers:
a chronological approach that shows the procedural course of administrative law in actual practice
manageable, practical length of about 800 pages, presenting complete coverage in seven chapters
a broad range of state cases, both classic and current
flexible organization beginning with an overview of administrative law and its agencies to allow instructors to easily adapt the book to individual course needs
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
clear, accessible writing style that facilitates student learning
excellent notes and explanatory material
the original approach of the late Bernard Schwartz, fine-tuned and updated Major changes for the Sixth Edition include:
new co-author J. Robert Brown, Jr., who brings valuable expertise in securities and corporate law, including privacy issues and Sarbanes-Oxley
full coverage of recent developments, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Act of 2002; the impact of 9/11 on rulemaking procedure (including the D.C. Circuit decision in Jifry v. FAA); privacy and administrative law, especially in the wake of Sarbanes-Oxley; and updates on procedural due process, the distinction between legislative and nonlegislative rules, and Chevron deference
an examination-length problem at the end of each substantive chapter, with model answers in the Teacher¿s Manual
new and updated cases, including American Trucking Association v. Whitman, Mead Data Corporation, Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Jifry v. FAA, and Mainstream Marketing Services v. FTC
fully revised Teacher¿s Manual to aid in preparing for class
