200 Administrative Law
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions.
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JD elective
IntlLLM NY Bar
IntlLLM-SJD-EXC elective
IntlLLM Environ Cert
PIPS elective
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Spring 2026
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2025
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2025
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2024
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2024
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Syllabus: 200-02-Spring2024-syllabus.pdf212.92 KB Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2023
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Syllabus: 200-01-Fall2023-syllabus.pdf147.12 KB Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2023
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2022
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Syllabus: 200-01-Fall2022-syllabus.pdf213.45 KB Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2022
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2021
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Degree RequirementsPre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2021
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Syllabus: 200.02.Spring2021-syllabus.pdf217.25 KB Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2020
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2020
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2019
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2019
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2018
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2018
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2017
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2017
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| 200.02 | 3 |
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Stuart M. Benjamin | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Fall 2016
| Course Number | Course Credits | Evaluation Method | Instructor | ||
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| 200.01 | 3 |
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Matthew Adler | ||
A study of the legal framework governing administrative agencies under the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act, with a particular focus on agency rulemaking and adjudication; Presidential power; Congressional control of agencies through statutes and other mechanisms of oversight; and judicial review of agency actions. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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Spring 2016
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| 200.02 | 3 | Stuart M. Benjamin | |||
This course examines the rules and principles governing federal administrative agencies, as well as the large role played by those agencies in our system of government. The course addresses constitutional constraints on the structure of the administrative state, the scope of presidential, congressional, and judicial controls over administrative agencies, and the internal decisionmaking processes of agencies. Pre/Co-requisitesNone |
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