Administrative Law A2 (Prof. Stephenson)
Fall Term 2006
Mon, Tue 8:15-10:15
Course Outline & Reading Assignments
I. The Place of Agencies in American Government
A. The Constitutional Position of Administrative Agencies
1. The Non-Delegation Doctrine (Sept. 11)
CB 1303-1310 (U.S. Const. Arts. I & II)
CB 102-112
CB 66-72
Supp. 1-2 (J.W. Hampton)
2. Contemporary Non-Delegation Arguments (Sept. 12)
CB 58-62 (Benzene note)
CB 72-77 (Mistretta note)
CB 38-58 (American Trucking)
3. Agency Adjudication and Article III (Sept. 18)
CB 1310-1311 (U.S. Const. Art. III)
CB 118-138 (Schor)
B. Political Control of the Administration
1. Appointment and Removal (Sept. 19)
CB 1309 (U.S. Const. Art. II § 2)
CB 138-176 (Myers, Humprey’s Executor, Morrison)
CB 188-191 (Buckley note)
2. Congressional Control of Agency Decision-Making (Sept. 25)
CB 176-186 (Bowsher)
CB 193-212 (Chadha)
3. Presidential Direction of the Administration (Sept. 26)
CB 1370-1382 (EO 12866)
CB 638-663
CB 212-224
[No class Monday, Oct. 2 – Yom Kippur]
II. Administrative Decision-Making Procedures Under the APA
A. Rulemaking
1. The Procedural Requirements (Oct. 3)
CB 1321-1323, 1336-1337, 1340-1344 (APA §§ 551, 553, 556-557)
CB 252-254
CB 262-264
CB 484-493
Supp. 3-9 (Fla. East Coast Rwy)
CB 498-510 (Vermont Yankee)
2. Notice (Oct. 6- Friday make-up class, room & time TBA)
Supp. 10-15 (Chocolate Mfrs.)
CB 519-524 (NRDC v EPA)
3. Opportunity for Comment; Statement of Basis & Purpose (Oct. 9)
CB 1347 (APA §706)
CB 524-550 (Nova Scotia, Tanker Owners)
4. Exceptions to Notice and Comment (Oct. 10)
CB 705-732 (Air Transport Assn, General Electric)
B. Formal Adjudication
1. The Procedural Requirements (Oct. 16)
CB 1337-1344 (APA §§ 554, 556-557)
CB 322-345 (Seacoast, United Church of Christ, Envirocare)
CB 369-374 (Armstrong)
2. The Problem of Multiple Roles (Oct. 17)
CB 1347-1349 (APA §§ 3105, 7521, 5372)
CB 254-262 (Wong Yang Sung)
Supp. 16-21 (Marcello)
CB 407-420 (Cement Institute, Withrow)
[No class Oct. 23-24 – Fly-out week]
C. Agency Choice of Policymaking Form
1. Rulemaking and adjudication (Oct. 30)
CB 238-251 (Londoner, Bi-Metallic)
CB 556-574 (Chenery, Bell Aerospace)
2. Rulemaking and adjudication, cont’d (Oct. 31)
Supp. 22-39 (Laidlaw, Dep’t Store Union, Spencer, Bowen, Smiley)
CB 583-596 (Yetman)
III. Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions
A. “Substantial Evidence” Review of Factual Determinations (Nov. 6)
CB 1347 (APA §706)
CB 936-965 (Universal Camera, Allentown)
B. “Arbitrary and Capricious” Review of Policy Choices
1. The Emergence of “Hard Look” Review (Nov. 7)
CB 989-1002 (Overton Park)
Supp. 40-62 (Ethyl Corp., CCNV, Arkansas-Best, LTV)
2. “Hard Look” Review, cont’d (Nov. 13)
CB 1002-1026 (State Farm)
C. Review of Agency Legal Conclusions
1. Agency Interpretation of Congressional Statutes
a. The Doctrinal Framework (Nov. 14)
CB 978-988 (Hearst, Skidmore)
CB 1026-1045 (Chevron)
b. Chevron and Interpretive Methodology (Nov. 20)
CB 1052-1064 (MCI)
Supp. 63-65 (DeBartolo)
CB 1046-1050 (Rust note)
Supp. 66-82 (Brown & Williamson)
c. Chevron’s Domain (Nov. 21)
CB 1068-1091 (Mead)
Supp. 83-93 (Brand X, Dominion)
2. Agency Interpretation of Agency Regulations (Nov. 27)
Supp. 90-117 (TJU, Paralyzed Vets, Paragon, Martin, Oregon)
D. Availability of Judicial Review
1. Statutory Standing (Nov. 28)
CB 1345 (APA §702)
CB 1128-1139 (ADAPSO)
CB 1162-1172 (NCUA)
2. Reviewability (Dec. 4)
CB 1345 (APA §701)
CB 1181-1184 (Abbott Labs)
CB 1188-1200 (CNI, Michigan Academy)
CB 1209-1224 (Webster, Chaney note)
3. Ripeness, Finality, and Exhaustion (Dec. 5)
CB 1184-1188 (Abbott Labs)
CB 1252-1257
CB 1129-1252 (Ticor)
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