Knowra Administrative law Administrative law Administrative law governs public agencies’ legal powers, procedures, and accountability. It includes rules for agency decision-making and judicial review of agency action.
Administrative rulemaking : The process by which public agencies issue legally binding regulations under authority delegated by a legislature. Rulemaking is a central way agencies turn statutory authority into generally applicable requirements.
Administrative agency : A government body authorized to administer statutes, issue rules, or decide disputes within a defined area. Agencies are the institutions whose powers and conduct administrative law governs.
Chevron deference : A former U.S. doctrine directing courts to defer to certain reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes they administered. Its overruled framework sharply shaped debates about judicial respect for agency interpretations.
Freedom of Information Act : A U.S. federal law granting public access to agency records, subject to specified exemptions. Disclosure duties let the public scrutinize agency operations and decisions.
Marbury v. Madison : A 1803 U.S. Supreme Court case establishing judicial review of federal legislation and helping define the judiciary’s role. Its account of judicial review underpins courts’ authority to assess governmental legality.
Administrative adjudication : The process by which an agency resolves disputes or determines rights under statutes and regulations it administers. Agencies often decide individual cases through hearings and formal or informal adjudication.
Statutory interpretation : The process of determining the meaning and legal effect of legislative texts. Agencies and courts must interpret statutes that define agency authority.
Skidmore deference : A U.S. approach giving agency interpretations persuasive weight according to their thoroughness, consistency, and reasoning. It contrasts with mandatory deference by treating agency views as persuasive rather than controlling.
Regulatory impact analysis : An assessment of a proposed regulation’s expected costs, benefits, and effects, often required by executive policy. Impact analysis influences how agencies justify and design major regulations.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. : A 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that established a framework for deference to certain agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, later overruled. The decision became the leading case on judicial deference to agency statutory interpretations.
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