Introduction to Administrative Law

Introduction to Administrative Law

Were agencies anticipated in the Constitution? Where do they fit into the structure of the 3 branches of government? This unit provides a brief overview of administrative law, the various types of agencies, and the growth of the modern administrative state.

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4 of 6: Are Agencies Explicitly Contemplated by the Constitution? [No. 86]

The Constitution does make reference to executive officers who are tasked with administering and enforcing the laws that Congress has passed. By extension, these officers would oversee agencies or departments. Professor Ilan Wurman examines whether m ... The Constitution does make reference to executive officers who are tasked with administering and enforcing the laws that Congress has passed. By extension, these officers would oversee agencies or departments. Professor Ilan Wurman examines whether modern administrative agencies overreach these boundaries envisioned by the Founders.

Ilan Wurman is a visiting assistant professor at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, where he teaches administrative law and constitutional law. He is the author of A Debt Against the Living: An Introduction to Originalism (Cambridge 2017).

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.

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