One of the principle purposes of this course is to alert the Public Administration student to the tremendous power administrative government possesses to shape our society. To do this, the course seeks to develop a working definition of administrative law, review the primary principles in the field, examine the liabilities and limitation of administrative power, and to evaluate critical issues in the field of administrative law. The principal goal of this course is to bring the Public Administration student into line with the U.S. Supreme Court declaration of 1992 which stated that a reasonably competent public official should know the law governing his [or her] conduct and must understand those clearly established constitutional rights for which a public official can be held legal liable for violating. Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 800, 818 (1992).

Carter, Lief H. and Christian B. Harington. (1991). Administrative Law and Politics: Cases and Comments. New  York: Harper Collins Pub..

Rosenblom, David H. and James D. Carroll. (1990). Toward Constitutional Competence: A Casebook for Public Administrators. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall.

This course will employ three distinct methods of learning. The first method with which students will be most familiar is class lectures. Throughout the year I will dedicate part  of my classes to lecture, during which time I will attempt to cover material that would be too cumbersome or complex to cover in any other format. The second method, known as the case method, is common to many law related classes. This process requires the students to read and brief a series of cases and in doing so be ready to actively present and discuss these cases in class. Finally each student will be required to prepare and present a research paper on one of the many administrative agencies that affect the field of public administration.

Part I:          The Function and Role of Administrative Law.

Week 1.        Read: Admin. Law, Why Admin. Law matters, pp. 1-75
                          Brief: Morgan v. United States

Week 2.        Brief: Goldberg v. Kelly
                                        Mathews v. Eldridge

Part II:         How Administrative Law Works.

                      Read: Con. Comp: pp. 1-28
                                          Admin. Law: pp. 77-117.

                      Brief: Bowsher v. Synar
                                          Naturalization Service v. Chadha
                                          American Fed. of Gov. Employees v. Phillips
                                          Munn v. Illinois

Week 3.          Brief: Lochner v. New York
                                          National Labor Relations Board v. Jones
                                          NAACP et al. v. Federal Power Commission

Week 4.           Read: Admin. Law: pp. 118-200

                       Brief: Moss v. Civil Aeronautics Board
                                          Industrial Union Dept. v. Amer. Petroleum
                                          American Textile Manufacturers v. Donovan
                                          Chevron v. Natural Resource Council,
                                         Immigration and Naturalization v. Chadha
                                         Bowsher v. Synar

Part III.         The Power of Administrative Agencies.

Week 5.       Brief: Wyman v. James
                                        Marshal v. BarlowÆs Inc.
                                      Immigration and Nat.  v. Lopez-Mendoza et al.
                                       Dow Chemical Company v. United States
                                       Department of the Air Force v. Rose
                                      Taxation with Rep. Fund v. Internal Rev. Serv.
                                      Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Common Cause

Part IV.         The Quasi Judicial Function of Administrative Agencies.

Week 6.        Read: Admin. Law: pp. 201-283

                    Brief:Bi-Metallic v. St. Board of Equal. of Colorado
                                     Board of Curators . . . v. Horowitz
                                     Federal Corp. Insurance Corp. v. Merrill
                                     Marathon Oil Co. v. E.P.A.

Week 7.       Brief:Walters v. National Asso of Radiation Survivors
                                      Mazza v. Cavicchia
                                      Gibson v. Berryhill
                                      Cinderella v. Fed. Trade Comm.
                                      United States v. Florida East Coast Railway, Inc

Week 8.         Brief: Natural Resource Council v. Vermont Yankee

Part V.          The Enforceability of Administrative Rules:

                      Read:    Admin Law: pp. 284-359.
                                  Con. Comp: pp 74-94

                      Brief: Motor Vehicles Manuf.v. State Farm
                                          Environmental Defense Fund v. Ruckelhaus
                                          Gwaltney of Smithfield v. Chesapeak Bay
 

Week 9.          Brief: Kolender v. Lawson
                                          Elrod v. Burns
                                          United States v. Paradise

                      Read: Admin. Law: pp. 360-382
                                          Con. Comp.: pp. 29-73

                      Brief: Scenic Hudson v. Fed. Power (I)
                                          Scenic Hudson v. Fed. Power (II)
                                          Heckler v. Chaney
                                          Universal Camera v. N.L.R.B.
                                          N. L.R.B. v. Hearst Publications, Inc.
                                          Harlow v. Fitzgerald

Week 10.         Brief: Smith v. Wade
                                          Pembaur v. City of Cincinnati
                                          Harley v. Schuylkill County
                                          Delaware v. Prouse
                                          Craig v. Boren
                                          Hawkins v. Town of Shaw
                                          Indian Towing Co., Inc. v. United States

                      Student Presentation N0. 1.

Part VI          Issues in Public Administration.

Week 11.     The Legal Liability of the Public Administrator:

                      Student Presentation NO. 2.

                      Read: Admin. Law: pp. 385-430
                                          Con. Comp.: pp. 148-168

                      Brief: Griffin v. United States
                                          Allen v. United States
                                          DeShaney v. Winnebago County Dept.
                                          Butz v. Economo
                                          Hornsby v. Allen

                      Student Presentation NO.3.

Week 12.     Student Presentation NO. 4.

                      Brief: Withrow et al. b. Larkin
                                          Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners
                                          Cord v. Gibb
                                          Dixon v. Love
                                          Shapiro v. Thompson
                                          Sherbert v. Verner
                                          Wyatt v. Stickney

                       Student Presentation NO. 5.

Part VII.         Limits on the Power of Public Administrators.

Week 13.      Student Presentation NO. 6.

                       Read: Con. Comp.: pp. 95-143

                       Brief: Cleveland Board of Eduction v. Loudermill
                                           Rankin v. McFpherson
                                           O'Connor v. Ortega
                                           Baker v. City of St. Petersburg
                                           Goldman v. Weinberger
                                           Leonard v. City of Columbus
                                           Zobel v, Williams

                    Student Presentation No. 5.

Week 14.      Student Presentation NO. 7.

                       Read: Admin. Law: pp. 431-480

                       Brief: Perry et al. v. Sindermann
                                           Bishop v. Wood et al.
                                           Cleeland Board of Education v. Loudermill
                                           Kelley v. Johnson
                                           National Treasury Employees v. Von Raab

                       Student Presentation NO. 8.

Week 15.      Student Presentation NO. 9.

                       BriefWashington v. Davis
                                           Martin v. Wilks

                       Hypotheticals: "Six Blind People and an Elephant"

                       Read: Admin. Law pp. 483-541

                       Brief: Dist. of Columbia Fed.of Civic Asso. v. Volpe

Week 16.      Clean Up and Review.

CUT POLICY- We will adhere to the College Policy. After the equivalent of one and a half weeks of absences from class, (3-5 classes depending on class schedule) regardless of cause, the student is subject to being withdrawn from the class at the discretion of the instructor.

TAPING POLICY- Taping is permitted.

Students with disabilities should contact the Office of Disability Services to make arrangements for appropriate services and testing modifications. The director of the Office of Disability Services can be reached in Bellevue Hall at (706)-737-1472 or (TDD-706-667-4175).
 

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