S. Advanced Problems in Administrative Law
Course Information
- Course Number
- L8481
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Administrative Law and Public Policy
- Type
- Seminar
- Additional Attributes
- New Course
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Thomas W. Merrill
Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law
Section Description
This seminar will cover recent Supreme Court revisions in Administrative Law, including suggestions for an enhanced nondelegation doctrine, the demise of the traditional Chevron doctrine, the major questions doctrine, enhanced enforcement of the President’s power of removal, enhancements of arbitrary and capricious review, innovative standing doctrines, and restrictions on the use of agency adjudication. Students will write and present papers on a topic of their choice.
- School Year & Semester
- Spring 2025
- Location
- JGH 546
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Thursday
- Points
- 2
- Method of Evaluation
- Paper
- J.D Writing Credit?
- Minor (automatic)
- Major (only upon consultation)
- LLM Writing Project
- Automatic
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
-
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in statutory and regulatory analysis, including close reading of statutes and regulations, and application to facts
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in jurisprudential considerations in legal analysis
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the historical development of law and legal institutions
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- Legislation and Regulation
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Requires Permission
- No
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None