Administrative Law (Wiener)
Faculty
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| Matthew Wiener Lecturer in Law mwiener1@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Skills Training
Expository Writing
Grading
100% Exam,
Other (Particularly thoughtful class participation may bump up the final grade of a student whose exam fall just below a grade cut-off.)
Exam
Essay,
Take Home,
Partial Open Book (Students may consult any materials that are printed or written on paper.)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. I will make these recordings routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
- I will make PowerPoint slides or other class materials routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
- Please make an appointment to meet with me and I will review/answer questions about what you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
TR 3:00PM - 4:20PM
Gittis Hall 1
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
3.0
This course examines the law—constitutional, statutory, and administrative—governing the structure, functions, and oversight of federal administrative agencies. Topics include Congress’s establishment of and delegation of powers to agencies, congressional control mechanisms, the appointment and removal of agency officials under the Constitution, and presidential authority to direct agency action; agency rulemaking and adjudication, with emphasis on the Administrative Procedure Act; and the availability and scope of judicial review of agency action.
Constitutional Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of constitutional law; Perform legal analysis in the context of constitutional law; Communicate effectively on topics related to constitutional law; Demonstrate an understanding of constitutional law affects other areas of law.
Courts and the Judicial System Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of both substantive and procedural issues in the operation of our legal system; Perform legal analysis in the context of procedural issues and the judicial process; Communicate effectively on topics related to procedure and the judicial process; Demonstrate an understanding of how procedural issues and the judicial process affect all other area of our legal system.
Administrative and Regulatory Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of administrative and regulatory law and the administrative process, including the role of statutory authorization and work of administrative agencies; Perform legal analysis in the context of administrative and regulatory law; Communicate effectively on topics related to administrative and regulatory law; Demonstrate an understanding of the role administrative and regulatory law play in our legal system and in society as a whole.
Public Interest Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of the varied legal aspects of public interest law; Perform legal analysis in the context of public interest law; Communicate effectively on topics related to public interest law; Demonstrate an understanding of how public interest law is connected to and affected by a wide variety of legal and regulatory structures and doctrines.
Textbooks
"Administrative Law and Regulatory Policy" by Stephen G. Breyer et al. |