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Agency-Specific Precedents, Robert L. Glicksman, Richard E. Levy
Agency-Specific Precedents, Robert L. Glicksman, Richard E. Levy
Robert L. Glicksman
As a field of legal study and practice, administrative law rests on the premise that legal principles concerning agency structure, administrative process, and judicial review cut across multiple agencies. In practice, however, judicial precedents addressing the application of administrative law doctrines to a given agency tend to rely most heavily on other cases involving the same agency, and use verbal formulations or doctrinal approaches reflected in those cases. Over time, the doctrine often begins to develop its own unique characteristics when applied to that particular agency. These “agency-specific precedents” deviate from the conventional understanding of the relevant principles as a …
Perceptions Of Fairness In State Administrative Hearings, Chris Mcneil
Perceptions Of Fairness In State Administrative Hearings, Chris Mcneil
Christopher B. McNeil, J.D., Ph.D.
A recent study of license suspension hearings suggests that while participants do see central panel adjudications as being fairer, overall there is a profound level of distrust, hopelessness, and anger on the part of those whose licenses are at stake and those who serve in the defense of licensees.