An Introduction to Administrative Law

C HAPTER 1. An Introduction to Administrative Law I. Overview Administrative law is the study of governance. While Congress creates authority, the President enforces that authority, and courts confine or discipline the exercise of that authority, it is agencies that govern. That said, the starting point for many Administrative law cases is an act of Congress that allows the agency to function. It is axiomatic Bottom Line that Administrative agencies may issue Federal, state, and local administra- regulations only pursuant to authority tive agencies are the vital, hands-on delegated to them by Congress.

This is true in criminal law, where much of the parole and post-con-viction practice is administrative. It is also true in corporate law, where agency actors play a decisive role on issues such as taxes, employ-ment, and securities regulation. En-vironmental law, international law, healthcare law, energy regulation,

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