Title: Administrative Law | Justia
Headings: Administrative Law
Administrative Law
How Administrative Agencies Create Laws
Challenging Administrative Decisions
Agency Rulemaking
Agency Investigations
Agency Enforcement Actions
Administrative Hearings

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Administrative Law
Although many people are familiar with the United States judicial court system, many laws and binding legal decisions come from both state and federal administrative agencies. Administrative agencies can be basically defined as official government bodies that have the power and authority to direct, supervise, and implement certain legislative acts or statutes. Not all administrative agencies have the term “agency” in the title. Many are referred to as boards, departments, divisions, or commissions. There are a number of ways that administrative agencies are created. At the federal level, Congress and the President have the authority to establish administrative agencies and to vest them with certain powers. An agency that is established by the president is referred to as an executive agency, while agencies established by an act of Congress are referred to as independent agencies. Overall, there are very few differences between executive and independent agencies. The primary difference between an executive agency and an independent agency is that Congress typically restricts the President from removing the head of an independent agency without just cause. The heads of executive agencies serve at the will of the President and can be removed at any time.