administrative law
noun
: law dealing with the establishment, duties, and powers of and available remedies against authorized agencies in the executive branch of the government
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The Center for Biological Diversity sued Secretary Burgum on March 18, attempting to block the committee meeting, saying the government missed legal requirements, including filing deadlines, providing ample public notice, and having an administrative law judge preside.
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Dan Peck, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The administrative law already exempts the three-member Board of Correction from such review, but the question over whether that also covered the prison system’s director is at the center of an active Idaho Supreme Court appeal from a death row prisoner.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
An administrative law judge recommended the worker be suspended for six months before the Civil Service Commission ruled to fire him.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Attorneys for both sides were working on a settlement agreement but were unable to do so by the March 12 deadline set by an administrative law judge for the state.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
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Dan Peck, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The administrative law already exempts the three-member Board of Correction from such review, but the question over whether that also covered the prison system’s director is at the center of an active Idaho Supreme Court appeal from a death row prisoner.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
An administrative law judge recommended the worker be suspended for six months before the Civil Service Commission ruled to fire him.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Attorneys for both sides were working on a settlement agreement but were unable to do so by the March 12 deadline set by an administrative law judge for the state.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Administrative law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administrative%20law. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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