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Why do unelected bureaucrats get to exercise power? What are the limits on those powers? What recourse do citizens have if bureaucrats abuse those powers? Anyone working with government needs to know the answers to these questions. Administrative Law: The Sources and Limits of Government Agency Power concisely examines the everyday challenges of administrative responsibilities and provides students with a way to understand and manage the complicated mission that is governance. Written by leading scholar Daniel Feldman, the book avoids technical legal language, but at the same time provides solid coverage of legal principles and exemplar studies, which allows students to gain a clear understanding of a complicated and critical aspect of governance.
Government Employment Rights and Due Process
Government Employment Rights and Due Process
Government employee rights have come a long way from Oliver Wendell Holmes,’ ruling in McAuliffe v. Mayor of New Bedford that “The petitioner may have a constitutional right to talk politics, but he has no constitutional right to be a policeman.”1 With some exceptions, federal government employees can appeal punishments ranging from firing to negative evaluations2 to the Merit Systems Protection Board using an electronic “e-appeal” process.3 State and local governments have comparable procedures,4 including some that are also available online.5 The Washington State Municipal Services and Research Center, in its discussion of civil service protection for local government employees in that state, summarizes well one of the main points of civil service ...
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