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government body charged with administering and implementing legislation
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administrative agency
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law governing administrative agencies
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administrative law
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federal law permitting citizens to request documents and records from administrative agencies
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freedom of information act
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federal law that establishes the operating rules for administrative
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administrative procedure act
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law that requires advance notice of agency meeting
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open meeting law
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judicial figure who hears administrative agency actions
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administrative law judge
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negotiated disposition for a matter before an administrative agency, generally without public sanctions
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informal settlements
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informal settlements of enforcement actions brought by agencies
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consent decrees
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another name for an administrative law judge
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hearing officer
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in administrative actions, third parties who have an interest in the issues being determined by an ALJ
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intervenors
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order issued by a court or administrative agency to stop a practice that it decides is improper
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cease-and-desist order
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requirement that an agency make its final decision before the parties can go to court
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exhaustion of administrative remedies