Informal adjudication is any adjudication by an administrative agency that is not formal adjudication. Unlike formal adjudication, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) does not establish procedural requirements for informal adjudication....
administrative law
informal rulemaking
Informal rulemaking is the most common process through which administrative agencies make rules. It is also referred to as notice-and-comment rulemaking. The Administrative Procedure Act (APA), specifically § 553, outlines the procedural...
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the tax administrator and collector of the United States of America. It’s a bureau of the Department of the Treasury.
In July of 1862, Congress established the Office of the...
JAG
JAG is an acronym, which stands for Judge Advocate General. The Judge Advocate General’s Corps is the branch of the United States Armed Forces (military) that deals with military justice. Military law officers of JAG are known as judge...
judge advocate
Judge advocates are appointed officers of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps. Judge advocates represent the Army in military legal matters and serve as legal advisors to help uphold military law, as specified in the Uniform Code of Military Justice...
Judge Advocate General Corps
The Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) encompasses a group of lawyers (called Judge Advocates) who work for one of the branches of the United States Armed Forces and serve as legal advisors for the branch of the military to which they are...
legislative veto
Prominent in the field of administrative law and constitutional law, a legislative veto is a provision that allows a congressional resolution (passed by a majority of Congress, but not signed by the President) to nullify a rulemaking or other...
mandamus
A (writ of) mandamus is an order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties or correct an abuse of discretion. See e.g. Cheney v. United States Dist. Court For D....
nondelegation doctrine
The non-delegation doctrine is the principle that Congress cannot delegate its legislative powers or lawmaking ability to other entities. This prohibition typically involves Congress delegating its powers to administrative agencies or to...
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
In administrative law, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is the formal announcement and explanation of an agency’s intent to address an issue or achieve an objective. All proposed Federal rules must be published in the Federal Register...