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 case will be heard by a state administrative law judge, who will provide a recommendation to Lara on a possible monetary penalty and whether to carry out the license suspension.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The agency would have to document how Disney's diversity policies are discriminatory and present its case before an administrative law judge, said Robert Corn-Revere, chief counsel at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonprofit organization focused on protecting free speech.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Other Democrats expected to run include business administrator Alisha Cordes, administrative law judge Sheriene Ridenour and businessman Jot Thiara.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Therefore, because the Free Press was not considered to be failing, the administrative law judge said, the requirements of the act had not been met.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
The agency would have to document how Disney's diversity policies are discriminatory and present its case before an administrative law judge, said Robert Corn-Revere, chief counsel at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonprofit organization focused on protecting free speech.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Other Democrats expected to run include business administrator Alisha Cordes, administrative law judge Sheriene Ridenour and businessman Jot Thiara.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Therefore, because the Free Press was not considered to be failing, the administrative law judge said, the requirements of the act had not been met.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Administrative law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/administrative%20law. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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