Administrative Law

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[edit] Introduction

Administrative Law targets legislation and other government actions involving delegation of authority to government departments and agencies. The scope includes rulemaking processes, judicial review of agency decisions and the disclosure of governmental information.

[edit] Find Sources

To find administrative law sources for your state, follow these steps:

Enter your state in the Keyword box
Select "Administrative Law" from the right hand "Legal" topics box
Click the "Find Sources" button
Select the source(s) you want to search and click the "OK-Continue" button

[edit] Browse to Sources by State

To locate administrative law sources for your state, follow these steps:

Select the "Browse Sources" option on the navigation menu at left
Select Area of Law
Click on the folder for "Administrative Law"
Select "United States" from the Country dropdown box; a new box will appear with US regions and states
Select your state from the new box to restrict the sources list to just your state
Select the source(s) you want to search and click the "OK-Continue" button

[edit] Locating Articles about Administrative Law

After choosing a group source such as All News or Law Reviews, you can use Subject index terms in the Power Search form to zero in on articles related Administrative Law.

In the Power Search form, try adding the terms:

Administrative Law
Administrative Law Judges
Agency Adjudication

[edit] Links to Professional Journals and Law Reviews

About Subscription Links

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 ==Introduction==
-Administrative law governs the activities of federal, state, and local government agencies.
+Administrative Law targets legislation and other government actions involving delegation of authority to government departments and agencies. The scope includes rulemaking processes, judicial review of agency decisions and the disclosure of governmental information.
-==Researching This Topic in LexisNexis Academic==
+==Find Sources==
+To find administrative law sources for your state, follow these steps:
+*Enter your state in the Keyword box
+*Select "Administrative Law" from the right hand "Legal" topics box
+*Click the "Find Sources" button
+*Select the source(s) you want to search and click the "OK-Continue" button
+[[Image:Area_of_law_find.jpg|600px]]
-===Finding Sources===
+==Browse to Sources by State==
+To locate administrative law sources for your state, follow these steps:
+*Select the "Browse Sources" option on the navigation menu at left
+*Select Area of Law
+*Click on the folder for "Administrative Law"
+*Select "United States" from the Country dropdown box; a new box will appear with US regions and states
+*Select your state from the new box to restrict the sources list to just your state
+*Select the source(s) you want to search and click the "OK-Continue" button
-====By State====
+[[Image:AreaofLaw.jpg]]
-To find adminstrative law sources for your state, follow these steps:
-<ul>
-<li>Select the "Browse" option on the sources tab, select Area of Law</li>
-<li>Click on the folder for "Administrative Law" (this has already been done in the screen shot below)</li>
-<li>Select "United States" from the Country dropdown box; a new box will appear with US regions and states</li>
-<li>Select your state from the new box to restrict the sources list to just your state</li>
-<li>Select the source(s) you want to search and click the "OK-Continue" button</li>
-</ul>
+==Locating Articles about Administrative Law==
+After choosing a group source such as All News or Law Reviews, you can use Subject index terms in the Power Search form to zero in on articles related Administrative Law.
+In the Power Search form, try adding the terms:
+*Administrative Law
+*Administrative Law Judges
+*Agency Adjudication
-<div style="border:1px solid black; width: 50%; margin-left:5em">
+==Links to Professional Journals and Law Reviews==
-[[Image:lna_admin_law.jpg|Screen shot of selecting administrtaive law sources]]
+[[About Subscription Links]]
-</div>
+*[http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=140709 Administrative Law Journal]<br>
+*[http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=173274 Journal of The National Association of Administrative Law Judges]
-==Find Related Tables on LexisNexis Statistical==
-[[Image:Adminlaw.JPG|right|thumb|400px|Sample Table]]
-LexisNexis™ ''Statistical'' provides fast and easy access to statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. Here are some examples of search terms to use to find administrative law related tables within LexisNexis™ Statistical SearchTables:
-* "Administrative law and procedure"
-*  "Antitrust law"
-* "Civil procedure"
-* "Commercial law"
-* "Consumer protection"
-* "Environmental impact statements"
-* "Environmental regulation"
-* "Federal independent agencies"
-* “Public administration"
-* “State and local employees"
-* “State and local taxes"
-* “State budgets"
-* "State government"
-* "Local government"
-* "Federal-State relations"
-Other suggested searches include "Administration of justice" "Civil procedure"  "City and town planning" "Federal Inspectors General reports" "Financial institutions regulation" "Fines and settlements" "Government and business" "Government forms and paperwork" "Labor law" "Licenses and permits" "Maritime law" "Medical regulation" "Price regulation" and "Local government annexation". For specific, legal-related search terms, see terms related to "Law" within the "Statistical Subject List" located within the LexisNexis Statistical products.
-[[Category: LexisNexis Academic]]
 [[Category: Legal Research]]
 [[Category: Research help]]
 [[Category: Areas of Law]]