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Standing up to the Government with Administrative Law:  Licensing, Regulation, and Restrictions

Federal, state, and local governments regulate or restrict the activities of businesses and individuals in many ways. Often, it is government agencies — and not elected officials — who develop and impose the regulations, restrictions, and licensing requirements faced by businesses and individuals every day.  Complying with these various regulatory requirements can be...

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SCOTUS to Consider Legality of Agencies Imposing Fines

In a new major case, the U.S. Supreme Court now is considering whether it is unconstitutional for administrative agencies to impose fines or other civil penalties.  Under current law both in Arizona and at the federal level, persons challenging an administrative agency’s imposition of a fine or other civil penalty must have their cases heard by an administrative law judge, and not by a...