Using carefully edited cases, this book examines administrative law in the context of accountability and discusses administrative agencies and the laws that govern their behavior. Written in a straightforward style, it uses a theme of democracy to connect a variety of administrative law topics. Written in a straightforward style, it uses a theme of democracy to connect a variety of administrative law topics. Its flexible presentation combines both narrative and cases, which offers an easy way to include materials most relevant to the course. This edition features recent Supreme Court decisions, new sections on ethical expectations and liability, expanded coverage of computerized research, and a continued emphasis on the law, legal reasoning and agency accountability.