Sentence examples for administrative precedent from inspiring English sources

One of Mr. Brown's lawyers, Jack Lester, told Justice Paul G. Feinman that the commission's decision was "arbitrary, capricious and violated administrative precedent".

Given the unprecedented nature of his disclosures, and the lack of judicial or administrative precedent under the new IRS law, any attempt to place a monetary value on his whistleblowing is pure guesswork.

The aftershocks of that campaign would include the New Deal -- for if Wilson established all the administrative precedents for Franklin Roosevelt, cousin Theodore anticipated the moral fervor.

With the inauguration of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation (1781), Livingston was appointed secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, in which post he established vital administrative precedents and organized the conduct of foreign affairs on a businesslike basis.

After the war, Tilley was made the first acting-Governor of Tutuila and Manua (later called American Samoa) and set legal and administrative precedents for the new territory.

This article examines in detail the conceptual underpinnings of the Benzene Case, (which was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1980) in light of U.S. administrative law precedents that have set limits upon administrative discretion under the test for "substantial evidence" and the "hard look doctrine".

In the bipartisan lunge to give in to political pressure from some religious groups after Hurricane Sandy, the House dispensed with holding even a single hearing before passing the bill, which abandons decades of Supreme Court precedent and longstanding administrative rules barring direct taxpayer financing of religious activities.

But Beijing is loth to let democracy take root in this "Special Administrative Region" lest it sets a precedent elsewhere in China.

The ruling by the state council, France's highest administrative court, will provide a legal precedent for towns to follow around the country.

Over a century after his time, his administrative decisions were still being cited as precedents.

He also found a wide range of administrative problems, including some that he considered "without precedent in my military career".