The cornerstone of Administrative Law is the Due Process requirement in both the U.S. and State constitutions. There have been thousands of court cases interpreting the phrase, “due process,” but at its most basic, due process is the proposition that the government cannot deprive anyone of any right or entitlement under the law without a process that allows for citizen notification, comment, and counter-argument before implementation.
This has been interpreted by the courts as requiring an impartial and fair hearing and proper notice of the hearing. Agencies are generally given significant latitude in prescribing the processes and procedures that it utilizes to adjudicate the rights of the parties involved.