THE OLD PUBLIC-ADMINISTRATION IS THE NEW JURISPRUDENCE

''The principles of administration,'' long discredited in public admin istration, have found a new home: constitutional law. The jurisprudenc e of the Burger-Rehnquist Court, which appears incoherent to many lega l scholars, is actually quite coherent with the ''old public administr ation's'' principles. This article reviews major cases in several diff erent areas of the law, including due process, search and seizure, and separation of powers to demonstrate this coherence and explores its n ormative significance. Particular attention is given to the question o f official immunity.