What is required to prove that an agency’s decision is arbitrary and capricious?
To prove an agency decision is “arbitrary and capricious” under the APA, you must show the agency lacked a rational basis—failing to consider important factors, relying on irrelevant considerations, ignoring evidence, or inadequately explaining its choice. Courts generally uphold agency action if the record shows reasoned decision-making, but will set it aside when the agency’s […]
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