Legal Opinion
Policy & Research, LLC v. U.S. Dep't of Health & Human Servs.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 11, 2018No. 18–cv–00346 (KBJ)PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge
As far as the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. , is concerned, this much is clear: a federal agency that changes course abruptly without a well-reasoned explanation for its decision or that acts contrary to its own regulations is subject to having a federal court vacate its action as "arbitrary [and] capricious," id. § 706(2)(A); see also Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro , --- U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 2117, 2125-26, 195 L.Ed.2d 382 (2016) ; Motor Vehicle Mfs. Ass'n of U.S., Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. , 463 U.S.…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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