Judicial review of administrative action in the United States

Authors

  • Richard Albert Boston College Law School
  • Anna Nikolayeva Boston College Law School

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21056/aec.v17i70.827

Keywords:

judicial review, administrative state, judicial deference, New Deal, United States Constitution.

Abstract

In this article, the authors explain and evaluate the judicial review of administrative action under the United States Constitution. After discussing the birth of the administrative state, the authors introduce and analyze the forms of judicial review of administrative action as well as the origins and variable degree of judicial deference to administrative action. The authors close with a discussion on the future of judicial review of administrative action in the United States.

Author Biographies

  • Richard Albert, Boston College Law School
    Professor at Boston College Law School (Newton, USA); as of January 1, 2018, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law (Austin, USA). Juris Doctor – J.D. (Yale University). Master of Laws – LL.M. (Harvard University). Bachelor of Civil Law – B.C.L. (Oxford University). E-mail: richard.albert@bc.edu.
  • Anna Nikolayeva, Boston College Law School
    J.D. Candidate, Class of 2018, Boston College Law School (Newton, USA). E-mail: nikolaya@bc.edu.

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2017-12-01

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Vol. 17 No. 70 (2017): October/December

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ALBERT, Richard; NIKOLAYEVA, Anna. Judicial review of administrative action in the United States. A&C - Revista de Direito Administrativo & Constitucional, Belo Horizonte, v. 17, n. 70, p. 13–23, 2017. DOI: 10.21056/aec.v17i70.827. Disponível em: https://revistaaec.com/index.php/revistaaec/article/view/827. Acesso em: 23 feb. 2025.