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hard-look doctrine

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A quick definition of hard-look doctrine:

The hard-look doctrine is a rule in administrative law that says a court must carefully check if an agency's decision was made for the right reasons. This means the court needs to make sure the decision wasn't made just because it was easy or because someone pressured the agency to make it.

A more thorough explanation:

The hard-look doctrine is a principle in administrative law that requires a court to carefully review a decision made by an administrative agency. The purpose of this review is to ensure that the decision was not made based on expediency, pressure, or whim.

For example, let's say that an administrative agency approves a new construction project in a residential area. The decision may be challenged in court by residents who are concerned about the impact on their neighborhood. The court would apply the hard-look doctrine to review the agency's decision and determine if it was made based on sound reasoning and evidence, or if it was influenced by outside factors.

Another example could be a decision made by a regulatory agency to approve a new drug for sale. The court would review the agency's decision to ensure that it was based on scientific evidence and not influenced by pressure from the pharmaceutical industry.

These examples illustrate how the hard-look doctrine is used to ensure that administrative agencies make decisions based on the law and facts, rather than outside influences.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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