What is the standard for determining whether political influence on a federal administrative agency is improper?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Chemung County v. Dole, 804 F.2d 216 (2nd Cir. 1986):
The standard for determining whether political influence on a federal administrative agency is improper is stated in Town of Orangetown v. Ruckelshaus, 740 F.2d 185 (2d Cir.1984). There we held that "To support a claim of improper political influence on a federal administrative agency, there must be some showing that the political pressure was intended to and did cause the agency's action to be influenced by factors not relevant under the controlling statute." Id. at 188.
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