Module 10
Courts
Scope of Judicial Review
Hard Look
Adjudication
Discretionary actions
FOIA request denials
Agency rules
Soft Look
Nonenforcement decisions
Interpretations of statutes by agencies
Procedural conformity to laws and precedent
Reviewability
Ripeness
Mootness
Standing
Purpose of Structure
Supreme Court ensure uniformity in decisions by reviewing cases
Courts of appeals correct errors in decisions of trial courts
Structure
94 U.S. district courts and the specialized courts
13 United States Courts of Appeal
Supreme Court
Legislative
Congressional Review Act
Committees that mirror agencies
The Congressional Budget Office
The Congressional Research Services
The Government Accountability Office
