Once an administrative process is complete,federal judicial review of agency actions is generally limited to the record compiled before the agency.

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This is known as the "administrative record rule" and it limits the scope of review by the federal court to the evidence and documents that were before the agency when it made its decision. This is to avoid the court from making its own findings of fact or new evidence not presented before the agency.

Once an Administrative Process Is Complete,federal Judicial Review of Agency