Courts generally do not substitute their judgment for that of administrative agencies,even if they believe an agency's rules to be unwise.

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This is a well-established principle known as the deference doctrine, where courts defer to an administrative agency's interpretation of statutes and regulations as long as it is reasonable and not arbitrary or capricious. This means that courts will not invalidate agency decisions and rules simply because they do not agree with them or would have made a different decision themselves.

Courts Generally Do Not Substitute Their Judgment for That of Administrative