American Horse Protection Association, Inc. v. Lyng
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
812 F.2d 1 (D.C. Cir. 1987)
Relevant factsFree
After a university study identified additional horse-soring devices not covered by existing Horse Protection Act regulations, the Association (plaintiff) petitioned the Secretary of Agriculture (defendant) to amend the regulations to cover them; the Secretary denied the petition, and the district court granted the Secretary summary judgment, treating the refusal as analogous to an unreviewable non-enforcement decision under Heckler v. Chaney.
IssueFree
Whether, under administrative law, a federal agency's refusal to undertake rulemaking is subject to judicial review.
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