Document Type
Article Review
Publication Date
4-20-2026
ISSN
2330-1295
Publisher
JOTWELL
Language
en-US
Abstract
Richard W. Murphy, Ultra Vires Review of Federal Agency Action Made Simple(r), 2025 Utah L. Rev. 1201 (2025).
Non-statutory review, ultra vires review, and Leedom v. Kyne, the leading case on non-statutory review, all have one thing in common—when I come across them, my eyes glaze over, and I pretend it never happened, hoping they will all go away. It’s like an allergic reaction. I’ve avoided talking about them, writing about them, and covering them in my Administrative Law course like the plague. Leave it to Richard (“Chip”) Murphy, famous for his entertaining and informative annual reviews of administrative law developments for the American Bar Association, to produce an article that makes them accessible, worth covering, and, almost, enjoyable to read about. Murphy’s article, Ultra Vires Review of Federal Agency Action Made Simple(r), does just that.
Recommended Citation
Jack M. Beermann,
Ultra Vires Review in Administrative Law for Dummies
,
JOTWELL
(2026).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/faculty_scholarship/4296
