What about reviews of decisions of administrative agencies?
Review of decisions by Federal administrative agencies usually are heard by the appeals board within the agency (if there is one) or the agency itself. Once there is "final agency action" appeals can usually be taken to the appropriate United States Court of Appeals. However, Congress has provided that appeals from some agencies may be taken to the appropriate United States District Court.
It is often said that administrative agency decisions are given special deference by the Courts because the agency is supposed to have great expertise and to be the best interpreter of its enabling statute and its own rules. In recent years some courts have questioned these assumptions, but it is still very difficult to overturn decisions by administrative agencies.
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