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D.C. Circuit (2-1): Contempt Proceedings Regarding Tren de Aragua Deportations "Are a Clear Abuse of Discretion"

Some short excerpts from the 35K words of opinions in the very long In re Trump, decided today by the… The post D.C. Circuit (2-1): Contempt Proceedings Regarding Tren de Aragua De...

Expert rule: There are reviewable non-final agency actions

In a decision addressing the scope of constitutional challenges to agency action, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a district court’s injunctio...

DC Circuit Won't Pause Anthropic's Supply-Chain Risk Label, Fast Tracks Appeal

“On one side is a relatively contained risk of financial harm to a single private company," the D.C. Circuit stated. "On the other side is judicial management of how, and through w...

Expert Rule- There are Reviewable Non-Final Agency Actions

In a decision addressing the scope of constitutional challenges to agency action, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a district court’s injunctio...

Boom: DC Circuit Slams Brakes on Boasberg's Criminal Contempt Probe of Those AEA Flights

D.C. Circuit Rejects Proposed Expansion of Associational Standing

On May 1, 2026, the D.C. Circuit issued its decision in Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Zeldin, clarifying the limits of associational standing, and rejecting...

D.C. Circuit Opinion About the No Fly List

An excerpt from D.C. Circuit Judge Cornelia Pillard, joined by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson and J. Michelle Childs in today's… The post D.C. Circuit Opinion About the No Fly List...

Judge Won’t Pause Suit Over Trump’s $2.75B Digital Equity Act Cuts

National Digital Inclusion Alliance failed to show overlap with separate case, D.C. Circuit orders

D.C. Circuit Says Off-Site Facilities Are “Mines”

On Friday, April 17, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a major decision, Secretary of Labor v. KC Transport, addressing the extent of MSHA’s jurisdiction...

ITC Loses DC Circ. Appeal In Expert Investigation Case

The D.C. Circuit refused Friday to allow the U.S. International Trade Commission to revive an investigation into a former expert witness retained by Qualcomm for allegedly breachin...

Appeals Court Slaps Down Judge Boasberg's Targeting of Trump Admin, Citing 'A Clear Abuse of Discretion'

The Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered federal district Chief Judge James Boasberg to end his year-long contempt investigation into Trump administration officials. La...

DC Circuit Questions Pentagon's Push to Punish Mark Kelly After 'Illegal Orders' Video

At least two D.C. Circuit judges seemed to be skeptical of arguments from the Justice Department.       

D.C. Circuit Declines to Stay Department of War's "Supply-Chain Risk" Designation of Claude

From today's order by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Gregory Katsas, and Neomi Rao in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Dep't of… The post D.C. Circuit Declines to Stay Department of War's "S...

Federal Circuit Affirms ITC Refusal to Block Import of Marine Air Conditioner Products

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a decision today in Dometic Corp. v. International Trade Commission, affirming a final determination that Citimarine...

Trump, Obama Nominees to Hear Law Firm EO Appeals

Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, Judge Cornelia Pillard and Judge Neomi Rao have been selected to be on the panel that will hear arguments on May 14 in the combined appeals cases, invol...

Sierra Club & Earthjustice Argue Against Illegal Coal Plant Extensions in Court

Washington, D.C. — Today, Sierra Club and Earthjustice presented oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in the legal challenge against the Department of Energy’s i...

Are Law Firm EO Suits Headed for Supreme Court? Appeals Court Split May Set 'Roadmap'

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit appeared “sympathetic and may uphold lower court rulings invalidating EOs against four law firms, attorneys...

Fed. Circ. Urges Justices To Reject Newman Suspension Case

The Federal Circuit has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear Judge Pauline Newman's appeal targeting a suspension imposed on her by the court's other judges, arguing that a low...

D.C. Circuit Ruling on MSHA Jurisdiction Leaves Key Questions Unanswered

On April 17, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its second decision in Secretary of Labor v. KC Transport, Inc., a long-running case concerning the Mine Sa...

Appellate Deference: Reinforcing Limits on Reweighing Evidence

Clarifying the proper scope of appellate review, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed an International Trade Commission final determination in full. The Court u...

D.C. Court Grants En Banc Rehearing in Benson Magazine Ban Case

The D.C. Court of Appeals has granted rehearing en banc in Benson v. United States, vacating its earlier opinion and setting up a full-court fight over the District’s magazine ban...

US appeals court questions Trump’s push to punish major law firms

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit questioned the Trump administration's executive orders targeting major law firms over constitutional concerns. The po...

US appellate court ends contempt inquiry over migrant deportations

A panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ordered a federal judge to end his contempt investigation concerning the Trump administration’s Venezuela...

'Grave Threat': Ex-Clerks, Judges Urge Supreme Court to Review Newman's Suspension

The retired judges argued the D.C. Circuit relied on faulty precedent to dismiss Federal Circuit Judge Newman's challenge to her suspension.