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D.C. Circuit Rejects Challenge to Trump Administration Expedited Removal Policy (Is an En Banc Petition to Follow?)

Is the D.C. Circuit willing to allow "conservative" panel decisions on hot-button issues to stand? And is en banc review more than a way to ensure further review at One First Stree...

D.C. Circuit Tosses Challenges to FCC Approval of the Nexstar-TEGNA Merger

Three-judge panel basically says DIRECTV and cable trade groups jumped the gun in attempting to force judicial review of the Media Bureau’s March 19 approval of the big TV station...

D.C. Circuit Denies Stay of Order Removing Trump's Name from Kennedy Center

From D.C. Circuit Judges Patricia Millett, Robert Wilkins, and Gregory Katsas today in Beatty v. Trump: On May 29, 2026,… The post D.C. Circuit Denies Stay of Order Removing Trump'...

D.C. Appeals Court Greenlights Trump’s Expedited Deportations

A federal appeals court gave the Trump administration the green light to resume its fast-track removal of illegal aliens throughout the United States on Tuesday. In a 2-1 ruling, t...

Supreme Court Preserves FCC In-House Penalty Process in Telecom Privacy Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday delivered a significant administrative-law win to the Federal Communications Commission, ruling 8-1 that the agency may continue using its longstan...

Supreme Court Preserves FCC In-House Penalty Process in Telecom Privacy Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday delivered a significant administrative-law win to the Federal Communications Commission, ruling 8-1 that the agency may continue using its longstan...

Third Circuit Issues Precedential Opinion in Appeal No. 25-1545

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion on June 30, 2026, in appeal No. 25-1545, signaling that the panel intended its ruling to guide future...

US Supreme Court clarifies agency powers in pair of new rulings

The US Supreme Court on Thursday issued favorable rulings to federal regulators in two separate cases, adding clarity to recent holdings that signaled skepticism toward agency powe...

Third Circuit Issues Precedential Opinion in Appeal No. 25-1545

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion on June 30, 2026, in appeal No. 25-1545, signaling that the panel intended its ruling to guide future...

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...

Third Circuit Clarifies Key Appellate Standards in 24-2766

The Third Circuit’s June 16, 2026 opinion in 24-2766 is a useful reminder that appellate outcomes often turn as much on standards of review and preservation as on the underlying me...

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...

Divided appeals panel authorizes interim protection from discharge for some trans troops

A sharply divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision on June 1 upholding a preliminary injunction that District Judge Ana...

EPA’s Lower PM2.5 NAAQS Survives D.C. Circuit Review- What Developers and Businesses Need to Know

The Continuing Saga of Chief Judge Boasberg’s Contempt of Court Inquiry Involving Todd Blanche and Emil Bove

Options for the DC Circuit en banc in these contempt of court proceedings. The post The Continuing Saga of Chief Judge Boasberg’s Contempt of Court Inquiry Involving Todd Blanche a...

Supreme Court Says Quick Jury Trial Not Needed on FCC Fines

The US Supreme Court ruled that telecommunications companies can’t immediately demand a jury trial when hit with a Federal Communications Commission fine, while saying the carriers...

Third Circuit Clarifies Key Appellate Standards in 24-2766

The Third Circuit’s June 16, 2026 opinion in 24-2766 is a useful reminder that appellate outcomes often turn as much on standards of review and preservation as on the underlying me...

US Supreme Court backs FCC in clash with wireless carriers over fines

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the FCC's system for levying fines against AT&T and Verizon, ruling it does not violate the constitutional right to a jury trial. The post US Supr...

PHMSA Pushes to End Ninth Circuit Challenge in Docket 25-8059

A June 26, 2026 filing in the Ninth Circuit puts a threshold issue front and center: whether this case should remain in the court of appeals at all. Respondent Pipeline and Hazardo...

Supreme Court Preserves FCC Fine Process in AT&T and Verizon Challenge

The Supreme Court in early June handed the Federal Communications Commission an important administrative-law win, rejecting a challenge by AT&T and Verizon to the agency’s proc...

Fed. Circ. Changes Process For Some Full-Panel Reviews

The Federal Circuit now requires the authoring judge to notify all panel members about nonprocedural motions, including motions for extensions of time and withdrawal of counsel, ac...

Third Circuit Opinion in No. 26-1772: What Practitioners Should Watch

The Third Circuit’s June 4, 2026 opinion in No. 26-1772 is now available, but practitioners should note an immediate limitation: the publicly provided case details here identify th...

D.C. District Court Invalidates Procedure Allowing State Implementation of Endangered Species Act for Coal Mining Projec...

Dugan attorneys argue new appeals court decision should overturn conviction

Attorneys squared off in federal court again Wednesday over the fate of former Milwaukee judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstructing immigration agents when they went to h...