Trump Appointee to Hear Subpoena Fight on Friday
Posted on: July 11, 2019After expedited appeal, the court is set to hear hour-long oral argument about Trump’s financial records
After expedited appeal, the court is set to hear hour-long oral argument about Trump’s financial records
The D.C. Circuit again rebuffs the Trump administration’s efforts to bar undocumented teenagers from obtaining abortions
The president’s lawyers tell the D.C. Circuit that the House investigation into Trump’s finances exceeds congressional authority
D.C. Circuit agrees that the White House appears compliant with its obligations under the Presidential Records Act
The D.C. Circuit schedules a July argument on whether the House can obtain President Trump’s financial records
An atheist loses his bid to serve as a guest chaplain in Congress
How a recent decision will shape the fight over redactions in the Mueller report
The Senate confirms Neomi Rao to fill the seat vacated by Brett Kavanaugh
The court upholds the trial judge’s rulings on several evidentiary issues
The D.C. Circuit cites a certain movie character in upholding a finding that a nursing home company committed unfair labor practices
A pilot was caught with marijuana edibles. Federal authorities suspended his license. Then he asked the D.C. Circuit to reinstate it.
The D.C. Circuit rejects a class action lawsuit alleging that the IRS exceeded its authority by charging tax preparers for a required identification number
The D.C. Circuit finds that a guilty verdict from 1972 is tainted by false testimony about microscopic hair samples
The court announces that it will begin making some new court documents available outside of PACER
The justices’ 7-1 opinion overturns 20-year-old D.C. Circuit precedent and revives a lawsuit against a global development organization
The court rules against a former aide to Roger Stone who argued that Robert Mueller’s appointment violated the Constitution’s Appointment Clause
The D.C. Circuit rejects the government’s attempt to block the transaction in a rare ruling on a “vertical” merger
Presidential communications about the bin Laden raid and states holding up federal licensing
A liquor license, a heroin conviction, a terrorism watch list, and more
Circuit Breaker sits down with the co-founder of Law Clerks for Workplace Accountability to talk about the D.C. Circuit’s new policies against workplace harassment
In a First Amendment lawsuit arising from a congressional art competition, the D.C. Circuit finds the case moot
The court upholds a law aimed at preventing a Moscow-based cybersecurity company from infiltrating government computer systems
The case is scheduled for a D.C. Circuit argument on Dec. 10, but the Trump administration is already looking to the Supreme Court
The White House deregulatory czar and first-generation American is the nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh on the D.C. Circuit
Here are eight key moments from the D.C. Circuit argument on whether Robert Mueller’s appointment is unconstitutional
The D.C. Circuit hands a loss to a foreign shipping company that was detained for six months during a federal investigation
The D.C. Circuit declines to enforce a $400 million arbitration award against the Czech Republic
The D.C. Circuit declines to overturn the EPA’s decision not to classify three regions under an air-pollution standard
The D.C. Circuit appears to be the end of the road for a former Marine who sought to have his discharge status upgraded
After ordering a second round of oral argument and supplemental briefing, the court reversed course
The case about immigrant minors seeking abortions while in government custody is back at the D.C. Circuit as a class action
The Senate confirms Kavanaugh as the fourth sitting Supreme Court justice from the D.C. Circuit
A look at the D.C. Circuit cases slated to be heard by the Supreme Court this term
The Trump administration is asking the court to vacate an injunction that prevents the military from excluding trans service members
The court upheld federal royalty rates for music streaming, despite complaints from musicians that the rates are too low
The court will weigh in on a nonprofit group’s attempt under FOIA to reveal the president’s tax records
An inmate’s belated parole date and a union’s quest for information
A digest of documents about the D.C. Circuit judge as he begins his Supreme Court confirmation hearing this week
After a panel ruled that the D.C.-area transit authority can ban religious-themed advertising, the Catholic Church is seeking en banc review
After the court issued an “expedited” mandate that requires the EPA to enforce Obama-era safety standards, the EPA is arguing the mandate is premature
In 12 years on the D.C. Circuit, Judge Kavanaugh’s temperament at oral arguments shows a judge who is always engaged but rarely undecided
A circuit split on the “safety valve” exception to mandatory minimums
Leftover sludge from coal power plants and leftover money from a pilots’ pension fund
The D.C. Circuit has issued two opinions in less than a month about the First Amendment rights of religious and political groups that want to run advertisements on city buses
The D.C. Circuit rejected the EPA’s attempt to put a two-year freeze on a major Obama-era regulation meant to prevent chemical accidents
A rule on chemical safety, an anti-Islam cartoon, temporary visas for agricultural workers, and more
Airline routes to Mexico, gas emitted from landfills, a squabble between tax preparers and CPAs, and more
Trump’s EPA grapples with an Obama-era chemical disaster regulation
Drug kingpins from Panama, frozen desserts from Mexico, age discrimination at the Department of Defense, and more
A Guantanamo detainee wants out of prison and Venezuela wants out of court
The court rejected a habeas petition from a Guantanamo detainee who argued that the government no longer has the legal authority to detain him
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to wipe away the D.C. Circuit’s major 2016 ruling on net neutrality
A labor law Catch-22, a FOIA request about prosecutorial misconduct, a vague clause in the criminal code, and more
A flooded beach house, fights over electricity prices, a prisoner seeking transfer to Canada, and more
The court denied Manafort’s second challenge this month to get out of jail
At a time when President Trump has threatened to revoke the security clearances of his critics, a little-noticed case raised an unanswered question about when courts can review security-clearance decisions
The D.C. transit authority did not violate the First Amendment by refusing to run an advertisement from the Catholic Church
In a status report, the EPA responded to concerns from three of the court’s judges about the agency’s inaction on regulating power plants
The about-face comes shortly after the D.C. Circuit issued an initial ruling in a newly filed challenge to Scott Pruitt’s non-enforcement memo on dirty trucks
A look at how the same senators that voted on him in 2006 plan to vote now
Terrorism liability of a foreign bank, tax exemptions for a foreign shipper, environmental effects of a domestic pipeline, and more
Video technology for deaf people, a loss of a security clearance, and more
Campaign finance laws, a sidewalk protest, and the speech rights of telecom giants: Circuit Breaker analyzes Judge Kavanaugh’s First Amendment record
Airplane noise, railroad competition, a prisoner renouncing his citizenship, and more
Copyright protections for industry standards that become law, cuts to a Medicare drug discount program, a mailman’s litigation odyssey, and more
The court says a conservative activist group has adequately alleged an agency practice of evading FOIA
The court declined to let him out of jail before considering his appeals
Nazi-stolen art, ozone standards, a nurses union’s battle, and more
The court wraps up a “staggering” 15-year case
A quick tutorial on the new Supreme Court nominee
President Trump nominates D.C. Circuit Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court
The challenger to Mick Mulvaney’s appointment as acting head of the agency is dropping her lawsuit
The court is set to review a district judge’s decision to hold Manafort in jail
Water pollution, air pollution, drone regulations, and more
Petrobas, a state-owned oil company accused of corruption, loses its fight to stay out of U.S. court
As Trump narrows his Supreme Court finalists, Judge Kavanaugh has become a lightning rod
Argentine arbitration, Brazilian corruption, Native American cigarettes, and more
The rookie judge rejects an agency interpretation in a technical case involving Medicare payments
Judge Katsas pens his first opinion, plus a few procedural points
A new website covering America’s second-most supreme court
Mining 12 years of D.C. Circuit jurisprudence for his views on abortion, the environment, and the separation of powers
A long litigation delay has allowed the agency to avoid doing much of anything on climate change rules
The Catholic Church goes head to head with D.C. metro in an important First Amendment case
A man alleged that the officers gave him a concussion when they arrested him
Qualified immunity for police officers and a FOIA request to the FBI
The former chairman of the Trump campaign files a double appeal
A circuit split on “violent felony” and calculating the cost of electricity
An untruthful unionizer, a privacy group’s standing, the environmental impact of coal mining, and more
Why the D.C. Circuit’s decade-long role in the fight over internet openness is now more important than ever
A divided panel says the trial judge was overly harsh on two D.C. men who dealt PCP
A video welcome from the editors