Abortion Ban Struck Down

The D.C. Circuit again rebuffs the Trump administration’s efforts to bar undocumented teenagers from obtaining abortions

Subpoena Fight on Fast Track

The D.C. Circuit schedules a July argument on whether the House can obtain President Trump’s financial records

An Interview With Jaime Santos

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

Trump Chooses Rao

The White House deregulatory czar and first-generation American is the nominee to replace Brett Kavanaugh on the D.C. Circuit

Czech Mate

The D.C. Circuit declines to enforce a $400 million arbitration award against the Czech Republic

Spotlight on Azar v. Garza

The case about immigrant minors seeking abortions while in government custody is back at the D.C. Circuit as a class action

Justice Kavanaugh

The Senate confirms Kavanaugh as the fourth sitting Supreme Court justice from the D.C. Circuit

Up for Review

A look at the D.C. Circuit cases slated to be heard by the Supreme Court this term

Listening to Kavanaugh

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

No Delay for Chemical Safety Rule

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 Landmark Ruling in Jeopardy

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to wipe away the D.C. Circuit’s major 2016 ruling on net neutrality

Opinion Roundup for August 3, 2018

A labor law Catch-22, a FOIA request about prosecutorial misconduct, a vague clause in the criminal code, and more

National Security Clearances and the Role of the Courts

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

Opinion Roundup for July 27, 2018

Terrorism liability of a foreign bank, tax exemptions for a foreign shipper, environmental effects of a domestic pipeline, and more

Kavanaugh on Free Speech

Campaign finance laws, a sidewalk protest, and the speech rights of telecom giants: Circuit Breaker analyzes Judge Kavanaugh’s First Amendment record

Opinion Roundup for July 17, 2018

Copyright protections for industry standards that become law, cuts to a Medicare drug discount program, a mailman’s litigation odyssey, and more

Secrecy at the Secret Service

The court says a conservative activist group has adequately alleged an agency practice of evading FOIA

IT’S KAVANAUGH

President Trump nominates D.C. Circuit Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

CFPB Fight Winds Down

The challenger to Mick Mulvaney’s appointment as acting head of the agency is dropping her lawsuit

All Eyes on Kavanaugh

As Trump narrows his Supreme Court finalists, Judge Kavanaugh has become a lightning rod

The Net Neutrality Wars

Why the D.C. Circuit’s decade-long role in the fight over internet openness is now more important than ever