Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed a property developer's petition for review of Federal Aviation Administration letters. The court held that the developer lacked standing because it failed to prove that vacating the letters would likely cause the city to approve its housing project.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a lower court dismissal regarding an arbitral award confirmation but affirmed the dismissal of a foreign judgment recognition claim. The ruling clarifies that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act arbitration exception does not extend to actions seeking recognition of foreign court judgments.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the sentence of a drug trafficker who argued for a reduced sentencing range. The court held that the district court properly applied the preponderance of the evidence standard and correctly denied a zero-point-offender reduction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the National Labor Relations Board's order against Vermont Information Processing regarding one employee but vacated the order for three others. The court held that the Board impermissibly broadened its theory of liability to include uncharged conduct for the three additional workers.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that the Federal Highway Administration adequately consulted with the Narragansett Indian Tribe regarding a bridge reconstruction project. The court held that the Tribe was not a required signatory to the programmatic agreement because the affected historic properties were not on tribal land.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed the dismissal of defamation and false light claims against the National Academy of Sciences. The court affirmed the dismissal of a separate defamation by implication claim while remanding the case for further proceedings on the remaining counts.
The D.C. Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a citizen suit under the Toxic Substances Control Act because the plaintiff organizations failed to establish associational standing. The court held that the organizations could not represent their employees or supporters as members under Article III requirements.
The D.C. Circuit denied Evergreen Shipping's petition for review, upholding the Federal Maritime Commission's order that detention charges levied during a port closure were unjust and unreasonable. The court affirmed that the Commission reasonably applied the Shipping Act's incentive principle to conclude that fees cannot promote freight fluidity when equipment cannot physically be returned.
The D.C. Circuit dismissed the appeal, holding that Congress possesses plenary power over immigration under Article I, Section 8, rendering judicial review of the President’s border suspension proclamation unreviewable. Relying on *Department of State v. Muñoz*,…
The D.C. Circuit affirmed a district court injunction against the International Trade Commission, holding that an administrative law judge unconstitutionally appointed under the Appointments Clause lacked the authority to issue a binding protective order. Because the underlying order was void from the start, the Commission could not enforce it through a subsequent investigation, rendering the plaintiff's lawsuit timely and valid.