D.C. Circuit (incl. bankruptcy)

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the Federal District Court in Washington, DC. The circuit is often referred to as “the District”, “Washington”, and often referred to by its initials, D.C., and is the capital of the United States.

The District of Columbia is governed by the US Constitution, which gives it the jurisdictional power to Congress, so it is not governed by any one state in the United States. The Federal District courthouse sits in the District of Columbia City Hall Building at Judiciary Square. The DC Court of Appeals and the  Superior Court of the District of Columbia make up the local court system in that district.

“The court of last resort” is often what the District of Columbia is referred to, as parties should try to have their cases settled in their respective state or circuit courts. The court has the authority to hear all final orders, specified interlocutory orders, judgments, and decisions which are made by certain government agencies in D.C. The Court is also permitted to hear cases which need to have cases which present questions of law presented by the Supreme Court heard. Given its power through Congress, the court is authorized to review proposed rules from trial courts and develop its own rules for proceedings which go through the court.

Currently there are eight associate judges and the circuit judge which are hearing cases which come through the District of Columbia circuit. At this level, judges are appointed to 15-year terms after being nominated by the President and appointed by the US Senate. Currently, the chief justice of the circuit is Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, who was initially appointed during the Clinton administration as an associate judge.

Unlike other circuits, the District of Columbia circuit issues MOJs, or memorandums of justice in cases where decisions do not result in new law. MOJs are also issued in cases where cases don’t decide on an important issue/federal question, or in cases which don’t interpret a statute or concept, which hasn’t yet been decided on. The court also publishes opinions in cases where both litigants and the trial court, create a new law, interpret statutes, or interpret important concepts in the legal system.

The National Law Review covers a broad range of MOJ findings as well as case opinions which are decided by the District of Columbia circuit. We cover: federal questions, retaliation claims, cybersecurity claims, Agency news, labor and employment, and other important federally driven cases. The National Law Review also focuses on appointments, and general news and elections , bankruptcy, tax cases, and other cases which go through the circuit’s system.   

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Federal Judge Strikes Down HHS Drug Pricing Disclosure Rule Mintz
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Jun
25
2019
Court Rejects MSHA’s Revisions to Workplace Examination Rule Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jun
21
2019
D.C. Circuit Says NEPA Requires FERC To Inquire Into Up and Downstream Effects of Pipeline Project Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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19
2019
Indian Nations Law Update - June 2019 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jun
14
2019
Back to the Drawing Board (Somewhat) - D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Invalidates Workplace Examination Final Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Jun
10
2019
D.C. Circuit Court Decision Signals Reduced Public Oversight in Air Quality Monitoring ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
3
2019
Association Health Plan Perspectives (Part 5): U.S. Department of Labor Issues FAQs in Support of “Pathway 1” Association Health Plans Mintz
May
29
2019
Lawsuits Against USCIS Seek Suspected New Policies for Handling H-1B Petitions Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
22
2019
340B Rate Cuts: DC Court Enjoins and Remands CMS’ 2018 and 2019 Reductions for Hospital Outpatients Foley & Lardner LLP
May
17
2019
Court Denies Reinsurers’ Attempts to Avoid Suit Carlton Fields
May
15
2019
DC Circuit Decision Against Investment Adviser Leaves Many Unanswered Questions Katten
May
13
2019
DC Circuit Opinion Reaffirms Fiduciary and Disclosure Obligations of Advisers While Rejecting SEC Finding of “Willful” Violations Proskauer Rose LLP
May
8
2019
Converting an IPR Loss into a District Court Win Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
7
2019
The Robare Ruling Regarding “May” Disclosures and “Willfulness” Faegre Drinker
May
7
2019
Startup, Shutdown, Malfunction Exemptions: Might They Live Again? Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
6
2019
Employers Must File EEO-1 Component 2 Data by September 30, 2019 Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
May
2
2019
Attorneys Beware: Federal Court Reinstates Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Law Firm Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
27
2019
Employers Must Provide Pay Data to EEOC by September 30 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
27
2019
D.C. Circuit Partially Denies Petition for Review of TSCA Inventory Rule; Holds that the Reverse Engineering Aspect of the Inventory Rule “Comes Up Short” and Remands Issue back to EPA Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
26
2019
Court Sides with EEOC and Affirms September 30 Deadline for EEO-1 Pay Data Submission Ballard Spahr LLP
Apr
26
2019
EEO-1 Update: Judge Orders Pay Data Component To Be Filed By September 30 Polsinelli PC
Apr
26
2019
DC Universal Paid Leave Tax Kickoff – The First Quarter Has Already Started Mintz
Apr
23
2019
FTC’s Decision Treating Soundboard Calls as Robocalls Remains Undisturbed. What Comes Next? Faegre Drinker
Apr
18
2019
18th Annual NanoBusiness Conference Will Be Held in June in Washington, D.C. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
15
2019
District Court Provides Guidance On Climate Change Analysis Under NEPA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
11
2019
The Latest on HFCs: DC Circuit Strikes Another SNAP Rule and Other Recent Developments Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
8
2019
Court Puts Association Health Plans in Limbo McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
4
2019
D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Key Parts of DOL’s Association Health Plan Rule Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
4
2019
EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Update Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
1
2019
Association Health Plan Regulations Invalidated Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
29
2019
Hydro Newsletter - Volume 6, Issue 4 Van Ness Feldman LLP
Mar
22
2019
TCPA Class Action Update: Whole Foods Seeks Guidance from the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit: Does Bristol-Myers Apply to Class Actions? Mintz
Mar
22
2019
Washington D.C. Attorney General Seeks Stronger Data Security and Breach Notification Requirements Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
21
2019
Contractors, Your Subcontractors’ Wage and Hour Practices are Your Business Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
15
2019
D.C. Circuit Court Affirms $1.2 Billion Arbitration Award to Gold-Mining Company Carlton Fields
Mar
13
2019
Conflicting Opinions Regarding the Validity of the FCC’s Pre-2015 ATDS Rulings Faegre Drinker
Mar
13
2019
Unions Challenge MSHA’s New Workplace Exam Rule for Metal and Nonmetal Mines Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
12
2019
Federal Judge Reinstates EEO-1 Pay Data Collection Requirement – Impact on Employers Still Unclear (US) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
11
2019
EEO-1 “Part 2” Pay Data Report Roars Back to Life Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Mar
7
2019
EEO-1 Pay Data Collection Stay Held "Arbitrary and Capricious" Carlton Fields
Mar
7
2019
D.C. Circuit Upholds Vertical Merger of AT&T and Time Warner Bracewell LLP
Mar
6
2019
District Court Revives Obama-era EEO-1 Reporting Requirements Ballard Spahr LLP
Mar
6
2019
Federal Judge Reinstates EEOC Pay Data Collection, Effective Immediately Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
6
2019
Court Orders Surprise EEO-1 Pay Data Collection Requirement Reinstatement—But When? Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
5
2019
2018 EEO-1 Filing Season Eve Brings a Surprise Data Collection Requirement Reinstatement Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
4
2019
D.C. Circuit Overturns USACE Permit for Transmission Line Bracewell LLP
Feb
12
2019
Georgetown Prevails In ERISA Fee Litigation Case Proskauer Rose LLP
 

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