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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Aug
29
2018
TCPA Case Law Review (Vol. 4) Vedder Price
Aug
29
2018
The Public’s Right to Know: American Society for Testing and Materials, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
24
2018
The Service Date of a Patent Infringement Complaint Begins the One-Year Clock for Filing an Inter Partes Review Petition Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
24
2018
Site Cannot Compel Arbitration Based upon Later-Amended Terms without Showing Adequate User Notification of Change Proskauer Rose LLP
Aug
17
2018
Recent District Court Decisions Highlight Conflicting Stances on Dismissal of Frivolous FCA Claims McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
16
2018
Double Whammy!: Court in Eastern District of Michigan Excludes Plaintiff’s Expert Report, Then Grants Summary Judgment on TCPA Claim Holding That ACA Int’l Vacated All Prior FCC Rulings on ATDS Functionality Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
16
2018
AT&T/TIME Warner DOJ Smack Down: You Don't Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
9
2018
A Blast from the Past—Potentially Incorrect 1983 Medicare Reimbursement Rate Calculations May Have Significant Impact for Hospitals McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
9
2018
Judge Orders Reinstatement of DACA Pending 20-Day Hold Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
8
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - August 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Aug
3
2018
D.C. Circuit Holds That Transit Authority Is Permitted to Reject Religious Advertisements Ballard Spahr LLP
Aug
2
2018
DC Circuit Reverses Tax Court and Holds Section 883 Regulations Invalid under Chevron Test McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
31
2018
Hydro Newsletter - Volume 5, Issue 8: July 31/2018 Van Ness Feldman LLP
Jul
31
2018
US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Moves to Limit Downstream Analysis of Pipeline GHG Emissions Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
19
2018
340B Drug Pricing Program Litigation Update: American Hospital Association, Et Al. v. Azar Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
16
2018
Allegations of Equipment’s Potential Functionalities Not Sufficient to Survive Motion to Dismiss after ACA Int’l Faegre Drinker
Jul
10
2018
President Trump Nominates D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh for United States Supreme Court Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
10
2018
US EPA Revises RCRA Definition of Solid Waste Rule to Comport with D.C. Circuit Rulings Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
6
2018
Leandra English, CFPB Deputy Director, to resign and drop lawsuit against Acting Director Mulvaney and President Trump Ballard Spahr LLP
Jul
5
2018
FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s Recent Remarks on Vapor Products and the Continuum of Risk; Update on Deeming Rule Appeal Keller and Heckman LLP
Jul
2
2018
Employment Law This Week: July 2, 2018- Justice Kennedy Retires; Combining Labor, Education Departments; Gig Economy Misclassification Case; DC Tipped Workers [VIDEO] Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
2
2018
SEC Administrative Law Judges: Key Takeaways and Lingering Questions from Lucia v. SEC Vedder Price
Jul
2
2018
Environmentalists Challenge EPA's New Definition of Solid Waste Rule Containing Revisions Katten
Jun
28
2018
District of Columbia Voters Approve Eliminating Tip Credit, but Final Result Remains Uncertain Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
28
2018
The Tug of War Over ATDS Continues: Two More District Courts Reach Opposite Conclusions About Scope of TCPA a Day Apart Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
28
2018
Minimum Wage Inches Closer to Reality for Tipped Workers in the District of Columbia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
21
2018
SDNY, Disagreeing With D.C. Circuit, Finds CFPB Structure Unconstitutional And Strikes Title X Of CFPA In Its Entirety Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
19
2018
District Court Gives Narrow, Reasonable Scope to TCPA Murtha Cullina
Jun
14
2018
AT&T/Time Warner Merger Approval Will Spur Vertical Mergers in Health Care Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
11
2018
CFPB dismisses PHH case Ballard Spahr LLP
Jun
8
2018
It Just Got Real: Simultaneous House and Senate Bills Introduced to Expand TCPA’s ATDS Definition to Stop Robocalls made from Lists Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
1
2018
Lawsuit Filed in Response to US EPA Rollback of Tailpipe Emission Standards Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
1
2018
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: FCC Revisits Its Telemarketing Regulations In Light Of The DC Circuit’s Decision Striking Down Core Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
31
2018
Program for Foreign Entrepreneurs to End Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
30
2018
EPA Issues Immediately Effective Rule Amending RCRA Definition of Solid Waste Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
May
30
2018
D.C. issues second revision to student loan servicing regulations Ballard Spahr LLP
May
29
2018
Administrative Deference Doesn’t Mean Anything Goes – Just Ask the D.C. Circuit ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
18
2018
FDA and Supporting Amici File Briefs in Deeming Rule Appeal; Vapor Industry Responds Keller and Heckman LLP
May
17
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - May 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
May
17
2018
FCC seeking comments on TCPA issues in light of D. C. Circuit ACA International decision Ballard Spahr LLP
May
15
2018
FCC Seeks Comments on Key Issues Post-ACA Int’l Faegre Drinker
May
14
2018
BREAKING: FCC Seeks Comment on Scope of TCPA Following ACA Int’l Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
May
14
2018
D.C. District Court Provides Reasons for Denying Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss in Glyphosate Case Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
May
11
2018
ABFA Files Petition Against EPA Over RFS Small Refinery Exemptions Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
May
10
2018
Illegality of Union Resignation Rule Upheld by D.C. Circuit Court Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
10
2018
D.C. Circuit rejects challenge to FTC opinion applying TSR robocall consent requirement to calls made using soundboard technology Ballard Spahr LLP
May
8
2018
U.S. District Court for DC Dismisses CSBS' Challenge Regarding Federal Fintech Charter, All Eyes on the OCC K&L Gates
May
7
2018
What Now for Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs? Foley & Lardner LLP
May
7
2018
Industry Groups Urge FCC to Clarify ATDS After ACA Int’l Faegre Drinker
May
4
2018
No U.S. Supreme Court review sought in PHH Ballard Spahr LLP
 

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