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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May
14
2013
D.C. Circuit Invalidates National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Posting Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
12
2013
D.C. Circuit Affirms Federal Energy Regulatory Committee Returns on Equity Policy But Reverses For Failure to Apply Administrative Procedure Act Official Notice Rule Bracewell LLP
May
11
2013
D.C. Circuit Rules National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Notice-Posting Requirement Invalid Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
11
2013
Labor Poster Requirement Struck Down by U.S. Court of Appeals Varnum LLP
May
10
2013
An Extension of Noel Canning? Becker National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Appointment in Jeopardy too Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
10
2013
D.C. Circuit Strikes Down National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Notice Rule Mintz
May
10
2013
Federal Appeals Court Rejects National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Union Poster Rule Faegre Drinker
May
10
2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Posting Rule Held Invalid by D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ArentFox Schiff LLP
May
9
2013
D.C. Circuit Vacates Controversial National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) “Mandatory Posting” Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
May
9
2013
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Suffers 2nd Major Defeat As D.C. Circuit Invalidates Posting Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
7
2013
D.C. Circuit Calls Out National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) For “Interpretive Leap” Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
6
2013
Playing Cards With a Government That Stacks the Deck - D.C. District Court Radically Expands The "Christian Doctrine" To Subcontracts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
1
2013
Federal Appeals Court Reinstates EPA “Veto” Over Corps’ Mining-Related Permit Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Apr
26
2013
D.C. Court Upholds EPA Authority to Retroactively Veto Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 Permits Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
24
2013
D.C. Court Denies Class Certification in Drinking Water Case Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
24
2013
Important D.C. Circuit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Ruling Affirms Agencies’ Obligation To Provide Substantive, Appealable Determinations Promptly in Response to FOIA Requests Beveridge & Diamond PC
Apr
5
2013
D.C. District Court Finds That Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s Requirements Extend to Hospitals with HMOs Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
23
2013
SEC Oversight of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Exempt from FOIA Request Katten
Mar
23
2013
Federal Court Rules Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Does Not Have Authority to Fine Trader for Manipulation of Futures Contracts Katten
Mar
19
2013
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Lacks Authority Over Commodity Futures Contracts Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Mar
18
2013
DC Circuit: FERC Lacked Jurisdiction to Fine Amaranth Trader Hunter $30 Million CFTC Has Exclusive Jurisdiction over Natural Gas Futures Contracts ArentFox Schiff LLP
Mar
17
2013
Wall Street Confidential: Does Your Workplace Policy Put You at Risk With the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)? Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
12
2013
Teaching Hospitals May Adjust Number of Residents and Interns for Medicare Payment Past Three-Year Review Period, D.C. Appeals Court Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Mar
6
2013
Oral Arguments in CLS Bank Give Hope to Both Sides Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Mar
5
2013
DC Circuit Court Finds President Obama’s Appointments Unconstitutional Vedder Price
Mar
3
2013
Cease and Desist? (Re: National Labor Relations Board) Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
24
2013
Noel Canning Delays Review of “Ambush” Election Rules Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
21
2013
D.C. Circuit Upholds Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Ruling to Apply Mobile-Sierra Doctrine to Forward Capacity Auction (FCA) Rates Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
9
2013
Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging Securities and Exchange Commission's "SEC" Conflict Minerals Rule Katten
Feb
5
2013
National Labor Relations Board Rocked by Decision of D.C. Circuit Williams Kastner
Feb
4
2013
DC Court of Appeals Decision May Impact Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Powers and Authority Katten
Jan
26
2013
Groundbreaking Interpretation of Recess Appointments Clause by D.C. Circuit Finds Obama NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
25
2013
Fine Particle Emissions Rules Remanded- Stricter Clean Air Regulations for Nonattainment Areas Will Follow Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
25
2013
D.C. Circuit Holds NLRB Recess Appointments Invalid Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
16
2013
Will the Ex Parte Young Doctrine Swallow Tribal Sovereign Immunity Whole? Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dec
21
2012
D.C. Court of Appeals Refuses to Enforce NLRB Ban on Offensive Employee Clothing Faegre Drinker
Dec
11
2012
Court Upholds FCC Rule Requiring Big Carriers to Enter 'Commercially Reasonable' Roaming Agreements With Smaller Carriers MapLight
Dec
8
2012
NLRB Hears Oral Argument in Noel Canning v. NLRB Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
5
2012
D.C. Circuit: Restitution Order Must Involve Victim’s Loss, Not Defendant’s Gain Ifrah Law
Dec
4
2012
D.C. Circuit Refuses To Enforce Board’s Bargaining Order, Finds Lawful Impasse Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Dec
1
2012
Industry Groups File Suit to Block Conflict Minerals Rules and Resource Extraction Rules ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
18
2012
Scope of Non-Access Policies Limited by Recent NLRB Decisions ArentFox Schiff LLP
Oct
11
2012
EPA Petitions for En Banc Rehearing of Decision that Overturned CSAPR Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Oct
7
2012
D.C. District Court Rejects CFTC's Position Limits Rule McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
6
2012
Republican members of Congress file amicus briefs to challenge NLRB recess appointments Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
24
2012
Appellate Court Ruling Permits Continued NIH Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Sep
20
2012
Libya Loses Court Battle Over Its Own ‘Libyan Embassy’ Trademark Ifrah Law
Sep
7
2012
Divided Appeals Court Vacates Air Transport Rule Targeted at Coal-Fired Power Plants McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
30
2012
Court Strikes Down EPA Overreaching – Again Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
25
2012
Is "CSAPR" a Ghost? U.S. Circuit Court Vacates U.S. EPA's Sweeping Cross-State Air Emission Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP
 

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