D.C. Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit encompasses the smallest geographic area of any of the federal circuits with appellate jurisdiction over the District of Columbia. Despite its size, the court has been a major influence on US law and frequently hears litigation involving US federal agencies.
More information regarding the history of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit can be found at The Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit.
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 22-3086
Justia Opinion Summary: In September 2021, the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol issued a subpoena to Stephen Bannon, a former advisor to President Donald Trump, to testify and provide documents.…
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 22-5150
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Maria Esparraguera, a career appointee in the Senior Executive Service (SES), who was removed from her position by the Department of the Army. Esparraguera claimed that her constitutional due process…
Date: May 7, 2024
Docket Number: 22-5321
Justia Opinion Summary: Dr. Jennifer Seed, a former employee of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a lawsuit against the EPA and the United States, alleging age discrimination. Seed claimed that she was involuntarily demoted to a…
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: 22-5253
Justia Opinion Summary: A small business, Concert Investor LLC, applied for a Shuttered Venue Operators Grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) after its revenue fell 94% due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company, which helps mount…
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1179
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around Alon Farhy, a U.S. permanent resident who failed to report his ownership of Belizean corporations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), violating Section 6038(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.…
Date: May 3, 2024
Docket Number: 23-5189
Justia Opinion Summary: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned to dredge San Juan Harbor to facilitate the movement of large ships. The Corps published an Environmental Assessment, concluding that the project would not significantly impact…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1101
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a dispute over the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) certification of the Evangeline Pass Expansion Project, a series of expanded pipelines, compression facilities, and meter stations in the…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: 22-3069
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around James Hutchings, Jr., who was convicted of conspiracy to unlawfully traffic and transport firearms. The conviction was based on evidence obtained from Hutchings's iPhone, which was seized during…
Date: April 26, 2024
Docket Number: 22-7134
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2020, seven victims of a 2016 terrorist bombing in Afghanistan obtained multi-million-dollar default judgments against the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and the Haqqani Network. Following the Taliban’s 2021 takeover of…
Date: April 23, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1308
Justia Opinion Summary: Johannes and Linda Lamprecht, Swiss citizens who lived in the United States in 2006 and 2007, underreported their taxable income by falsely claiming they had no foreign bank accounts. In reality, they had millions in a…
Date: April 23, 2024
Docket Number: 22-5308
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2002, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) advertised job openings with a promotion potential to grade thirteen, while existing employees in comparable positions could only be promoted to grade…
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