United States DC Circuit - October 2005 Opinion Summaries

Branham v. Dist. of Columbia

Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the district court's order, requiring defendant to provide tutoring and private...

Kidd Communications v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The FCC's approval of a radio station license transfer is vacated where the decision was contrary to FCC precedent and its policy against allowing the...

Palisades Gen. Hosp. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law
Under principles of administrative law, when a district court reviewing an agency action determines that an agency made an error of law, the court's...

The Indus. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission properly approved a proposal under the Natural Gas Act which regulates the delivery of gas through pipelines.

Bennett v. Chertoff

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
An adverse employment action based on the denial or revocation of security clearance is not actionable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Envtl. Integrity Project v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Defendant-EPA's final rule, concerning Clean Air Act monitoring regulations, violates sections 551 and 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act where...

Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo

Trademark, Intellectual Property, Indian Law, Entertainment & Sports Law

Beecham v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Sanctions
Plaintiff's appeal of the district court's order, requiring it to confer and propose a jurisdictional discovery plan, is dismissed where the order is...

US v. Edwards

Criminal Law and Procedure, Sentencing