United States DC Circuit - April 2008 Opinion Summaries

U.S. v. Bryant

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon is affirmed in part over claims of error...

U.S. v. Bryant

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for possession of an unregistered firearm and possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon is affirmed in part over claims of error...

Am. Radio Relay League, Inc. v. FCC

Administrative Law
Petition for review, brought on behalf of licensed amateur radio operators, of FCC orders promulgating a rule to regulate the use of the radio...

Star Wireless LLC v. Federal Communications Commission

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications Law
Petition for review of an FCC order imposing a monetary forfeiture for violating the Federal Communications Commission's "anti-collusion rule" is...

Rambus Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Patent
Petition for review of an FCC order finding that Rambus had engaged in an unfair method of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices...

Pirlott v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that a union violated its duty of fair representation, petitions for review of an NLRB decision that determined that the union's...

Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass'n v. Dist. of Columbia

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, ERISA, Health Law
In a suit to block a DC law that would require pharmacy benefit managers to act as fiduciaries, to disclose the content of their contracts with...

Draim v. Virtual Geosatellite Holdings, Inc.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Patent
In a suit against an employer alleging that the defendant failed to pay plaintiff bonuses upon issuance of certain patents, judgment for plaintiff is...

Clark County v. Fed. Aviation Administration

Administrative Law, Government Law
Petition for review of an FAA determination that electricity-generating turbines would not interfere with plans for a new airport south of Las Vegas...

Abbott Ambulance of Illinois v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of a NLRB order determining that petitioner unlawfully refused to bargain with a union is denied over petitioner's argument that...