United States DC Circuit - March 2010 Opinion Summaries

US Postal Serv. v. Postal Reg. Comm'n.

Government Law, Administrative Law
In a petition for review of the Postal Regulatory Commission's order concluding that certain activities carried on by the Postal Service - the...

US v. Mejia

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conspiracy conviction and sentence are affirmed where: 1) even if admitting a list of names found in defendant's possession was...

US v. Mahdi

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's drug conspiracy and related convictions, and his sentence, are affirmed in part where: 1) Congress intended to impose for a Violent Crimes...

Burns v. George Basilikas Trust

Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions
In an appeal from a bankruptcy court's imposition of sanctions on counsel for a debtor, for violation of Rule 9011(b)(2) of the Federal Rules of...

Prime Time Int'l. Co. v. Vilsack

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In an action by a manufacturer of small cigars challenging its assessments as a manufacturer of tobacco products under the Fair and Equitable Tobacco...

SpeechNow.org v. FEC

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections
In a challenge to the Federal Elections Commission's (FEC) draft advisory opinion concluding that under the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA),...

Colorado Interstate Gas Co. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a petition for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) orders holding that under its tariff petitioner could only recover from its...

United Techs. Corp. v. US Dep't of Defense

Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
In "reverse-FOIA" actions seeking to prevent the release of certain Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) documents evaluating plaintiff defense...

Vietnam Vets. of Am. v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In an action alleging that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the Constitution because of the...

National Mining Ass'n. v. Mine Safety & Health Admin.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA's) decision to enforce a final exposure limit standard addressing health...