The Latest Breaking News from the DC Circuit

Federal judges are walking on thin ice by issuing unappealable TROs and failing to stay their rulings.

Under existing Second Circuit caselaw, the district court will almost certainly need to approve the motion to dismiss. But existing Circuit law fails to take into account the Crime Victims Rights Act. And there may be a "victim" who rights are being ignored: New York City.

Judge Newman files a powerful reply to the unprecedented claim of the Federal Circuit's Judicial Council that she can be suspended from her duties indefinitely. And the Judicial Council's recent hiring of adversarial experts raises new questions about bias against Judge Newman.

There are two sides to the constitutional crisis coin: if the president seeks a timely appeal, courts should consider those appeals in a timely fashion.

The District Court injunction did not stay its ruling, but the Court of appeals did shortly thereafter.

The future of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, established in 1970, is uncertain in the Trump administration.

A majority of the en banc court instead seeks to explain away the panel's conclusion as dicta. Will the Supreme Court agree?

Right whales, premium cigars, and tax evasion.

The D.C. Circuit adopts a suitably constrained view of FERC's legal obligations when conducting environmental impact assessments.

A good example of why the D.C. Circuit's website upgrade was actually a step backwards.

The unanimous panel has little difficulty concluding the FCC sought to exercise authority it did not have.