However, by refusing to reach the merits of the statutory challenges, the Court of Appeals left open several potential avenues of challenging future waiver decisions. TheOhiopetitioners argued that California's waiver is inconsistent with a separate federal ...
He requested the full appeals court to re-hear the case. If the court agrees, the 11 fulltime judges in the D.C. circuit would listen to arguments, instead of just three, the norm for most cases. “Judicial decisions are supposed to be based on the record before the court, not spec...
Two of their findings, however, strike me as curious: (1) A high rate of dissent in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and (2) a significant ideological influence upon decisions of the courts of appeals generally. In this brief essay, I examine these ...
the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion inMaine Lobstermen’s Association v. National Marine Fisheries Serviceand held that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) may not give species the benefit of the doubt when relying on partial or ...
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee didn’t use their marathon question-and-answer session with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to challenge her about two high-profile decisions she issued that went against former President Donald Trump.
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Recent DC Circuit decisions in Whole Foods leave standard for future mergers unsettledof success on the merits. The circuits have not reachedagreement on what the FTC's burden of proof should be.Reference to a `public interest' criterion has resulted insome circuits relaxing the standard imposed ...
Eric Siegel has worn many hats besides that of lawyer. His varied experiences outside of law that include being a landlord, owner, investor and public-private partner, to name just a few, add a layer of understanding about the effects that simple business decisions and practices can have on...
Choosing a lawyer could be one of the most important decisions you make in your life or the life of your business. Your first inclination may be to look for a TV lawyer or a billboard lawyer. If you are a business, you may look for a white shoe law firm with 1,000 lawyers. We ...
Does federal law prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression? Not explicitly. However, recent U.S. Supreme Court and appellate court decisions have broadened the scope of Title VII’s protections by holding that Title VII prohibits discrimination ...