Browse 23 administrative procedure act apa arbitrary and capricious review cases decided by D.C. Circuit. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
TSA PreCheck Revocation Upheld Over Past Felony Drug Arrest
Saad Bin Khalid v. TSA, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Saad Bin Khalid, challenged the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) de...
Court Upholds NPS Decision Allowing Filming at Lincoln Memorial
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. NPS, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP...
D.C. Circuit Affirms EPA's Denial of Aircraft Greenhouse Gas Regulation Petition
Climate United Fund v. Citibank, N.A.; EPA, decided by D.C. Circuit on December 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed the EPA's denial of a petition to regulate gree...
D.C. Circuit Upholds OPM's Narrow Interpretation of Whistleblower Protection Act
National Treasury Employees Union v. Russell T. Vought, decided by D.C. Circuit on December 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of t...
D.C. Circuit Vacates DOT Order Granting EAS Certificate to Southern Airways
Southern Airways Express, LLC v. DOT, decided by D.C. Circuit on November 14, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed the DOT's decision to grant Southern Airways Express (SAE)...
D.C. Circuit Affirms FMCSA's Denial of Medical Waiver for Commercial Driver
Jorge Lujan v. FMCSA, decided by D.C. Circuit on November 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) denial of J...
D.C. Circuit Upholds DOE Furnace Energy Standards Against Industry Challenge
American Gas Association v. DOE, decided by D.C. Circuit on November 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The American Gas Association (AGA) challenged the Department of Energy's (DOE) energy...
D.C. Circuit Vacates SEC Approval of Bitcoin Futures Trading Rule
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. v. SEC, decided by D.C. Circuit on October 14, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed the SEC's approval of a rule change by Cboe Global Markets that...
D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC Pipeline Permit Condition
Antero Resources Corporation v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's order approving Antero's natural gas pipeline...
D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC's Preliminary Permit for Hydroelectric Project
Capital Power Corporation v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's decision to grant a preliminary permit to Capita...
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Order on MISO Transmission Costs
Solar Energy Industries Association v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's order approving a settlement agreement that ...
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Order on MISO Transmission Cost Allocation
Solar Energy Industries Association v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's order approving a settlement agreement that ...
D.C. Circuit Affirms DOS's FOIA Search for AIDS Vaccine Initiative Records
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition v. DOS, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) sued the Department of State (DOS)...
D.C. Circuit Vacates EPA's Denial of PFAS Regulation Petition
SSM Litigation Group v. EPA, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 5, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed the EPA's denial of a petition to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
D.C. Circuit Upholds DOI's Environmental Review for Gulf Oil Leases
Healthy Gulf v. DOI, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Department of the Interior (DOI) adequately considered the environme...
D.C. Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in Global Health Council v. Trump
Global Health Council v. Donald J. Trump (MOTION EN BANC ORDER), decided by D.C. Circuit on August 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit denied an en banc rehearing of its de...
Court Upholds FWS Critical Habitat Designation for Mexican Gray Wolf
New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association v. FWS, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association challenged the Fish and Wildl...
D.C. Circuit Affirms FCC's Title II Reclassification of Broadband, Remands Mobile Issues
Sprint Corporation v. FCC, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 15, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed the FCC's decision to reclassify broadband internet access service as a te...
D.C. Circuit Vacates FDA's Rejection of Vanda's Hetlioz sNDA
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. FDA, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 15, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed the FDA's refusal to approve Vanda Pharmaceuticals' supplemental ...
Appeals court upholds FEMA's denial of disaster relief funds
Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority v. FEMA, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) sued FEMA after ...
D.C. Circuit: OMB's withholding of "America First" policy records was lawful
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on wh...
D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA's Denial of Clean Air Act Waiver for IGas
IGas Holdings, Inc. v. EPA, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the EPA's denial of IGas Holdings' request for a waiver from certain Clean...
D.C. Circuit Upholds FCC's Relaxed Media Ownership Rules
National Association of Broadcasters v. FCC, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) challenged the FCC's 2020 Or...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 23 administrative procedure act apa arbitrary and capricious review cases from D.C. Circuit. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 16, Remanded: 5, Mixed: 2.
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