8 court opinions authored by Judge Patricia Millett. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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D.C. Circuit Affirms DOJ's Withholding of Border Policy Records Under FOIA Exemption 5
Campaign for Accountability v. DOJ, decided by D.C. Circuit on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Campaign for Accountability sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking to co...
Court Upholds FBI's Withholding of Records Under FOIA Exemption 7(C)
Linda Martin v. FBI, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the FBI's withholding of records under the Freedom of Information ...
D.C. Circuit Upholds Trump Executive Order on Federal Employee Bargaining
National Treasury Employees Union v. Donald J. Trump, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) challenged President T...
D.C. Circuit Shields RFE/RL from Defamation Suit Under Noerr-Pennington and CDA 230
RFE/RL, Inc. v. Kari Lake, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by Kari ...
Court Shields Foreign Media Group from Defamation Suit Under Noerr-Pennington
RFE/RL, Inc. v. Kari Lake, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by Kari ...
D.C. Circuit: Media groups lack standing to challenge "த்தி" provision
25-5150 Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. v. USA; 25-5151 Radio Free Asia v. USA; 25-5158 RFE/RL, Inc. v. Kari Lake; & 25-5144 Patsy Widakuswara v. Kari Lake, decided by D.C. Circuit on May 9, 2...
D.C. Circuit Shields RFE/RL from Defamation Suit Under Noerr-Pennington and CDA 230
RFE/RL, Inc. v. Kari Lake, decided by D.C. Circuit on May 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by Kari L...
Radio Free Asia must register under FARA, D.C. Circuit rules
Radio Free Asia v. USA, decided by D.C. Circuit on May 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the scope of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and its application to Ra...