Comprehensive guide to Administrative Procedure Act Arbitrary And Capricious Review cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Maryland Office of People's Counsel v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's decision to approve a settlement agreeme...
Independent Market Monitor for PJM v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on December 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)...
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)...
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...
Airlines for Amer v. Dept of Trans, decided by Fifth Circuit on October 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Airlines for America (A4A) challenged the Department of Transportation's (DOT) fin...
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...
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...
El Puente de Williamsburg, Inc. v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 19, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's decision to grant a rehearing on a prior o...
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 ...
True Oil v. BLM, decided by Tenth Circuit on September 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Bureau of Land Man...
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 ...
Natl Assoc Priv Fund Mgr v. SEC, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit reviewed the SEC's "swing pricing" rule, which allows mutual funds ...
AT&T v. FCC, decided by Fifth Circuit on August 22, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The Fifth Circuit reviewed the FCC's 2020 "Restoring Internet Freedom" Order, which repealed net neutrality rules...
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) sought to recove...
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...
Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA, decided by Tenth Circuit on August 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Center for Biological Diversity challenged the EPA's approval of a state's...
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...
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...
Grand Trunk Corporation v. STB, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Seventh Circuit reviewed the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) decision to grant a p...
Energy Harbor, LLC v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 11, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's decision to grant Energy Harbor's request for market-based r...
Energy Harbor, LLC v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 11, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed FERC's decision to grant Energy Harbor's request for market-based rate a...
Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC v. FERC, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 1, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The case concerns whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ...
Radio Communications Corporation v. FCC, decided by D.C. Circuit on June 27, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The D.C. Circuit reviewed the FCC's decision to deny Radio Communications Corpor...
Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA, decided by Tenth Circuit on April 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) challenged the EPA's approval of a st...
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