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Court Upholds VA's Denial of Disability Benefits
Oscar Harris and Eva Harris v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiffs, Oscar and...
Court Upholds Approval of Controversial Delta Conveyance Project
Dept. of Water Resources Cases, decided by California Court of Appeal on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case consolidated multiple challenges to the California Department of...
Court Upholds VA's Interpretation of Presumptive Service Connection for Gulf War Syndrome
Timothy Butler and Sharla Butler v. Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, an Officer of the United States, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant ...
Fifth Circuit Affirms TCEQ Permit, Rejects Environmental Justice Claims
S Texas Environmental Justice v. TCEQ, decided by Fifth Circuit on January 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TC...
Court allows North Fork Rancheria's casino project on newly acquired land
Picayune Rancheria etc. v. North Fork Rancheria etc., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on whether the North Fork Ra...
Court Upholds CDPHE's Denial of Biogas Air Quality Permit
Heartland Biogas, LLC v. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Weld County Board of County Commissioners, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defen...
Eleventh Circuit Reverses Asylum Denial Over Nexus Requirement
Ariel Marcelo Bastias v. U.S. Attorney General, decided by Eleventh Circuit on October 30, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Eleventh Circuit reviewed the denial of Ariel Marcelo Bastias's pet...
CAFC Affirms Lower Tariffs for Imported Steel Pipes
Corinth Pipeworks Pipe Industry Sa v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on September 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the classification of imported steel pipes ...
Ninth Circuit: Trump's tweets not "official acts" under PRA
Thakur v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether former President Trump's tweets constituted "of...
Appeals court affirms FEMA's denial of disaster relief funds to VIHFA
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...
Court Upholds NCUAB's Denial of Credit Union Director Waiver
Tina Zai v. Nat'l Credit Union Admin. Bd., decided by Sixth Circuit on August 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the National Credit Union Administration Board's...
CIR v. DOL: FOIA request for wage violation records denied
Center for Investigative Reporting v. United States Department of Labor, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) so...
Ninth Circuit Reverses USCIS U Visa Denial for Domestic Violence Victim
Linda Cabello Garcia v. Uscis, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed USCIS's denial of a U visa petition for Linda Cabello Garcia, who a...
Court Upholds GSA Contract Award Against Protest
Crowley Government Services, Inc. v. GSA, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether the General Services Administration (GSA) properly aw...
Third Circuit Reverses Asylum Denial Over Incorrect Nexus Standard
Hector Tipan Lopez v. Attorney General United States of America, decided by Third Circuit on June 30, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Third Circuit reviewed the denial of Hector Tipan Lopez'...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Subsistence Board's Denial of Fishing Closure
Alaska Department of Fish and Game v. Federal Subsistence Board, decided by Ninth Circuit on June 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the Federal Subsistence Board...
Third Circuit Affirms Ruling on Medicare Part D Drug Cost Recovery
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP v. Secretary United States Department of Health and H, decided by Third Circuit on May 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit reviewed a distric...
D.C. Circuit: Google employees' protest not protected concerted activity
Alphabet Workers Union-Communication Workers v. NLRB, decided by D.C. Circuit on April 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) sought review of the National Lab...
CAFC Affirms Tariff Classification of Imported Steel Products
Dongkuk S&C Co., Ltd. v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on April 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the classification of imported steel products for tariff pu...
AI Not an Author for Copyright Registration, Court Rules
Stephen Thaler v. Shira Perlmutter, decided by D.C. Circuit on March 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether an AI system, specifically the "Creativity Mach...