Ninth Circuit: State Lacks Standing to Challenge Title IX Regulations
ca9 · 2025-12-04 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State of Washington v. United States Department of Education, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismiss...
Agency's enforcement discretion policy deemed a 'rule' requiring APA compliance
calctapp · 2025-10-29 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 65/100
State Water Resources Control Bd. v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 29, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The California Court of Appeal considered whether a pub...
Court Upholds DOJ Withholding of Jan 6th Records Under FOIA Exemptions
cadc · 2025-10-03 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
America First Legal Foundation v. Jamieson Greer, decided by D.C. Circuit on October 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The America First Legal Foundation (AFL) sued the Department of Justi...
Eighth Circuit Upholds FDIC's Brokered Deposit Rule Interpretation
ca8 · 2025-09-17 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Minnesota Bankers Assoc. v. FDIC, decided by Eighth Circuit on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a challenge by the...
SCOTUS Strikes Down Biden Admin's Interim Rule on Employee Immigration Status Verification
scotus · 2025-06-27 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
Trump v. CASA, Inc., decided by Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court considered whether the Biden administration's "interim final...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Union Challenge to Trump Executive Orders
ca9 · 2025-05-30 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Trump, decided by Ninth Circuit on May 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the district court's dismissal ...
SEC Whistleblower Program Not Subject to APA Review, Court Rules
ca2 · 2025-05-19 · Defendant Win · Impact: 30/100
Xia v. Bondi, decided by Second Circuit on May 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the SEC's "whistlebl...
PFAS in AFFF Not Hazardous Substances Under CERCLA, Court Rules
ca4 · 2025-03-07 · Defendant Win · Impact: 85/100
In re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products, decided by Fourth Circuit on March 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit addressed whether certain PFAS chemicals, used in aqueou...