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Court Upholds FERC Approval of PEPCO Rate Settlement
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...
D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC Approval of PJM Settlement Agreement
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)...
D.C. Circuit Vacates DOT's EAS Route Award to Southern Airways Express
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 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...
Fifth Circuit Upholds DOT Rule Requiring Airline Baggage Fee Disclosure
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...
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 Rehearing Order for Lack of Reasoned Explanation
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...
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Order on MISO Transmission Cost Recovery
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 ...
Tenth Circuit Upholds BLM's Authority on Oil and Gas Lease Stipulations
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...
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Order on MISO Transmission Line Cost Recovery
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 ...
Fifth Circuit Vacates SEC's Swing Pricing Rule for Exceeding Authority
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 ...
Fifth Circuit Affirms FCC's Repeal of Net Neutrality Rules, Remands Classification
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...
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...
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...
Tenth Circuit Affirms EPA's Approval of State Water Quality Standards
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...
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...
Court Affirms STB's Power to Issue Injunctions Against Railroad Violations
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...
D.C. Circuit Affirms FERC's Grant of Market-Based Rate Authority to Energy Harbor
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...
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Order on Nuclear Power Market Rates
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...
D.C. Circuit Vacates FERC Order on Transmission Line Abandonment
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) ...
D.C. Circuit Reverses FCC License Denial for Radio Station
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...
Tenth Circuit Affirms EPA's Approval of State Water Quality Standards
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...