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Court Upholds Open Meetings Act, Orders Fish & Wildlife Commission to be Transparent
Kentucky Open Government Coalition, Inc. v. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on April 23, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The...
Appellate court affirms TCEQ permit approval due to failure to exhaust administrative remedies
Corey Morrell v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Corey Morrell, challenged the Texas...
Court Upholds Approval of Controversial Delta Conveyance Project
Dept. of Water Resources Cases, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case consolidated multiple challenges to the California Department of...
Texas court upholds 'public interest' in river water permits
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority v. National Wildlife Federation, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 10, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome...
LRB can refuse to publish regulations with clear legal impediments
DEP v. PA Legislative Ref. Bureau, decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) sought t...
Ninth Circuit Affirms FHFA's Authority in Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Conservatorship
Daisey Trust v. Federal Housing Finance Agency, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit...
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)...
Exhaustion of administrative remedies required despite claims of unfairness
State Water Resources Control Bd. v. Superior Court, decided by California Court of Appeal on November 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal considered whether ...
Court of Appeal Denies State Water Board's Writ to Dismiss San Diego Lawsuit
State Water Resources Control Bd. v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 29, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The California Court of Appeal considered whether a trial court...
NC DEQ regulations for CAFOs deemed invalid for exceeding statutory authority
N.C. Dep't of Env't Quality v. N.C. Farm Bureau Fed'n, Inc., decided by North Carolina Supreme Court on October 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The North Carolina Department of Environm...
Second Circuit Affirms NYC's Faith-Based Initiatives Program Funding
Wildlife Preserves v. Romero, decided by Second Circuit on August 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit reviewed a district court's grant of summary judgment to the defenda...
Court Upholds FWS Decision to Delist Northern Spotted Owl
Center for Biological Diversity v. FWS, decided by D.C. Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic...
Court Upholds Medicare's Inpatient-Only Rule Against Surgical Practice
Neurological Surgery v. Dep't of Health & Human Servs., decided by Second Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a...
Court Rejects DOI's Exclusion of Species from Critical Habitat Protections
Center for Biological Diversity v. DOI, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 15, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Center for Biological Diversity challenged the Department of the Interior's (...
BMV License Suspension Upheld Despite Challenge to Underlying Conviction
Chris A. Kelly v. Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, decided by Indiana Supreme Court on June 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Chris A. Kelly, challenged the Indiana Bureau...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ADA Claims Against Texas Works Program
Heidi Group v. TX Hlth Human Svc, decided by Fifth Circuit on May 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Heidi...
Eighth Circuit: Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Bars Lawsuit
Continental Resources, Inc. v. United States, decided by Eighth Circuit on May 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit by ...
Second Circuit: CBP seizure of merchandise not subject to APA review
Muk Choi Lau v. Bondi, decided by Second Circuit on March 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Mu...
Court Upholds CARB Regulations on Petroleum Industry Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Western States Petroleum Ass'n. v. Cal. Air Resources Bd., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal considered wh...
Ninth Circuit Denies Injunction Against DEA Asset Seizures
Advanced Integrative Medical Science Institute, Pllc v. United States Drug Enforcement Admin, decided by Ninth Circuit on February 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affi...