Davis v. Dep’t of Justice, No. 09-5189, concerned a FOIA action seeking access to tape recordings made during an FBI investigation of a New Orleans mob boss. The court of appeals affirmed the denial of plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees, holding that the OPEN Government Act of 2007 did not retroactively allow plaintiff to recover [...]
Odah v. US, No. 09-5331, involved a petition for habeas corpus by a detainee at Guantanamo Bay and his next friend. The court of appeals affirmed the denial of the petition, on the grounds that 1) petitioners’ challenge to the preponderance of the evidence standard employed by the district court was foreclosed by precedent; 2) [...]
Pharmaceutical Care Mgmt. Corp. v. Dist. of Colum., No. 09-7042, involved an action seeking a declaration that Title II of the District of Columbia’s Access Rx Act of 2004 was preempted by ERISA and various constitutional provisions. The court of appeals affirmed summary judgment for plaintiffs in part, holding that sections 48-832.01(a), (b)(1), and (d) [...]
Air Transp. Ass’n of Am. v. US Dept. of Transp., No. 08-1293, involved a petition for review of amendments to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 1996 Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges allowing an airport to charge aircraft higher landing fees at peak times, a practice known as congestion pricing. The court of appeals denied [...]
In US v. Hall, No. 07-3036, the court of appeals affirmed in part defendant’s convictions for one count of conspiracy to commit crimes against the U.S., two counts of bank fraud, four counts of wire fraud, and one count of money laundering conspiracy, on the grounds that 1) a trier of fact could reasonably infer [...]
Air Transp. Ass’n of Am. v. US Dept. of Transp., No. 08-1293, involved a petition for review of amendments to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) 1996 Policy Regarding Airport Rates and Charges allowing an airport to charge aircraft higher landing fees at peak times, a practice known as congestion pricing. The court of appeals denied [...]
Pharmaceutical Care Mgmt. Corp. v. Dist. of Colum., No. 09-7042, involved an action seeking a declaration that Title II of the District of Columbia’s Access Rx Act of 2004 was preempted by ERISA and various constitutional provisions. The court of appeals affirmed summary judgment for plaintiffs in part, holding that sections 48-832.01(a), (b)(1), and (d) [...]
Odah v. US, No. 09-5331, involved a petition for habeas corpus by a detainee at Guantanamo Bay and his next friend. The court of appeals affirmed the denial of the petition, on the grounds that 1) petitioners’ challenge to the preponderance of the evidence standard employed by the district court was foreclosed by precedent; 2) [...]
Odah v. US, No. 09-5331, involved a petition for habeas corpus by a detainee at Guantanamo Bay and his next friend. The court of appeals affirmed the denial of the petition, on the grounds that 1) petitioners’ challenge to the preponderance of the evidence standard employed by the district court was foreclosed by precedent; 2) [...]
Davis v. Dep’t of Justice, No. 09-5189, concerned a FOIA action seeking access to tape recordings made during an FBI investigation of a New Orleans mob boss. The court of appeals affirmed the denial of plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees, holding that the OPEN Government Act of 2007 did not retroactively allow plaintiff to recover [...]