D.C. Circuit Oral Argument AI Transcripts

The text files below are AI-generated transcripts of oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. MP3 recordings of these arguments are publicly hosted on the official CADC website. Links labeled will direct your browser to those external recordings.

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January, 2015

Date	File	Transcript	Topic
01/08/2015	13-5292	SEC v. Milan Group Inc.	Whether Brene Baylor was a seller of securities and liable for violations of the Securities Act.
01/08/2015	14-1056	Fallbrook Hospital Corporation v. NLRB	Award of negotiation expenses for alleged bad faith bargaining.
01/09/2015	11-1428	Delta Construction Company v. EPA	Standing to challenge EPA regulations regarding greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards.
01/09/2015	13-1076	CA Construction Trucking Asn. v. EPA	Standing to challenge EPA's denial of a petition for reconsideration of the car rule.
01/09/2015	13-3020	USA v. Mark-Anthony Adams	Denial of continuance affecting medical care considerations in sentencing.
01/09/2015	13-5263	Malla Pollack v. James C. Duff	Constitutional right to interstate travel and employment eligibility.
01/12/2015	13-3107	USA v. Javier Ballestas	Extraterritorial application of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act.
01/12/2015	13-7103	Chevron Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador	Sovereign immunity and arbitration agreement validity.
01/12/2015	14-1068	Intercollegiate Broadcasting v. CRB	Constitutional validity of the Copyright Royalty Board's reliance on a prior record after an Appointments Clause violation.
01/13/2015	12-3022	USA v. John Bigley	Procedural reasonableness of sentencing and consideration of sentencing manipulation.
01/13/2015	13-5335	Cause of Action v. FTC	FOIA fee waiver eligibility for media requesters.
01/13/2015	13-7165	Daniel Brink v. Continental Insurance Company	Jurisdictional issues regarding the notice of appeal and the scope of claims under the Longshore and Defense Base Acts.
01/14/2015	12-5334	Rhonda Baird v. Joshua Gotbaum	Retaliatory hostile work environment claim under Title VII.
01/14/2015	13-5269	Prison Legal News v. Charles E. Samuels Jr.	Disclosure of personal information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemption 6.
01/14/2015	14-1143	Airlines for America v. TSA	Differential treatment of security fees for international flights based on stopovers.
01/15/2015	13-7156	Randy Brown v. Whole Foods Market Group Inc	ADA discrimination and failure to accommodate claims.
01/15/2015	14-5082	Meina Xie v. John Kerry	Discrimination in visa allocation based on national origin.
01/16/2015	12-1224	Midland Cogeneration Venture v. FERC	Enforceability of contracts prior to filing with FERC.
01/16/2015	13-7169	Helmerich Payne Intl v. Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela	Sovereign immunity and expropriation claims involving foreign corporations.
01/16/2015	14-7002	Belize Social Development Ltd v. Government of Belize	Validity of arbitration agreement under foreign law and authority of executive branch.
01/20/2015	13-3051	USA v. Aurelio Cano-Flores	Wiretap minimization and excessive forfeiture under the Eighth Amendment.
01/20/2015	13-5153	William Shea v. John Kerry	Burden of proof regarding race-conscious employment practices.
01/20/2015	14-1039	FiberTower Spectrum Holdings v. FCC	Cancellation of Fiber Tower's licenses by the FCC for lack of substantial service.

February, 2015

Date	File	Transcript	Topic
02/02/2015	06-3190	USA v. Keith McGill	Juror dismissal and Sixth Amendment rights.
02/03/2015	13-5374	Wilfred Rattigan v. Eric Holder Jr.	Retaliation and knowingly false reporting in employment discrimination claims.
02/03/2015	14-1238	PMCM TV LLC	The primary legal issue is the interpretation and implementation of Section 331 of the Communications Act regarding channel allocation and the rights of broadcasters.
02/03/2015	14-5032	Barbara Feinman v. FBI	Standing and assignment issues under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
02/05/2015	13-5171	James Head v. Eric Wilson	Jurisdiction over ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claims in D.C. federal habeas petitions.
02/05/2015	13-5358	Combat Veterans for Congress v. FEC	Validity of FEC voting procedures and enforcement actions.
02/05/2015	14-1101	Healthbridge Management LLC v. NLRB	Whether healthcare facilities can selectively prohibit employee insignia in patient care areas without being presumed to act with anti-union bias.
02/06/2015	14-5125	Anna Jacques Hospital v. Sylvia Mathews Burwell	The primary legal issue is the validity of the Secretary's geographic wage index determination for hospitals.
02/06/2015	14-7014	Louis Cannon v. DC	Taxation of Federal Employee Benefits by the District of Columbia
02/06/2015	14-8001	District of Columbia	Class certification and commonality of claims in a class action lawsuit.
02/09/2015	13-1138	Aera Energy LLC v. FERC	Rate-setting under the Natural Gas Act and compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
02/09/2015	13-5272	Leneuoti Tuaua v. USA	The primary legal issue is the applicability of the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment to individuals born in American Samoa.
02/10/2015	13-3097	USA v. Michael Weaver	The legality of police entry into a home under an arrest warrant without proper announcement.
02/10/2015	14-1203	Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Al-Nashir	Constitutional eligibility of military judges under the Appointments Clause.
02/10/2015	14-7017	Harman International	The primary legal issue is the classification of statements as forward-looking or current in securities litigation.
02/12/2015	13-5177	Ari Bailey v. Isaac Fulwood Jr.	Retroactive application of parole regulations and ex post facto clause violation.
02/12/2015	13-5239	James Gambrell v. Isaac Fulwood Jr.	Ex post facto clause violation in parole decision-making.
02/12/2015	14-5061	District Hospital Partners v. Sylvia Mathews Burwell	Challenge to Medicare outlier payment thresholds set by HHS Secretary.
02/13/2015	12-5205	Lacy Williams v. Barack Obama	Eligibility for in forma pauperis status under the imminent danger exception.
02/13/2015	13-7196	Wilma Eley v. DC	Determination of reasonable attorney's fees under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
02/13/2015	14-5036	Florida Bankers Association v. TREA	Challenge to the IRS's mass data collection program and its compliance with the Anti-Injunction Act.
02/18/2015	13-7123	Joseph Lee v. Government of DC	Misleading jury instruction regarding disability under the ADA.
02/18/2015	14-1049	UC Health v. NLRB	Authority of the National Labor Relations Board's regional director to certify an election without a quorum.
02/18/2015	14-7084	In re Barry Nace	The primary legal issue is the determination of whether an attorney-client relationship existed between the respondent and the bankruptcy trustee, affecting the ethical violations and disciplinary actions.
02/19/2015	12-5411	Grossmont Hospital Corporation v. Sylvia Mathews Burwell	Whether the Secretary of Health and Human Services correctly determined that Medicare co-payments were not collectible from California Medicaid due to the lack of a state liability determination.
02/19/2015	14-1079	Gordon Pierce v. SEC	Disgorgement order and res judicata issues in SEC enforcement actions.
02/19/2015	14-7047	Whitney Hancock v. Urban Outfitters Inc.	Dismissal of consumer protection claims for lack of standing.
02/20/2015	08-3116	USA v. Robert Miller	Suppression of evidence and violation of speedy trial rights.
02/20/2015	14-1062	Gunpowder Riverkeeper v. FERC	Compliance with the Clean Water Act and NEPA in the issuance of a FERC certificate.
02/20/2015	14-1242	CBS Corporation v. FCC	Disclosure of confidential information by the FCC.
02/20/2015	14-5081	Validus Reinsurance Ltd. v. USA	Applicability of excise tax on retrocessions in foreign reinsurance.
02/20/2015	14-5199	Public Citizen v. FEC	The primary legal issue is the right to intervene in a case involving the Federal Election Commission's dismissal of an administrative complaint.
02/20/2015	14-7004	Sam Osborn v. Visa Inc.	Antitrust price-fixing agreement among banks and Visa/MasterCard.
02/23/2015	12-1282	Louisiana Public Service Comm. v. FERC	FERC's authority and interpretation of depreciation rates in energy tariffs.
02/23/2015	13-3098	USA v. Ricardo Hunter	Timeliness of appeal due to lack of notice to pro se defendant.
02/23/2015	13-5028	USA v. Philip Morris USA Inc.	Compelled disclosure of past wrongdoing by tobacco companies under RICO and First Amendment implications.
02/24/2015	13-7082	David Harvey v. Leon Mohammed	Substantive due process and deliberate indifference claims against the District of Columbia.
02/24/2015	14-1045	SSC Mystic Operating Company v. NLRB	Validity of NLRB election due to alleged supervisory misconduct and authority issues.
02/24/2015	14-7054	NB v. DC	Entitlement to notice for denied Medicaid prescription drug benefits.
02/25/2015	11-1302	EME Homer City Generation L.P v. EPA	EPA's authority under the Clean Air Act to implement federal implementation plans (FIPs) and the validity of its emissions budgets.

March, 2015

Date	File	Transcript	Topic
03/06/2015	12-1018	Wellington Industries Inc. v. NLRB	Question of representation regarding union affiliation and bargaining obligations.
03/06/2015	14-3031	USA v. Darlene Mathis-Gardner	The primary legal issue is whether the district court is required to provide an explanation when denying a motion for early termination of supervised release.
03/06/2015	14-7055	Lorie Giles v. Transit Employees Federal Cre	Disability discrimination and pretext in employment termination.
03/09/2015	08-3037	USA v. Gregory Bell	Effective assistance of counsel and its implications on trial fairness.
03/09/2015	12-5305	Stephen Dearth v. Eric Holder Jr.	Constitutionality of firearm acquisition restrictions for expatriate U.S. citizens.
03/10/2015	14-1107	SW General Inc. v. NLRB	Validity of longevity payments under collective bargaining agreement after contract expiration.
03/10/2015	14-7063	Chicago Insurance Company v. Paulson Nace PLLC	Duty to indemnify under insurance policy and professional malpractice claims.
03/10/2015	14-7082	Rosalie Simon v. Republic of Hungary	Interpretation and application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act regarding claims against Hungary for Holocaust-era actions.
03/12/2015	14-1154	National Association v. FCC	The primary legal issue is the interpretation of the Spectrum Act regarding the preservation of broadcast coverage area and population served during the FCC's repacking process.
03/12/2015	14-5002	Wayne Anderson v. Ashton B. Carter	Judicial review of termination of embed status for a reporter.
03/13/2015	11-1451	Constellation Energy Commod. v. FERC	Challenge to FERC's elimination of through and out rates and imposition of SICA charges.
03/13/2015	13-5268	Swanson Group Mfg. LLC v. Sally Jewell	Compulsion of timber sales versus compliance with environmental statutes.
03/16/2015	14-1144	INOVA Health System v. NLRB	Knowledge and animus of the decision-maker in termination of an employee for protected activity.
03/16/2015	14-7042	Barbara Fox v. Government of the District of	Qualified immunity and Fourth Amendment rights violation.
03/16/2015	14-7081	Dolores Barot v. Embassy of Zambia	Compliance with service of process under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA).
03/17/2015	14-1099	Fortuna Enterprises LP v. NLRB	Balancing employee rights and property rights in labor disputes.
03/17/2015	14-5059	Fernando Zevallos v. Barack Obama	Executive overreach in maintaining a narcotics trafficking designation under the Kingpin Act.
03/17/2015	14-7048	Debra M. Stevenson	Standing and equitable subrogation in a title insurance dispute.
03/18/2015	13-7150	Samuel Dukore v. DC	Probable cause for arrest of protesters under a camping regulation.
03/18/2015	14-1052	DHS v. FLRA	Jurisdiction and interpretation of the Back Pay Act in relation to sovereign immunity.
03/19/2015	13-7189	Kristopher Baumann v. DC	First Amendment rights and retaliation against public employee speech.
03/19/2015	14-1004	Lisa Edwards v. Commissioner of Internal Reven	Failure of the tax court to state the basis for jurisdictional dismissal.
03/19/2015	14-3041	USA v. Paul Kaufman	Validity of appellate waiver in plea agreement.
03/20/2015	14-1123	Energy Future Coalition v. EPA	Challenge to EPA's alternative test fuel rule and its commercial availability requirement.
03/20/2015	14-7051	Greg Burley v. National Passenger Rail Corp.	Disparate treatment and racial discrimination in employment discipline.
03/20/2015	14-7069	Betty Flythe v. DC	Negligent supervision of police officers.
03/23/2015	14-1194	New York Republican State Com v. SEC	Jurisdiction and standing to challenge SEC regulation.
03/23/2015	14-5122	Adirondack Medical Center v. Sylvia Mathews Burwell	Dispute over Medicare reimbursement calculations and budget neutrality adjustments.
03/23/2015	14-7021	Jane Leggett v. DC	The primary legal issue is whether the District of Columbia denied a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to the minor child, justifying the parent's unilateral placement in a private school.
03/24/2015	14-1034	Yatish Joshi v. NTSB	Judicial review of NTSB probable cause determinations.
03/24/2015	14-5182	Pharmaceutical Research v. FTC	FTC's authority to impose industry-specific notification obligations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
03/24/2015	14-7094	USA ex rel. Todd Heath v. AT T Inc.	First-to-file jurisdictional issue regarding allegations of fraud.
03/26/2015	14-1046	Carbon Sequestration Council v. EPA	Regulation of carbon dioxide as solid waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
03/27/2015	13-1274	Independent Producers Group v. Library of Congress	Discovery disputes related to copyright royalty distribution methodologies.

April, 2015

Date	File	Transcript	Topic
04/02/2015	14-5174	Freedom Watch Inc. v. National Security Agency	Integrity of the Freedom of Information Act and government transparency.
04/02/2015	14-5187	Samuel Zook v. EPA	Whether the EPA has a non-discretionary duty to list certain pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
04/06/2015	12-1482	Global Crossing Bandwidth Inc v. FCC	Interpretation of FCC's universal service contribution rules and standing to appeal.
04/06/2015	14-5060	Ora Tabron v. Jeh Johnson	Discrimination based on race and color in employment promotion decisions.
04/06/2015	14-7136	A. Farouki v. Petra International Banking	Interpretation of a guarantee and its enforceability under the statute of limitations.
04/07/2015	12-1002	Teamsters Local Union No. 509 v. NLRB	Discriminatory closure of union referral list.
04/07/2015	12-5361	Darrell Debrew v. Atwood	Exhaustion of administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
04/07/2015	14-7060	USA v. DC	False Claims Act violation regarding documentation possession.
04/09/2015	10-3069	USA v. Lee Ayers	Sentencing disparity related to crack versus powder cocaine.
04/09/2015	14-5205	Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps	NEPA compliance for federal actions related to the Enbridge-Flannigan South crude oil pipeline.
04/10/2015	14-1075	Ibrahim Al Qosi v. USA	Authorization for legal representation and standing in military commission appeals.
04/10/2015	14-5138	Shelby County Alabama v. Eric Holder Jr.	Whether Shelby County's actions enforced the voting guarantees of the 14th or 15th Amendment.
04/10/2015	14-7106	Josephine McAllister v. DC	Compensability of fees for work performed by a paralegal or educational consultant under attorney supervision.
04/13/2015	11-1481	Ozburn-Hessey Logistics LLC v. NLRB	Disciplinary actions against union supporters and the reasonableness of perceived threats.
04/13/2015	14-3027	Byron McDade	Whether Brady claims are exempt from the successive bar under Section 2255 of the AEDPA.
04/13/2015	14-5196	George Jarkesy Jr. v. SEC	Constitutionality of SEC's administrative enforcement authority post-Dodd-Frank.
04/14/2015	13-1312	State of North Carolina v. EPA	Timeliness of North Carolina's challenge to EPA's Clean Air Act regulation.
04/14/2015	14-5109	Brian Davis v. United States Sentencing Comm	Constitutionality of the Disapproval Act affecting sentencing guidelines for crack versus powder cocaine.
04/14/2015	14-5181	US Airline Pilots Association v. PBGC	Whether the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) breached its fiduciary duties by failing to investigate potential claims against the former fiduciaries and actuaries of a terminated pension plan.
04/16/2015	14-1112	Murray Energy Corp	The primary legal issue is whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act when those plants are already regulated under Section 112.
04/16/2015	14-1146	State of West Virginia v. EPA	The primary legal issue is whether the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act when those plants are already regulated under Section 112.
04/17/2015	12-1021	Venetian Casino Resort L.L.C. v. NLRB	Whether the Venetian Casino Resort's request to police to remove demonstrators constituted protected petitioning under the National Labor Relations Act.
04/17/2015	14-7075	Saima Ashraf-Hassan v. Embassy of France	Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and jurisdictional immunity of the Embassy of France.
04/17/2015	14-7133	Angela Price v. DC	Entitlement to attorney's fees under the IDEA based on prevailing market rates.
04/20/2015	14-1134	Donald Koch v. SEC	Whether the SEC can retroactively apply new rules and standards to charge an investment advisor with market manipulation.
04/20/2015	14-5119	Elouise Cobell v. Sally Jewell	Recoverability of litigation expenses paid by third parties under a settlement agreement.
04/20/2015	14-7071	Dick Heller v. DC	Second Amendment rights and gun registration regulations.
04/21/2015	14-5151	State of Texas v. USA	The primary legal issue is whether the interveners are considered “prevailing parties” entitled to attorney's fees after the Supreme Court vacated the lower court's judgment.
04/21/2015	14-7030	Banneker Ventures LLC v. Jim Graham	Breach of contract and duty of good faith in negotiations.
04/23/2015	14-1126	Montford and Company Inc. v. SEC	Validity of SEC's authority to file action based on statutory deadlines and extension requirements.
04/23/2015	14-5035	Danita Walker v. Jeh Johnson	Employment discrimination and retaliation claims based on race.
04/23/2015	14-7079	Kathy Radtke v. Maria Caschetta	Applicability of FLSA exemptions for employees' overtime pay.

May, 2015

Date	File	Transcript	Topic
05/01/2015	14-1042	John Ryskamp v. Commissioner of IRS	IRS determination of frivolousness and its impact on taxpayer rights to a collection due process hearing.
05/01/2015	14-5089	Initiative and Referendum Inst v. USPS	Determination of prevailing party status in litigation against the United States Postal Service regarding petition circulation regulations.
05/01/2015	14-5194	Amir Meshal v. Chris Higgenbotham	Availability of a Bivens remedy for U.S. citizens subjected to constitutional violations by FBI agents abroad.
05/04/2015	12-3024	USA v. Howard Shmuckler	Juror bias and the right to an impartial jury.
05/04/2015	13-3024	USA v. Daaiyah Pasha	Validity of jury trial waiver in light of mental health issues.
05/04/2015	14-1142	Copley Fund Inc. v. SEC	Denial of mutual fund exemption request by the SEC.
05/04/2015	14-5121	National Association of Home v. United States Fish Wildlife	Standing to challenge settlement agreements under the Endangered Species Act.
05/04/2015	14-5325	Joseph Arpaio v. Barack Obama	Standing to challenge executive actions on immigration enforcement.
05/04/2015	15-5010	Z Street v. John Koskinen	Challenge to IRS policy affecting tax exemption application based on viewpoint discrimination.
05/05/2015	14-1206	The American Coal Company v. MSHR	Definition of “fire” under the Mine Act in relation to accidents.
05/06/2015	12-1054	Bruce Packing Company Inc. v. NLRB	Discriminatory discharge and due process in labor relations.
05/06/2015	14-7036	TJGEM LLC v. Republic of Ghana	Sovereign immunity and the commercial activity exception under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
05/07/2015	13-5293	Humane Society of the United v. Thomas Vilsack	Challenge to the legality of agricultural promotion fund expenditures.
05/07/2015	14-1207	Association American Railroads v. FRA	Application of hours of service laws to automated testing in railroads.
05/07/2015	15-5018	Home Care Association v. David Weil	Validity of Department of Labor regulations regarding domestic service employee exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
05/08/2015	12-1032	Dodge of Naperville Inc. and v. NLRB	The primary legal issue is the determination of whether the transfer of employees from one dealership to another constituted a violation of labor laws regarding effects bargaining and union representation.
05/08/2015	13-5362	Billy Asemani v. United States Citizenship	Eligibility for the imminent danger exception under the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
05/08/2015	14-1131	ADX Communications v. FCC	Application of FCC's multiple ownership limits and market definition standards.
05/08/2015	14-5053	Edna Doak v. Jeh Johnson	Reasonableness of accommodation for disability in employment.
05/08/2015	14-5299	Jihad Dhiab v. Barack Obama	Disclosure of classified videos and jurisdictional issues regarding their unsealing.
05/08/2015	14-7086	Latonya Boose v. DC	Mootness of compensatory education claim.
05/11/2015	11-1189	Eco Services Operations LLC v. EPA	Interpretation of “discard” under RCRA and its implications for waste classification.
05/11/2015	14-5319	Kellogg Brown Root Inc.	Attorney-client privilege and waiver in deposition testimony.
05/12/2015	14-1149	Idaho Conservation League	EPA's duty to issue financial assurance rules for hazardous substance management.
05/12/2015	14-5044	James Murphy v. EOUSA	Disclosure of grand jury session times under FOIA exemptions.
05/12/2015	14-5183	Jeffrey Cutler v. HHS	Standing to challenge the Affordable Care Act's enforcement and equal protection implications.
05/14/2015	14-5045	Masoud Bamdad v. DEA	Applicability of the Heck v. Humphrey rule to Fourth Amendment claims in a Bivens action.
05/14/2015	14-5157	PETA v. AGRI	Failure to enforce the Animal Welfare Act for birds.

September, 2015

Date	File	Transcript	Topic
09/08/2015	11-1273	DirecTV Inc. v. NLRB	Application of the Jefferson Standard regarding employee speech and disloyalty in labor disputes.
09/08/2015	13-5286	Sharif Mobley v. CIA	Adequacy of FBI's search for records under FOIA.
09/08/2015	14-7104	Bode Grenier LLP v. Carroll Knight	Recovery of attorney's fees for self-representation by a law firm in litigation against a former client.
09/09/2015	14-5047	Janean Chambers v. Sylvia Mathews Burwell	Failure to promote an employee based on alleged discrimination.
09/09/2015	14-5203	Watervale Marine Co. Ltd. v. DHS	Interpretation of statutory authority regarding non-financial conditions in vessel release agreements.
09/10/2015	12-1072	DHL Express Inc. v. NLRB	The legality of banning literature distribution in a mixed-use area.
09/10/2015	14-3074	USA v. Sylvan Abney	Ineffective assistance of counsel related to sentencing under the Fair Sentencing Act.
09/10/2015	14-5132	DC v. DOL	Whether the City Center DC project qualifies as a “public work” under the Davis-Bacon Act.
09/11/2015	12-1034	Spurlino Materials of Indy v. NLRB	Determination of strike motivation and classification as unfair labor practice.
09/11/2015	14-7035	Oscar Salazar v. DC	Reasonableness of attorney's fees in post-judgment monitoring of a consent decree.
09/11/2015	14-7092	Albert Adams v. DC	Disability accommodation and conflicting factual representations in Social Security application.
09/11/2015	15-3016	USA v. Fokker Services B.V.	Prosecutorial discretion under the Speedy Trial Act.
09/15/2015	14-1103	TransCanada Power Marketing v. FERC	Cost allocation for electricity reliability program and its impact on consumer rates.
09/15/2015	14-3035	USA v. Leon Boyd	Sufficiency of evidence for constructive possession of ammunition.
09/15/2015	14-5171	National Security Counselors v. CIA	Eligibility of organizational litigants to recover attorney's fees for in-house counsel.
09/16/2015	13-1263	Treasure State Resource Indust v. EPA	EPA's compliance with its own regulations in designating non-attainment areas for sulfur dioxide.
09/16/2015	14-5074	Susan Morris v. Gina McCarthy	Exhaustion of administrative remedies and abandonment of claims.
09/17/2015	11-3034	USA v. William Cordova	Access to Jinx Act materials and the implications for defendants' rights.
09/17/2015	14-1225	Ntl. Resources Defense Council v. NRC	Severe accident mitigation alternatives in nuclear power plant relicensing.
09/17/2015	14-5169	Anteneh Abtew v. DHS	Deliberative process privilege and disclosure of asylum assessment documents.
09/17/2015	14-5210	USA v. MWI Corporation	Offset of Trebled Damages Award in False Claims Act Case
09/18/2015	11-1267	Alden Leeds Inc. v. NLRB	Ambiguity in contract negotiations and the interpretation of an email offer.
09/18/2015	14-5309	American Institute of Cert v. IRS	Standing to challenge IRS regulations on tax return preparers.
09/21/2015	13-3062	USA v. James Brown	Insufficient justification for sentencing above guideline range.
09/21/2015	13-5370	Canonsburg General Hospital v. Sylvia Mathews Burwell	The primary legal issue is the application of issue preclusion in administrative adjudications.
09/21/2015	14-1044	Adebisi Adenariwo v. FMC	Mitigation of damages in maritime law.
09/22/2015	11-1466	Salem Hospital Corporation v. NLRB	Procedural errors in the National Labor Relations Board's handling of supervisory status in a union election.
09/22/2015	14-5042	Douglas Huron v. Katherine Archuleta	Failure of the Office of Personnel Management to negotiate coverage for speech-generating devices.
09/22/2015	15-5037	Food Water Watch Inc. v. Thomas Vilsack	Standing to pursue claims regarding increased risk of salmonella in poultry due to new inspection rules.
09/24/2015	14-1109	Geoffrey Kenneth Willson Appellant v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service	Mootness of tax liability dispute and claims for attorney's fees.
09/24/2015	14-3022	United States of America v. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez also known as Oscar Ramiro Ortega Appellant	Validity of sex offender registration requirement as a condition of supervised release.
09/24/2015	14-5172	Friends of Animals Appellant v. Dan Ashe In his official capacity as Director U.S. Fish Wildlife Services and Sally Jewell In her official capacity as Sec. of t	Standing and notice requirements under the Endangered Species Act.
09/25/2015	14-1168	Flytenow Inc. v. FAA	Whether FlightNow Inc. is operating as a common carrier requiring FAA certification based on its expense-sharing model for flights.
09/25/2015	14-5195	Scenic America Inc. v. Anthony Foxx	Validity of the Federal Highway Administration's 2007 guidance on digital billboards.
09/25/2015	14-5215	Judicial Watch Inc. v. DOJ	Withholding of records under FOIA due to local rule and mediation confidentiality.

October, 2015

Date	File	Transcript	Topic
10/02/2015	14-1208	Lisa Cornell v. FMC	Unreasonable refusal to deal under the Shipping Act
10/02/2015	15-3009	USA v. Kerry Newman	Ineffective assistance of counsel and its impact on plea agreement.
10/06/2015	13-3031	USA v. Eddie Burroughs	The legality of the arrest of Eddie P. Burroughs and the existence of probable cause.
10/06/2015	14-1215	Ory Eshel v. Commissioner of IRS	Credibility of French taxes under U.S. tax law.
10/06/2015	15-7005	Robert Cohen v. Board of Trustees	Late filing of opposition to a motion to dismiss.
10/07/2015	14-1021	Mike-sell s Potato Chip Co. v. NLRB	Determination of impasse in collective bargaining negotiations.
10/07/2015	14-5226	Lorillard Inc. v. U.S. Food and Drug Admin.	Conflict of interest in FDA advisory committee membership.
10/07/2015	14-5297	FEC v. Craig for U.S. Senate	Use of campaign funds for personal legal expenses.
10/07/2015	14-5330	Washington Regional Medicorp v. Sylvia Burwell	Determination of reimbursement methodology for psychiatric hospitals under Medicare regulations.
10/07/2015	14-7070	Vincent Forras v. Imam Rauf	Dismissal of case under the Anti-SLAPP statute.
10/09/2015	11-1297	NOVA Southeastern University v. NLRB	Application of NLRB rules regarding employee solicitation and public safety concerns.
10/09/2015	13-7158	Theresa Saunders v. DC	Whistleblower retaliation under the False Claims Act.
10/09/2015	14-3023	USA v. Clyde Rattler	Exclusion of testimony regarding prior palm prints and its impact on the right to present a defense.
10/13/2015	12-1011	Raymond Interior Systems Inc v. NLRB	Validity of a pre-existing collective bargaining agreement under the National Labor Relations Act.
10/13/2015	14-7162	District No. 1 Pacific Coast v. Liberty Maritime Corporation	The primary legal issue is the interpretation of the expired collective bargaining agreement and the determination of whether the parties reached an impasse before its expiration.
10/13/2015	14-7189	Ayanna Blue v. District of Columbia Public	Municipal liability for failure to investigate teacher backgrounds under 42 USC 1983.
10/14/2015	14-1266	Mach Mining LLC v. Secretary of Labor	High negligence designation and mitigating circumstances in mine safety violations.
10/14/2015	14-3046	USA v. Stephen Hunter	Resentencing following remand and managerial role enhancement.
10/15/2015	13-1222	Brian Wallaesa v. FAA	Authority of the FAA to regulate passenger conduct on aircraft.
10/15/2015	14-5156	Ahmad Nurriddin v. Charles Bolden	Summary judgment in employment discrimination claims under Title VII.
10/15/2015	15-3003	USA v. Joseph Hallford	Voluntariness of statements made during police interrogation in a medical detention context.
10/16/2015	13-7177	Alexandria Jones v. Janice Quintana	Whether Janice Quintana knew of Alexandria Jones' protected speech before taking adverse employment actions against her.
10/19/2015	14-1153	Western Minnesota Municipal v. FERC	Interpretation of municipal preference under the Federal Power Act.
10/19/2015	14-7118	Penelope Minter v. DC	Retaliation claim related to employment termination.
10/19/2015	15-5086	Detroit International Bridge v. Government of Canada	Coast Guard's rejection of navigation permit amendment for international bridge construction.
10/20/2015	14-1029	Lucky Cab Company v. NLRB	Retaliatory discharge of employees for union activity.
10/20/2015	14-5304	Anglers Conservation Network v. Penny Pritzker	Whether the Fisheries Service has a mandatory duty to act under the Magnuson-Stevens Act when a council fails to do so.
10/20/2015	15-5016	Christopher Van Hollen Jr. v. FEC	Validity of FEC regulation on contributor disclosure for electioneering communications.
10/22/2015	14-1192	Owner-Operator Independent Dri v. EPA	Constitutionality of EPA's waiver of preemption for California's emissions regulations.
10/22/2015	14-5249	Independence Institute v. FEC	The constitutionality of campaign finance disclosure requirements.
10/22/2015	15-5166	Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc v. Sylvia Burwell	Approval of a generic drug application under orphan drug exclusivity.
10/23/2015	14-1166	ManorCare of Kingston PA LLC v. NLRB	Authority of the National Labor Relations Board's regional director to conduct an election without a quorum.
10/23/2015	14-7168	Kingman Park Civic Assoc. v. Muriel Bowser	Jurisdictional authority over streetcar construction and environmental impact assessment.
10/26/2015	12-3084	USA v. Peter Zagorski	Sentencing guideline errors and culpability in a sting operation.
10/26/2015	14-7077	USA v. Record Press Inc.	Admissibility of extrinsic evidence in a False Claims Act case.

November, 2015

Date	File	Transcript	Topic
11/02/2015	14-5302	Lockheed Martin Corporation v. USA	Applicability of CERCLA Section 114B to Recovery of Cleanup Costs
11/02/2015	15-1008	DQ Fire and Explosion Consulta v. Secretary of Labor	The applicability of the Mine Act to non-traditional mining entities.
11/02/2015	15-5014	Rhea Lana Inc. v. DOL	Final agency action and judicial review under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
11/05/2015	13-5336	Torrance Jones v. EOUSA	Reasonableness of the government's search for documents under FOIA.
11/05/2015	14-1223	The Medicine Shoppe v. Loretta E. Lynch	The legality of the DEA's authority to impose responsibilities on pharmacists regarding prescription legitimacy.
11/06/2015	14-1145	WildEarth Guardians v. EPA	Authority of the EPA to reset statutory deadlines under the Clean Air Act.
11/06/2015	14-5230	Jefferson Morley v. CIA	Public interest in FOIA requests related to the Kennedy assassination.
11/09/2015	13-1283	Dalton Trucking Inc. v. EPA	Venue determination regarding EPA's Clean Air Act decision.
11/09/2015	14-1167	Hospital of Barstow Inc. v. NLRB	Validity of the National Labor Relations Board's certification of representative.
11/09/2015	14-5266	Douglas Sczygelski v. United States Customs and Bor	Res judicata and its application to employment discrimination claims.
11/09/2015	14-7211	In re W.A.R. LLP v. William Cartinhour Jr.	Jurisdictional authority of the district court to issue an anti-filing injunction during an ongoing appeal.
11/09/2015	15-5015	American Hospital Association et al. Appeallants v. Sylvia Matthews Burwell in her official capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services	Mandamus to compel compliance with statutory deadlines for administrative appeals.
11/10/2015	12-5204	Assoc. of American Railroads v. Department of Transportation	Constitutional challenge to Amtrak's regulatory authority over private railroads.
11/10/2015	13-3073	USA v. Shawn Hughes	Authority to modify or clarify a criminal restitution order after a sentence has been vacated.
11/10/2015	14-5224	Walter Jackson Jr. v. Raymond Mabus Jr.	Authority of Command Duty Officer in Leave Decisions
11/13/2015	14-1249	Sierra Club v. FERC	Challenge to FERC's NEPA analysis regarding environmental impacts of natural gas export facility expansion.
11/13/2015	14-1275	Sierra Club v. FERC	Standing to challenge FERC's authorization of natural gas export facilities.
11/16/2015	14-1285	Rosebud Mining Company v. MSHA	The permissibility and safety of electronic surveying equipment in mining operations.
11/16/2015	14-1286	Canyon Fuel Company LLC v. MSHA	The permissibility of electronic surveying equipment in high-risk mining areas.
11/16/2015	14-5284	Defenders of Wildlife v. Sally Jewell	Challenge to the Fish and Wildlife Service's denial of endangered species protection for the dune sagebrush lizard based on a Texas conservation plan.
11/17/2015	14-5306	Rebecca Gray v. Anthony Foxx	Whether the trial court improperly granted summary judgment by preempting the jury's role in determining discrimination claims.
11/18/2015	14-1155	Anthony Perry v. MSPB	Jurisdiction over mixed cases under the Civil Service Reform Act.
11/18/2015	14-5279	Florent Bayala v. DHS	The adequacy of the agency's response to a FOIA request.
11/18/2015	14-7210	James Thompson Jr. v. DC	Monell liability and due process in employment termination.
11/19/2015	14-1197	Dover Energy Inc. v. NLRB	Whether the verbal warning issued to a union steward constituted an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act.
11/19/2015	14-3065	USA v. Bobby Elliott	Sufficiency of evidence for constructive possession of a firearm and drug paraphernalia.
11/19/2015	14-7108	Patricia Wheeler v. Georgetown University Hosp.	Allegations of employment discrimination and wrongful termination.
11/20/2015	14-3055	USA v. Dwayne Head	Ex post facto violation in sentencing.
11/20/2015	15-7057	Brian Wrenn v. DC	Jurisdictional authority of the presiding judge.

December, 2015

Date	File	Transcript	Topic
12/01/2015	11-1324	Ali Hamza Ahmad al Bahlul v. USA	The primary legal issue is the constitutionality of trying a conspiracy charge in a military commission under the Military Commissions Act.
12/03/2015	12-3104	USA v. Eric Scurry	Facial insufficiency of wiretap orders.
12/03/2015	15-5089	Via Christi Hospitals Wichita v. Sylvia Burwell	Medicare payment dispute regarding the classification of a transaction as a bona fide sale.
12/04/2015	12-1100	White Stallion Energy Center v. EPA	Authority of the EPA to regulate power plants without considering costs.
12/08/2015	14-3039	USA v. Sherman Mitchell	Sufficiency of evidence regarding drug identity and chain of custody.
12/08/2015	14-7190	Sandra Marshall v. Honeywell Technology Systems	Judicial estoppel and its application in bankruptcy disclosures.
12/09/2015	14-1298	Silverado Stages Inc. v. FMCSA	Due process protections under the Administrative Procedure Act in agency proceedings.
12/09/2015	14-7113	Alfred Winder v. Louis Erste	Whistleblower protection and gross mismanagement allegations.
12/09/2015	14-7140	Cincinnati Insurance Company v. All Plumbing Inc.	Finality of Judgment and Appellate Jurisdiction
12/10/2015	12-3029	USA v. Rico Williams	Fair trial and evidentiary sufficiency issues.
12/10/2015	14-1182	Pallet Companies Inc. v. NLRB	Union certification and alleged misconduct during the election process.
12/10/2015	14-7170	Michali Toumazou v. Turkish Republic Of Northern	Personal jurisdiction over the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
12/11/2015	14-1170	Tilden Mining Company Inc. v. Secretary of Labor	Interpretation of grounding system regulations for extension cords and power cables.
12/11/2015	15-3011	USA v. Yahya Zaitar	Ineffective assistance of counsel due to language and communication barriers.
12/14/2015	10-3083	USA v. Juan Jose Vega Martinez	Sufficiency of evidence regarding knowledge of cocaine importation.
12/15/2015	14-7142	Diag Human S.E. v. Czech Republic - Ministry of H	Jurisdiction over an arbitral award involving a foreign sovereign.

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