Case law

Trump v. Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives

District Court, District of Columbia · May 20, 2019

It did so in 1973 by establishing the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, better known as the Watergate Committee, and then did so again in 1995 by establishing the Special Committee to Investigate … days of taking office, and to divest all financial interests that would pose a conflict of interest by “either converting those interests to cash or investments that satisfy ethics rules or placing those interests in a qualified

McKesson Corp. v. Islamic Republic of Iran

116 F. Supp. 2d 13 · District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 28, 2000

Overall, the Court finds that of the two experts, Reilly was more qualified and experienced. … Here, Plaintiffs established Bakhash as an expert in modern Iranian history.

Lockheed Martin Corporation v. United States

35 F. Supp. 3d 92 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 24, 2014

LPC clearly meets the Bestfoods standard. … Assuming a demand date in 2000,94 and that all of Lockheed’s past responses costs qualify for recovery under CERCLA, the potentially available prejudgment interest in this case totals over $61 million dollars – over 20%

Humane Society of the United States v. Perdue

District Court, District of Columbia · Feb 1, 2018

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) oversees multiple federal programs established by Congress to promote certain agricultural commodities. … “Economic harm to a business clearly constitutes an injury-in-fact,” and “the amount is irrelevant. A dollar of economic harm is still an injury-in-fact for standing purposes.” Id., citing Czyzewski v.

Rosenberg v. United States Department of Defense

District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2020

In their earlier briefing, Plaintiffs clearly intended to demonstrate that all of these records had been officially disclosed, and now they have provided concrete evidence demonstrating as much. … To qualify for the privilege, the withheld information must be “both pre-decisional and deliberative.” See Abtew, 808 F.3d at 898.

Bartko v. United States Department of Justice

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 25, 2018

Yet it is well established that those reports and manuals, like the opinions and filings here, are just what the public is entitled to under FOIA. … The former protects “personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6).

Water Quality Insurance Syndicate v. United States

225 F. Supp. 3d 41 · District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 22, 2016

In the plaintiff’s view, the documentation “clearly demonstrates that the loss was not in any way caused by gross negligence, willful misconduct or violation of regulation.” Id. … Cir. 2011) (“[W]e, of course, cannot uphold a decision where an agency departs from established precedent without a reasoned explanation.”).

United States v. United States Gypsum Co.

67 F. Supp. 397 · District Court, District of Columbia · Jun 15, 1946

in the Bement and General Electric cases has not been denied or qualified in later cases. … that if his company had tried itself to make the lath, it would have been obliged to have it tested by the Bureau of Standards to see whether or not it would stand the one hour fire test under which the Roos patent had qualified

United States v. Person

District Court, District of Columbia · Oct 28, 2024

(Nor could he plausibly do so, since the body-worn camera footage clearly depicts that L-shaped bulge of a handgun.) Person, instead, focuses on the stop before Person pushed Damron aside and fled. … Cir. 1980) (describing a privately owned establishment open to the public as “a public place”); cf. PruneYard Shopping Center v.

In Re: McCormick & Company, Inc., Pepper Products Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation

217 F. Supp. 3d 124 · District Court, District of Columbia · Nov 11, 2016

Even if the agreement on fill level were characterized as horizontal, it would not qualify for per se treatment. … Even if that relationship has some horizontal features because consumers choose between McCormick-branded and store-branded pepper, it is not equivalent to a relationship that is clearly horizontal.

Trustees of the Iam National Pension Fund v. M & K Employee Solutions, LLC

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 30, 2024

Despite their formal separation, the undisputed facts establish that the M&K entities functioned as an integrated business enterprise. … These entries do not qualify as block-billing because the tasks are so closely interrelated as to constitute the same activity for compensation purposes.

McBryde v. COMMITTEE TO REV. CIR. COUNCIL CONDUCT

83 F. Supp. 2d 135 · District Court, District of Columbia · Dec 30, 1999

On its face, however, the Act clearly precludes review of a judge's judicial decisions. … Nonetheless, even "core" protected speech is not immune from government regulation.

Wildearth Guardians v. Kempthorne

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 28, 2010

the inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms; or 3 In particular, when evaluating if the petition has presented “substantial information,” the Secretary must consider whether the petition: “(i) Clearly … Equally telling, FWS’ briefing does not cite to this case’s administrative record to establish how FWS interpreted the phrase when it was considering the Reclassification Petition.

American Council of the Blind v. O'Neill

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 22, 2019

Early in the process, BEP reviewed denomination schemes from over 60 countries and found most of them to be clearly ineffective or impractical for United States currency. … Cir. 2000) (noting that “[s]elf-imposed hurdles and hurdles” do not qualify as changed circumstances).

Beer v. United States

374 F. Supp. 363 · District Court, District of Columbia · Mar 15, 1974

These features of the electoral system have “enhanced the opportunity for racial discrimination,” 303 and clearly they continue to do so today. … A black candidate won the Democratic nomination, but a white Republican who qualified against him was elected in the general election; and so it was that for the first time in this century the district from which they ran

United States v. Hinckley

District Court, District of Columbia · Sep 30, 2021

Hinckley and was clearly present H. However, through years of individual Professional Plans and Services It is anticipated that Mr. … Hinckley, while a third member from Colonial Behavioral Health or other qualified provider assumes their role. For example, should Dr.

Inova Health Care Services, for Inova Fairfax Hospital and Its Department, Life With Cancer v. Omni Shoreham Corporation

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 14, 2023

But here, the uncontroverted evidence establishes that Inova entered this Agreement not just for the purpose of holding a Gala, but rather for the purpose of holding a Gala in these specific rooms. … admits that “[t]he facts of record show that Omni acted . . . in an effort to accommodate both Plaintiffs and the Embassy,” Omni SJ Opp’n at 33, but, as the Court has already explained, the specific room assignments were clearly

United States v. White

District Court, District of Columbia · Aug 6, 2019

Consequently, these defendants are clearly eligible under Section 404(a) for reductions of their sentences. … Section 404(b) could have been written more clearly, an obvious observation when compared to the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s more clearly crafted policy guidance on retroactivity in U.S.S.G. § 1B1.10.

Soundboard Association v. United States Federal Trade Commission

251 F. Supp. 3d 55 · District Court, District of Columbia · Apr 24, 2017

EPA, holding that an EPA-issued misbranding notice qualified as a final agency action. 613 F.3d 1131, 1136–41 (D.C. Cir. 2010). Cf. John Doe, Inc. v. Drug Enf’t Admin., 484 F.3d 561, 566–67 (D.C. … The exceptions collectively concern who may be called, not what may be said, and therefore do not establish content discrimination.” Id. at 305. So it is here.

Strobos v. Rxbio, Inc.

251 F. Supp. 3d 221 · District Court, District of Columbia · May 9, 2017

Greenough – it most clearly fails on the second and third elements of its claim. See Cross-Mot. at 23-24. … Supp. 2d 47, 48 (D.D.C. 2009) (explaining bonuses qualify as “wages” under former version of D.C. Code § 32-1301).