Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan Recent documents in William S Jordan III en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:59:19 PST 3600 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/38 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/38 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:56:03 PST FACA: D.C. Circuit Dilutes While 9th Circuit Signals Possible End to Some Claims. Cheney v.U.S. Dist.Court, 124 S. Ct. 2576 (2004); Public Citizen v.Department of Justice,491 U.S.440, 445-446,453-454 (1989); Manshardt v. Federal Judicial Qualifications Committee,401 F.3d 1014 (9th Cir. 2005); Judicial Watch, Inc. v.National Energy Policy Development Group, 219 F.Supp.2d 20, 33 (D.D.C. 2002); Manshardt v. Federal Judicial Qualifications Committee,2005 WL 1119626 (9th Cir. 2005); Manshardt v. Federal Judicial Qualifications Committee, 2005 WL 1119633, n. 3 (9th Cir. 2005).FCC Guidance Documents: D.C. Circuit Applies Traditional Notice-&-Comment Test to One and New Non-APA "Crucial Statutory Element" Test to Other. Central Texas Telephone Cooperative, Inc. v.FCC,402 F.3d 205 (D.C.Cir. 2005); U.S.Telecom Ass'n v.FCC, 400 F.3d 29 (D.C. Cir. 2005).D.C. Circuit Denies Chevron Deference, Strictly Construes FCC Ancillary Jurisdiction. American Library Ass'n v.FCC, 2005 WL 1047587 (D.C. Cir. 2005); United States v. Southwestern Cable Co., 392 U.S. 157, 178 (1968).Other Decisions of Interest. Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc. v.USEPA, 399 F.3d 486 (2nd Cir. 2005); Jupiter Energy Corp. v.FERC, 2005 WL 834473 (5th Cir. 2005); Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company v. Surface Transportation Board, 403 F.3d 771 (D.C. Cir. 2005); Defenders of Wildlife v.Secretary of the U.S. Dept.of the Interior,354 F.Supp.2d 1156 (D.Oregon 2005); Combs v.Commissioner of Social Security,400 F.3d 353 (6th Cir. 2005); Cathedral Candle Company v. United States International Trade Commission, 400 F.3d 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2005); Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 400 F.3d 1278 (11th Cir. 2005); Ahmed v. Gonzales, 398 F.3d 722 (6th Cir. 2005); Tunik v. Dethloff, 2005 WL 1110975 (Fed. Cir. 2005). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/37 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/37 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:37:54 PST D.C. Circuit Panel Battles over Congressmen's Standing to Challenge FEC Rules. Shays v.FEC, 414 F.3d 76 (D.C.Cir. 2005); McConnell v.FEC,540 U.S. 93 (2003).Final Agency Action: Two Opinions, One Judge. NAHB v.Norton, 415 F.3d 8 (D.C.Cir. 2005); NAHB v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2005 WL 1789740 (July 29, 2005).FOIA and the Deliberative Process Exemption. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Department of Energy, 412 F.3d 125 (D.C.Cir. 2005); National Council of La Raza v. Department of Justice, 411 F.3d 350 (2d Cir. 2005). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/36 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/36 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:31:00 PST Standing: Critters lose (but the door's still open), while organizations may have a new opening in "informational standing." Cetacean Community v.Bush, 386 F.3d 1169 (9th Cir. 2004); Sierra Club v.Morton,402 U.S. 727,742 (1972); Palila v.Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, 852 F.2d 1106, 1107 (9th Cir.1988); American Canoe Ass'n, Inc. v. City of Louisa Water & Sewer Com'n, 2004 WL 2423536 (6th Cir. 2004); Laidlaw redux. See Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. Inc.,528 U.S. 167, (2000).Second Circuit uses Barnhart multi-factor analysis to apply Chevron deference to an agency policy statement. Kruse v.Wells Fargo Home Mortgage., Inc., 383 F.3d 49 (2d Cir. 2004); Barnhart v.Walton,535 U.S. 212 (2002).D.C. Circuit Upholds DOT Rule Despite Inadequate Chevron Step 2 Explanation and Notice-and-Comment Challenge. William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/35 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/35 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:58:47 PST Seventh Circuit slams Immigration Adjudications. Benslimane v. Gonzales, 430 F.3d 828 (7th Cir., 2005).Four on Standing. Grassroots Recycling Network, Inc. v.U.S.EPA, 429 F.3d 1109 (D.C. Cir. 2005); The Wilderness Society v.Norton, 2006 WL 89195 (D.C. Cir. 2006); Sierra Club v. Johnson, 2006 WL 146230 (11th Cir. 2006); Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc. v.Chao, 433 F.3d 989 (7th Cir. 2006).D.C. Circuit - The FTC May Not Regulate Practice of Law. inAmerican Bar Association v. Federal Trade Commission,430 F.3d 457 (D.C.Cir. 2005).Ripeness - Low Bar in the D.C. Circuit. Sabre, Inc. v.DOT, 429 F.3d 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2005); National Ass'n of Homebuilders v.U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, 2006 WL 250234 (D.C. Cir. 2006). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/34 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/34 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:50:38 PST 1st Circuit Abandons Hearing on the Record Presumption. Seacoast Anti-Pollution League v. Costle, 572 F.2d 872 (1st Cir.1978); Marathon Oil Co. v.EPA, 564 F.2d 1253, 1264 (9th Cir.1977); U.S. Steel Corp. v.Train, 556 F.2d 822, 833-34 (7th Cir.1977); Dominion Energy Brayton Point,LLC v. Johnson, 443 F.3d 12 (1st Cir. 2006); National Cable & Telecommunications Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Services, 125 S.Ct. 2688 (2005); Mathews v. Eldridge,424 U.S. 319 (1976); Citizens Awareness Network, Inc. v. United States, 391 F.3d 338 (1st Cir.2004); Chemical Waste Management, Inc. v.EPA,873 F.2d 1477 (D.C.Cir. 1989).D.C. Circuit Rejects SEC Independent Directors Rule. Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v.SEC, 2006 WL 890669 (D.C.Cir. 2006); Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v.SEC, 412 F.3d 133 (D.C.Cir. 2005).4th Circuit: No Private Right of Action to Enforce Information Quality Act. FEC v. Akins,524 U.S.11 (1998).D.C. Circuit Recognizes Substantive Due Process Right. Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs and Washington Legal Foundation v.Von Echsenbach,2006 WL 1147758 (D.C.Cir.May 2, 2006); Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health,497 U.S. 261 (1990).EPA Loses Two Plain Meaning Challenges. Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency,2006 WL 1071660 (D.C.Cir.,April 25, 2006); NewYork v.EPA, 2006 WL 662746 (D.C. Cir.March 17, 2006). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/33 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/33 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:30:20 PST Decisions Applying Brand X Reveal New Chevron Complexities. National Cable & Telecommunications Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Services, 125 S.Ct. 2688 (2005); Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc. v.Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc, 423 F.3d 1056 (9th Cir. 2005); AARP v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,No. 05-CV-509 (E.D.Pa., filed Sept. 27, 2005).When Does a New Interpretation in a Preamble to a Final Rule Violate the "Logical Outgrowth" Requirement? Environmental Integrity Project v.EPA, 425 F.3d 992 (D.C. Cir. 2005).Tenth Circuit Denies Deference to BLM in "Primary Jurisdiction" Referral. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Bureau of Land Management, 425 F.3d 735 (10th Cir. 2005).All that Work for Peanuts. Members of the Peanut Quota Holders Ass'n, Inc. v. United States, 421 F.3d 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2005). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/32 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/32 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:46:59 PST D.C. Circuit Denies Review of NHTSA Guideline Letter. Center for Auto Safety v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,2006 WL 1715358 (D.C.Cir. June 23, 2006); Community Nutrition Institute v.Young, 818 F.2d 943 (D.C.Cir.1987).D.C. Circuit Rejects SEC Reversal But Upholds FCC Reversal. Goldstein v.SEC, 451 F.3d 873 (D.C.Cir. 2006); American Council on Education v. FCC, 451 F.3d 226 (D.C Cir. 2006).9th Circuit Finds NRC Terrorism Decision Unreasonable. San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace v.NRC, 449 F.3d 1016 (9th Cir. 2006).FOIA I: D.C. Circuit Holds Electronic Calendars Constitute "Agency Records". Consumer Federation of America v. Department of Agriculture, 2006 WL 1789006 (D.C.Cir. June 30, 2006); Bureau of Nat'l Affairs, Inc. v. United States Dep't of Justice, 742 F.2d 1484 (D.C.Cir.1984); Kissinger v. Reporters Comm. for Freedom of the Press,445 U.S. 136 (1980); United States Department of Justice v.Tax Analysts,492 U.S. 136 (1989).FOIA II: D.C. Circuit Clarifies Vaughn Index Requirements. Judicial Watch v. Food and Drug Administration, 449 F.3d 141 (D.C.Cir. 2006). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/31 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/31 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:24:41 PST 9th Circuit Panel Divides on Meaning of Final Action. Oregon Natural Desert Association v. U.S. Forest Service, 465 F.3d 977 (9th Cir. 2006).D.C. Circuit on Using Rulemaking Record to Show Injury in Fact. American Chemistry Council v. Department of Transportation, 2006 WL 3316788 (D.C. Cir. 2006).DC Circuit on Legal Force of Post-Treaty Agreements. NRDC v.EPA, 464 F.3d 1 (D.C.Cir. 2006).3d Circuit - State FOIA May Not Limit Access to Citizens of State. Lee v. Miner, 458 F.3d 194 (3d Cir. 2006) William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/30 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/30 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:03:46 PST 9th Circuit Holds Draft Policy Statement Reviewable as Final Agency Action. Animal Legal Defense Fund v.Veneman, 469 F.3d 826 (9th Cir. 2006).9th Circuit Grants Chevron Deference to Notice-&-Comment Policy Statement. Northwest Ecosystem Alliance v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 2007 WL 286581 (9th Cir.,Feb. 2, 2007).9th Circuit Rejects Agency Funding Decision Based on Committee Reports. Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. Bonneville Power Administration,2007 WL 163102 (9th Cir., Jan. 24, 2007).D.C. Circuit Upholds Recovery of Self-Representational FOIA Attorney Fees. Baker & Hostetler LLP v.U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 473 F.3d 312 (D.C.Cir. 2006); Kay v. Ehrler,499 U.S. 432 (1991).Update: Abigail Alliance to be reviewed en banc. Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs and Washington Legal Foundation v.Von Echsenbach, 445 F.3d 470 (D.C.Cir. 2006). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/29 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/29 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:54:28 PST 9th Circuit: No Chevron Deference for Commerce's Flawed Dolphin Study. Earth Island Institute v. Hogarth, 2007 WL 1227559 (9th Cir. 2007); D.C. Federation of Civic Associations v.Volpe, 459 F.2d 1231 (D.C.Cir. 1971).6th Circuit: Ongoing Regulatory Obligation Prolongs Limitations Period. National Parks Conservation Association, Inc. v.Tennessee Valley Authority, 480 F.3d 410 (6th Cir. 2007).D.C. Circuit: FTC's "Funeral Rule" Letter not Legislative Rule. 2d Circuit: No Enhanced Medicare Litigation Fees Under EAJA. Healey v. Leavitt, 2007 WL 1119816 (2d Cir. 2007); Buckhannon Board & Care Home, Inc. v.West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources, 532 U.S.598 (2001). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/28 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/28 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:32:54 PST 6th Circuit: Journalists & Attorneys Lack Standing to Challenge Warrantless Surveillance. American Civil Liberties Union v. National Security Agency, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 16149 (6th Cir., July 6, 2007).D.C. Circuit: EPA Industry-Wide Settlement Not a Rule, Not Reviewable. Association of Irritated Residents v. Environmental Protection Agency, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 16929 (D.C. Cir. July 17, 2007).D.C. Circuit: FAA Wrong on Procedure, Right on Substance. Aeronautical Repair Station Association, Inc. v. FAA, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 16920 (D.C. Cir., July 17, 2007).Three on Ripeness. Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition v. EPA, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 16711 (D.C. Cir. July 13, 2007); Exxon Mobil Corp. v. FERC, 2007 WL 2141952 (D.C. Cir., July 27, 2007); Earth Island Institute v. Ruthenbeck, 490 F.3d 687 (9th Cir. 2007). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/27 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/27 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:40:55 PST 5th Circuit: Standing for States but no Deference for Interior Under IGRA. Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida, 517 U.S. 44 (1996); Texas v. U.S., 497 F.3d 491 (5th Cir. 2007).9th Circuit: "Hard Look" Alive and Well as CAFE Standards Fall. Center for Biological Diversity v. NHTSA, --- F.3d ----, 2007 WL 3378240 (9th Cir., 2007).D.C. Circuit: Flawed Cost-Benefit-Analysis Held Harmless Error. City of Portland, Ore. v. EPA, --- F.3d ----, 2007 WL 3254333 (D.C. Cir. 2007).10th Circuit: En banc -- No Environmental Intervention if Government has Identical Objective. San Juan County, Utah v. U.S., 503 F.3d 1163 (10th Cir. 2007).9th Circuit: Substantive Due Process Applies to Non-Taking Claim. Crown Point Development, Inc. v. City of Sun Valley, --- F.3d ----, 2007 WL 3197049 (9th Cir. 2007); Armendariz v. Penman, 75 F.3d 1311 (9th Cir.1996). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/26 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/26 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:23:49 PST 5th Circuit Validates Preemption Based on Agency Informal Statements. O'Hara v. General Motors Corp., 508 F. 3d 753 (5th Cir. 2007).D.C. Circuit Curtails "Increased Risk" Standing. Public Citizen, Inc. v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008 WL 169778 (D.C. Cir. 2008).D.C. Circuit Finds Adequate Notice in Obscure Administrative Decision. Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. v. Chao, 508 F.3d 1052 (2007).D.C. Circuit Finds no Inherent Agency Authority to Reverse Earlier Decision. William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/25 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/25 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:56:42 PST D.C. and 9th Circuits Consider FOIA Exemption 6 -- Personal Privacy. Multi AG Media LLC v. Department of Agriculture, 515 F.3d 1224 (D.C. Cir. 2008) and Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics v. United States Forest Service, 2008 WL 1902511, (9th Cir. 2008).D.C. Circuit -- Kavanaugh Dissent May Signal Shift in Arbitrary and Capricious Review. American Radio Relay League, Inc. v. FCC, 2008 WL 1838387 (D.C. Cir. 2008) and Portland Cement Ass'n v. Ruckelshaus, 486 F.2d 375, 393 (D.C.Cir.1973).1st Circuit -- Generic Rules Trump Pleas for Individualized Decisionmaking. Massachusetts v. United States, 2008 WL 927941 (1st Cir. 2008) and Muniz v. Sabol, 517 F.3d 29 (1st Cir. 2008).3d Circuit -- Panel Splits on FDA Preemption. Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., 128 S. Ct. 999 (2008) and Colacicco v. Apotex Inc., 521 F.3d 253 (3d Cir. 2008).4th Circuit Splits in Rejecting Sovereign Immunity for TVA. North Carolina v. TVA, 515 F.3d 344 (4th Cir. 2008).9th Circuit -- Panel Splits on Chevron Deference to IRS Informal Issuance. Tualatin Valley Builders Supply, Inc. v. U.S., 2008 WL 962106 (9th Cir. 2008). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/24 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/24 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:44:14 PST D.C. Circuit - Clean Air Act's State-by-State Text Trumps EPA's Regional Solution. North Carolina v. EPA, 531 F.3d 896 (D.C. Cir 2008).D.C. Circuit - Dissent's Literalism Strives to Revive the Nondelegation Doctrine. Mistretta v. U.S., 488 U.S. 361, 415 (1989) and Michigan Gambling Opposition v. Kempthorne, 525 F.3d 23 (D.C. Cir. 2008).9th Circuit Takes a Softer "Hard Look" at Forest Service Methodology. Ecology Center, Inc. v. Austin, 430 F.3d 1057 (9th Cir.2005) and Lands Council v. McNair, 2008 WL 2640001 (9th Cir. 2008).D.C. Circuit - Agency Head Deviation from Prior Staff Decisions Not Arbitrary and Capricious. Comcast Corp. v. FCC, 526 F.3d 763 (D.C. Cir. 2008).8th Circuit - No Absolute Right to Cross-Examination in Formal Agency Adjudication. Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389 (1971) and Passmore v. Astrue, 533 F.3d 658 (8th Cir. 2008). William S. Jordan Administrative Law http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/23 http://works.bepress.com/william_jordan/23 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:30:19 PST D.C. Circuit Splits Constitutionality of Accounting Oversight Board. Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, 537 F.3d 667 (D.C. Cir. 2008).9th Circuit Twice Invokes "Procedural Injury" to Sustain Environmental Standing. Salmon Spawning & Recovery Alliance v. Guttierez, 2008 WL 4490533 (9th Cir. 2008) and NRDC v. US EPA, 542 F.3d. 1245 (9th Cir. 2008).Federal Circuit Grants Chevron Deference to Informal PTO Statements. Cooper Technologies Company v. Dudas, 536 F.3d 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2008).9th Circuit - Army Corp Jurisdictional Determination not Reviewable Final Action. Fairbanks North Star Borough v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 543 F.3d 586 (9th Cir. 2008). William S. Jordan Administrative Law