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).