Ninth Circuit Surveys Administrative Law in Rejecting Ashcroft’s Attempt to Stifle Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act. Oregon v. Ashcroft, 2004 WL 1162238 (May 26, 2004), Alaska Professional Hunters Ass’n, Inc. v.FAA,177 F. 3d 1030 (1999), Solid Waste Agency of N. Cook County v.U.S.Army Corps of Eng’rs, 531 U.S. 159, 172-74 (2001), Thomas Jefferson Univ. v. Shalala, 512 U.S. 504, 512 (1994). D.C. Circuit: No Agency Subdelegation to States Without Express Congressional Authorization. United States Telecom Association v.FCC, 359 F.3d 554 (D.C. Cir. 2004), Fund Democracy,LLC v.SEC, 278 F.3d 21, 25–26 (D.C.Cir.2002). Chevron – Refining the Mead Test for Application of Chevron Deference, and Articulating the Nature of Chevron Reasonableness Review. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Thompson, 362 F.3d 817 (D.C. Cir. 2004), Sierra Club v. Leavitt, 2004 WL 955357 (May 5, 2004). FOIA – DC Circuit Addresses the Scope of Protection for Congressional and Presidential Communications. United We Stand America, Inc. v. IRS,359 F.3d 595 (D.C. Cir. 2004), Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Department of Justice, 365 F.3d 1108 (D.C. Cir., 2004). Potpourri – Attorney Discipline, Standing, Defense to Civil Penalty, and res judicata Effect of State Administrative Decisions. Gadda v.Ashcroft, 363 F.3d 861 (9th Cir. 2004), National Wrestling Coaches Ass’n v. Department of Education, 2004 WL 1073836 (May 14, 2004), Delta Commercial Fisheries Association v. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council,364 F.3d 269 (5th Cir. 2004), U.S. v.Allegheny Ludlum Corp., 366 F.3d 164 (3d Cir. 2004), Iowa Network Services, Inc. v. Qwest Communications, 363 F.3d 683 (8th Cir. 2004), Astoria Fed. Sav.& Loan Ass’n v. Solimino,501 U.S. 104, 108 (1991).