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5 Feb 2014, 3:26 am
[JURIST] Kuwaiti Guantanamo Bay [JURIST backgrounder] detainee Fawzi Odah filed suit on Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] alleging that he should be freed from prison upon US withdrawal from Afghanistan, citing international law's mandate that prisoners of war be released once a conflict has ended. [read post]
27 Aug 2009, 1:58 pm
District Court for the District of Columbia against the Federal Trade Commission, seeking an injunction to block the application of the so-called Red Flags [...] [read post]
30 May 2024, 7:25 am
In a replay of earlier events, in response to an emergency petition for writ of mandamus and administrative stay of transfer filed by the plaintiffs in the lawsuit challenging the legality of the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on May 29, stayed a District Court order that would have transferred the case to the District of Columbia.... [read post]
28 Nov 2017, 9:41 am
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Monday issued an order [text, PDF] stating that the US Military must begin enlisting transgender individuals starting January 1, 2018. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 6:59 am
[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Thursday dismissed [order, PDF] a lawsuit brought by a former State Department [official website] employee demanding diplomatic immunity against charges she participated in the kidnapping and rendition of a terrorism suspect abroad. [read post]
24 Jul 2012, 9:28 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] ruled [decision, PDF] Monday that the government is not required to release documents that are designated as secret, even though they have allegedly been made available to the public already. [read post]
16 Aug 2004, 6:23 am
The US District Court for the District of Columbia will hold a hearing Tuesday in the case of Ahmed Abu Ali, a US citizen who has been detained in Saudi Arabia for more than a year without being charged. [read post]
12 Jan 2017, 4:19 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Tuesday dismissed [motion and proposed order, PDF] a four-decade class action lawsuit against Washington DC over the treatment of intellectually and developmentally disabled individuals housed at Forest Haven institution. [read post]
9 Feb 2017, 9:49 am
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Wednesday issued an order to enjoin [press release] the proposed merger of health insurance giant Anthem and Cigna [corporate websites]. [read post]
10 Nov 2020, 10:57 am
From TFOI Robyn Weinstein: The ADR Department of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the Columbia Law School Ethics Colloquium will present a program, Anti-Racism and the Mediator’s Role: Irreconcilable Differences or Ethical Imperative? [read post]
15 Feb 2019, 12:47 pm
District Court for the District of Columbia instituted a gag order on counsel for the parties and witnesses in the Roger Stone case, additionally prohibiting all participants from making any public comments in the vicinity of the courthouse that could pose a risk of improperly influencing the proceeding. [read post]
27 Oct 2017, 9:55 am
The US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Wednesday granted injunctive relief [order, pdf] preventing the Department of Defense (DoD) [official website] from blocking fast-tracked citizenship applications for US Army Reserve soldiers under the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) [materials] program. [read post]
16 Jul 2014, 2:25 am
District Court for the District of Columbia over its new "Voluntary"... [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 9:35 pm
Actual notice is insufficient in the service of process on Brazil, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia explained on July 10, 2010. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 11:22 am
They are being released pursuant to a 2008 order [JURIST report] by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. [read post]
10 May 2006, 6:42 am
[JURIST] A panel of the US District Court for the District of Columbia has rejected [opinion, PDF] a challenge brought by a nonprofit political interest group to the electioneering communication ban in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 [FEC materials] that prohibits TV advertisements funded with corporate or union money that mention a specific candidate from airing 30 days before a [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 7:20 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Thursday ordered [text, PDF] that Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Jawad [ACLU materials; JURIST news archive] be released prior to August 24. [read post]
25 Mar 2010, 11:12 am
[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Wednesday denied [order, PDF] a Yemeni Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee's habeas corpus petition on its merits, allowing the US government to prolong the detention indefinitely. [read post]
27 Apr 2012, 9:33 am
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Thursday denied a request [opinion, PDF] to release photos of Osama Bin Laden [JURIST news archive] taken shortly after his death last year. [read post]
9 Sep 2010, 6:25 am
Jama Idle Ibrahim pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] to "conspiracy to commit piracy under the law of nations and conspiracy to use a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. [read post]
