February 25, 2022
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has addressed a number of important defense and national security-related issues on the federal bench, including whether Guam can pursue costs for cleaning up a Navy dump and the secrecy of government operations. Here, Law360 looks at four of those decisions.
February 25, 2022
D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court, spent eight years as a federal trial court judge in Washington, D.C., where she handled high-profile showdowns between Congress and the White House, major rulemaking challenges and the notorious "Pizzagate" case. Here are her most notable rulings.
September 05, 2019
The federal government has dodged a D.C. federal court suit over moves to waive environmental oversight regulations to speed up construction of a southern border wall in New Mexico and Texas when the court ruled it had no jurisdiction over the claims.
August 13, 2018
The Trump administration on Friday once again urged a D.C. federal judge to toss a suit accusing it of violating numerous federal laws by waiving environmental oversight regulations to accelerate construction of approximately 20 miles of a wall along the border between eastern New Mexico and Mexico, telling the court it lacks the authority to review the claims.
June 18, 2018
The federal government asked a D.C. federal court on Friday to deny a motion for summary judgment in a suit alleging the Trump administration acted outside its authority by waiving multiple environmental oversight laws to expedite the construction of 20 miles of wall along the border between eastern New Mexico and Mexico, arguing Congress was within its rights to grant the waiver and also requesting a quick win.
May 11, 2018
Environmental groups asked a D.C. district judge on Thursday to kill the waiver for environmental and other oversight laws granted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the quick construction of an approximately 20-mile stretch of border wall, alleging Congress never gave it such wide power.
March 22, 2018
The Trump administration is violating numerous federal laws by aiming to waive environmental oversight regulations to help speed the process of building approximately 20 miles of a wall along the border between eastern New Mexico and Mexico, several environmental organizations alleged Thursday in District of Columbia federal court.