U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Rule Changes

Briefing complete; oral arguments set for January 2027 before Judges Pillard, Wilkins and Garcia

Google told the D.C. Circuit on October 19 that its default-search deals with Apple and Mozilla were lawful competition, not exclusion, in its last brief before oral argument. The company is appealing both the 2024 finding that it illegally maintained a search monopoly and the remedies Judge Amit Mehta ordered in 2025.

Updated 4 days ago

Force in Play

Appeal docket active; last filing Feb 4, 2026, no merits ruling

The troops are still in Washington. The D.C. Circuit's stay kept the deployment in place while the appeal proceeds, and the mission continued through the 2026 election, with Guard members seen at ballot boxes in October.

Updated Oct 16

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Affirmed injunction against the asylum proclamation

For 45 years, the Refugee Act of 1980 has guaranteed that anyone reaching US soil—however they got there—can ask for asylum. On the first day of his second term, President Trump signed a proclamation declaring an 'invasion' at the southern border and suspending that right. A federal appeals court just ruled he cannot.

Updated May 31