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

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

Briefing on both appeals complete; oral arguments expected late 2026 or early 2027

Google has paid Apple roughly $20 billion a year to stay the default search engine on iPhones and Safari. After a judge ruled those deals formed an illegal monopoly in August 2024, both sides filed appeals: the Justice Department wants harsher penalties; Google says it won search 'fair and square.'

Updated Oct 15

Rule Changes

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