US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Coverage of US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the Nexus archive.
- Former FCC officials want to force a vote on the ‘weapon’ Brendan Carr has invoked against broadcasters
Former bipartisan FCC officials are urging a federal appeals court to force a vote on repealing the FCC's News Distortion Policy, which Republican Chair Brendan Carr has used to pressure broadcasters. The petition, filed in November 2025, challenges Carr's invocation of the policy to suspend comedian Jimmy Kimmel on ABC, arguing it was abused.
- Trump-appointed judges refuse to block Trump blacklisting of Anthropic AI tech
A federal appeals court denied Anthropic's request to block the Trump administration's blacklisting of its AI technology, with a panel of Trump-appointed judges expedited the case for oral arguments on May 19. Anthropic claims the move violates its First Amendment rights and is retaliation for refusing to allow Claude AI models for autonomous warfare and surveillance.