Steel Co. v. Citizens for Better Env't
523 U.S. 83 (1998) Cited 11,141 times 15 Legal AnalysesHolding this court may raise the issue of "statutory jurisdiction" sua sponte
Telecommunications Research Action v. F.C.C
750 F.2d 70 (D.C. Cir. 1984) Cited 1,050 times 6 Legal AnalysesHolding that a district court did not have jurisdiction to review a rule or issue a writ of mandamus because of a special review statute that assigned judicial review to the courts of appeals
Floyd v. District of Columbia
129 F.3d 152 (D.C. Cir. 1997) Cited 36 timesHolding that district court had federal question jurisdiction, but dismissing suit brought under DCRA because statute does not waive sovereign immunity
In re Guantanamo Detainee Cases
344 F. Supp. 2d 174 (D.D.C. 2004) Cited 22 timesPermitting review of sensitive evidence through issuance of a protective order
Rule 72 - Magistrate Judges: Pretrial Order
Fed. R. Civ. P. 72 Cited 175,049 times 20 Legal AnalysesGranting a party fourteen days to object to a Magistrate Judge's non-dispositive order
Section 2241 - Power to grant writ
28 U.S.C. § 2241 Cited 82,904 times 55 Legal AnalysesGranting courts authority to determine whether detention is "in violation of the . . . laws . . . of the United States"
Rule 6 - Computing and Extending Time; Time for Motion Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 Cited 50,999 times 24 Legal AnalysesHolding that "if the last day [of a period] is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."