The D.C. Circuit covers the federal courts in the District of Columbia. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,408 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 1,408 published rulings we track in the D.C. Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 1,403 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Of the 200 summary-judgment rulings here, 102 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 98 let the worker’s claims continue.
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
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Fuller, Therese C. v. Amer Fed Labor/Cong.
Phoenix Transit System v. National Labor Relations Board
RC Aluminum Industries, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
National Treasury Employees Union v. Federal Labor Relations Authority
UAW-Labor Employment & Training Corp. v. Chao
Bolivar Tee's Manufacturing Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
APF Carting, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Stanford Hospital & Clinics v. National Labor Relations Board
More Truck Lines, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Air Transport Ass'n of Canada v. Federal Aviation Administration
ECM Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Contractors' Labor Pool, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Marshall
Casino Ready Mix, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Marion Hospital Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
American Postal Workers Union v. United States Postal Service
Young Women's Christian Ass'n of the National Capital Area, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Co. of Canada
Daikichi Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Can-Am Plumbing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Rumsfeld
MJP Construction Co. v. Secretary of Labor
Regal Cinemas, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Beverly Health & Rehabilitation Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Beverly Hlth Rehab v. NLRB
Waterbury Hotel Management, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Trans-Lux Midwest Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
New York New York, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board
Thompson
CBI Services, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor
Commonwealth Communications, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
TCI Cablevision of Montana, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Saint-Gobain Industrial Ceramics, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Snt Gobain Indust v. NLRB
Lee Lumber & Building Material Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
Warriors
Avante at Boca Raton, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Intl Un Paint 970 v. NLRB
Metro Health, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Intl Un Paint 970 v. NLRB
Adams Ex Rel. Adams v. District of Columbia
National Labor Relations Board v. St. Barnabas Hospital
Neil Laboratories, Inc. v. Ashcroft
Adair
Adair
A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co. v. Secretary of Labor
Cobb Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 147 v. National Labor Relations Board
Intl Un Oprt Eng147 v. NLRB
At Systems West, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
At Systems West, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
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These figures summarize publicly available published court opinions only. Published opinions over-represent summary-judgment rulings (decisions made without a trial) and appeals, because those are the stages where judges most often write formal opinions. Most workplace disputes settle privately and never appear here at all. A ruling’s outcome reflects many case-specific factors and is not a prediction for any other situation. Read more about how we source and classify rulings.
Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of outcomes and case stages is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.