January 22, 2026
Clashes over the scope of federal preemption in personal injury cases involving freight brokers and motor carriers, the Trump administration's gutting of Biden-era vehicle emissions standards and cuts to states' transportation and infrastructure funding are among the court battles that transportation attorneys are monitoring in 2026.
November 12, 2025
The D.C. Circuit has stayed a new U.S. Department of Transportation rule that blocks certain immigrants from driving commercial trucks or buses while it considers whether the rule is arbitrary, as workers and unions have claimed.
October 24, 2025
Immigrant drivers and unions on Friday asked the D.C. Circuit for an emergency pause on a new U.S. Department of Transportation rule that blocks certain immigrants from driving commercial trucks and buses, denying that these drivers pose safety risks permitting the agency to immediately cut off licensing.
October 20, 2025
Workers and unions on Monday petitioned the D.C. Circuit to review a new U.S. Department of Transportation rule that blocks certain immigrants from holding commercial driver's licenses despite having authorization to work in the U.S.