D.C. public-law gatekeepers: standing, APA review, and the First Amendment

Q1. In the Beef Checkoff challenge, what doctrinal gatekeeper ultimately controlled the outcome?
- Article III standing
- Ripeness
- Mootness
- Qualified immunity
Answer: Article III standing
Q2. What procedural posture framed the Beef Checkoff standing ruling?
- A jury trial after remand from the Supreme Court
- Cross-motions for summary judgment after jurisdictional discovery
- A motion to dismiss before any discovery
- An agency rehearing on the administrative record
Answer: Cross-motions for summary judgment after jurisdictional discovery
Q3. Why did the court hold R-CALF failed to establish standing on the developed record?
- It lacked a statutory cause of action under the APA
- It failed to prove injury in fact, traceability, and redressability
- The claims were barred by sovereign immunity
- The court found the case was not justiciable because it involved political questions
Answer: It failed to prove injury in fact, traceability, and redressability
Q4. In the SEC conflict minerals case, what review framework governed the court's merits analysis of the APA claims?
- De novo review of constitutional questions only
- APA arbitrary-and-capricious review, with Chevron applied to statutory interpretation issues
- Strict scrutiny of economic regulation
- A bench-trial factfinding standard
Answer: APA arbitrary-and-capricious review, with Chevron applied to statutory interpretation issues
Q5. How did the court resolve the First Amendment challenge in the conflict minerals case?
- It held the disclosure rule violated compelled speech doctrine
- It dismissed the challenge for lack of standing
- It rejected the First Amendment challenge and upheld the disclosure scheme
- It severed the disclosure provisions without addressing the First Amendment
Answer: It rejected the First Amendment challenge and upheld the disclosure scheme
Q6. What was the bottom-line disposition in the conflict minerals case after the cross-motions for summary judgment?
- The court granted plaintiffs' motion and vacated the rule
- The court denied plaintiffs' motion and granted the SEC's and intervenors' cross-motions for summary judgment
- The court stayed the case pending agency reconsideration
- The court remanded without deciding the merits
Answer: The court denied plaintiffs' motion and granted the SEC's and intervenors' cross-motions for summary judgment

rational connection between the facts found

grant the Commission's and Intervenors' Cross-Motions

D.C. public-law gatekeepers: standing, APA review, and the First Amendment

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