This morning, in a case appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential order denying both a petition for panel rehearing and a petition for rehearing en banc. Judges Newman and O’Malley wrote opinions dissenting from the denial of the petition for rehearing en banc. Here is text from the order and the introductions to both dissenting opinions.
Opinions & Orders – December 21, 2020
This morning, the Federal Circuit issued a precedential opinion in a case appealed from the Merit Systems Protection Board, a precedential opinion in a case appealed from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and a precedential opinion in a veterans case. The Federal Circuit also issued two nonprecedential opinions in a veterans case and a patent case. Here are the introductions to the opinions.