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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 23, Issue 1 - (Fall/Winter 2006)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.22.06

  • "Climate Change: Things Are Starting to Heat Up," Co-Authors: Ann Klee and Chet Thompson.
  • "On-Site Health Clinics: The Privacy Risks of Providing Care," Co-Authors: Tim Means and Ben Butler.
  • "Dust in the Wind: EPA Revises the PM National Ambient Air Quality Standards," Author: Chet Thompson.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.16.26

Federal Circuit Holds Challengers to CICA Stay Overrides Need Not Satisfy Four-Factor Injunctive Relief Test

In a significant decision for government contractors, on April 15, 2026, in Life Science Logistics, LLC v. United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that bid protesters challenging an agency’s override of an automatic stay of contract performance under the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) need not satisfy the demanding four-factor test traditionally required for preliminary injunctive relief.  In so doing, the Federal Circuit clarified that CICA stay override challenges need only demonstrate that the override decision was arbitrary and capricious—nothing more....