Documentary record · ORAL ARGUMENT

Rivera Lujan v. FMCSA argued before a three-judge D.C. Circuit panel

ARGUED · DECISION PENDING

Event date

September 15, 2026

Jurisdiction

United States

Issuing body

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Action type

ORAL ARGUMENT

Lifecycle state

ARGUED · DECISION PENDING

Verification

D · as reported

None yet. Argument concludes briefing; the rule remains in effect until the court rules.

What this establishes

  • A three-judge panel heard argument on 15 September 2026 on whether the agency acted arbitrarily in withdrawing eligibility from roughly 194,000 credential holders.
  • The case remains pending. No disposition has issued.

What this does not establish

  • Any indication of the outcome. Trade press reported sharp questioning of the agency, including a judge describing the rule’s operation as freakish; appellate questioning is a poor predictor of result and is recorded here as a press account of a hearing, nothing more.
  • That the rule has been stayed, narrowed or vacated. It has not.

Why it matters

This is the case most likely to determine whether the eligibility limits survive. The disposition will be recorded here when it issues.

Primary source

Record current through 16 September 2026, 2:00 PM PT · record id rivera-lujan-fmcsa-argued-2026-09-15.