Second Circuit
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Second Circuit Nixes Bitcoin Trader's 'Transfer' Challenge, Affirms Conviction
The Second Circuit on Monday upheld the conviction of a bitcoin trader known as "Mustangy" who operated an unlicensed money transmitting business, rejecting his argument that ex...
Second Circuit Affirms NYC DOE Classroom Size Ruling After State Court 'Alternatives' Answer
The Second Circuit on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of the New York City Department of Education after the state's high court clarified that class size regulatio...
Second Circuit Affirms Trustee's 'Alter Ego' Yacht Seizure From Debtor's Daughter
A Second Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed a Connecticut federal judge's ruling that a yacht-owning LLC controlled by the daughter of debtor Ho Wan Kwok was his alter ego, finding...
Second Circuit Recalls Mandate, Affirms $655.5M Terror Verdict Against PLO After Supreme Court 'Fifth Amendment' Ruling
The Second Circuit on Wednesday granted a motion to recall its 2016 mandate that had vacated a $655.5 million terror verdict against the Palestine Liberation Organization, findi...
Second Circuit Reverses $16B Argentine Oil Judgment, Nixes 'Contract' Claims
The Second Circuit on Thursday reversed a federal judge's $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina for failing to conduct a tender offer during its 2012 oil company nationalizat...
Second Circuit Axes BIA's 'Overbroad' Reading In Navy Vet's Immigration Case
A Second Circuit panel on Friday granted a 70-year-old Jamaican Navy veteran's petition challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of his reopening motion, finding the...
Second Circuit Axes FSA Credits For 'Wasted' Supervised Release Reduction
A Second Circuit panel Thursday vacated a Connecticut federal judge's ruling that allowed a prisoner to apply his First Step Act time credits to reduce his supervised release te...
Second Circuit Slashes Servicer Win, Says REMIC Certificates Create 'Beneficial Interests'
The Second Circuit on Tuesday partially reversed a New York federal judge's grant of summary judgment for Ocwen Financial Corp. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A., ruling that pension fu...
2nd Circuit Affirms Drug Dealer's 15-Year Sentence But Nixes 'Standard' Supervision Terms
The Second Circuit on Tuesday mostly affirmed a 15-year prison sentence for a Brooklyn crack cocaine dealer who challenged his conviction on multiple grounds, but ruled the tria...
Second Circuit Axes ETN Investors' 'Reverse Split' Securities Claims
A Second Circuit panel ruled Monday that Barclays' 4-to-1 reverse split of exchange-traded notes did not constitute a 'sale' under federal securities law, affirming dismissal of...