Circuit Judge Chin, joined by Judges Cabranes and Robinson, affirmed a Northern District of New York ruling that denied Christopher Pence's motion to suppress statements he made to FBI agents before receiving Miranda warnings, holding that 'a reasonable per...
Writing for a unanimous panel Tuesday, Circuit Judge José Cabranes held that the Supreme Court's 2021 decision in United States v. Palomar-Santiago 'squarely abrogates' Second Circuit precedent that had allowed defendants to bypass mandatory requirements fo...
Writing for a unanimous panel on Tuesday, Circuit Judge Reena Raggi ordered the resentencing of convicted robber Dwayne Barrett after the Supreme Court ruled that 'Congress has not authorized convictions under both 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and (j) for o...
Circuit Judge Kearse, writing for a three-judge panel on Tuesday, partially reversed a Northern District of New York ruling that dismissed pro se plaintiff David Campbell's civil rights lawsuit, finding that his allegations against Officer Nicholas Mushalla...
Writing for a unanimous panel, Circuit Judge Park, joined by Circuit Judge Merriam and District Judge Matsumoto, held Monday that a defendant's bitcoin-for-cash exchanges with an undercover officer constituted operating an unlicensed money transmitting busi...
Writing for a unanimous panel, Circuit Judge Calabresi, joined by Judges Park and Nathan, on Tuesday affirmed a district court's rejection of a parent's challenge to her disabled child's classroom placement, holding that New York's special education regulat...
The Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of a disability discrimination lawsuit, holding that the diversity jurisdiction statute does not extend federal court jurisdiction to federally chartered corporations based solely on their principal place of business, r...
Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan on Monday affirmed a ruling that HK International Funds Investments was an alter ego of Chapter 11 debtor Ho Wan Kwok, writing that the LLC was 'a façade' used to shield tens of millions in yacht assets from creditors throu...
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a 270-day disciplinary segregation sentence imposed on a New York state prisoner constitutes an 'atypical and significant hardship' requiring procedural due process protections, reversing a lower court's dismis...
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, finding the Supreme Court's recent ruling that the Fifth Amendment allows broader fed...
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 nationalization, holding that the shareholders' breach of contract claims 'are not cognizabl...
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 BIA 'misread and misunderstood' his arguments when it concluded he lacked due d...
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 term, holding the FSA only permits credits to accelerate release from prison, not...
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 fund trustees' investments in some mortgage-backed securities qualify as ERISA pla...
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 trial judge erred by failing to inform the defendant about supervision conditions at...
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 investors' claims that the bank violated registration requirements when it 'swa...