Second Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was established in 1891. The Court is located in New York City and exercises appellate jurisdiction over courts in six districts within the states of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont:
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Date: May 16, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1804
Justia Opinion Summary: Carlos Esteras and Raphael Frias were convicted of fentanyl trafficking charges and appealed their sentences, arguing that the district court erred in calculating their respective Guidelines ranges. Esteras contended…
Date: May 16, 2024
Docket Number: 24-172
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a Ukrainian couple, Yasamin Karimi and Roman Tereshchenko, who divorced and disputed custody of their two children. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Tereshchenko agreed to Karimi removing the…
Date: May 15, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1379
Justia Opinion Summary: The defendant, Dwayne Barrett, was convicted on multiple counts of conspiratorial and substantive Hobbs Act robbery, the use of firearms during such robberies, and in one robbery, the murder of a robbery victim. On…
Date: May 15, 2024
Docket Number: 21-2554
Justia Opinion Summary: Chamma K. Brandon, an inmate in the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, filed a lawsuit against three prison officials. Brandon alleged that the officials violated his First…
Date: May 13, 2024
Docket Number: 23-410
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a dispute over the antitrust implications of a settlement agreement between Forest Laboratories, a brand manufacturer of the high-blood pressure drug Bystolic, and seven manufacturers of generic…
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1726
Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiff, Marina Soliman, filed a lawsuit against Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, Ltd. ("Subway"), alleging that a marketing text message she received on her cell phone violated the Telephone Consumer…
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1217
Justia Opinion Summary: Jason Doherty, a former student at Purchase College, State University of New York, who has Asperger Syndrome, sued several administrators of the college under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for declaratory and…
Date: May 2, 2024
Docket Number: 22-2684
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves a group of plaintiffs who filed a class-action lawsuit against KIND, LLC, a snack food company. The plaintiffs alleged that the phrase "All Natural" on the labels of KIND's products was deceptive and…
Date: May 1, 2024
Docket Number: 21-2891
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Ramon Dejesus Cedeno, an employee of Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC, and a participant in its Strategic Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Cedeno sued the company, its trustee Argent Trust Company, and…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1775
Justia Opinion Summary: Antonio Ortiz, while on supervised release for a drug-trafficking conviction, was accused of repeatedly raping his teenage daughter. The district court found Ortiz guilty of three release violations related to the rapes…
Date: April 30, 2024
Docket Number: 22-854
Justia Opinion Summary: This case involves Commerzbank AG, a German bank, and U.S. Bank, N.A., an American bank. Commerzbank sued U.S. Bank, alleging that it had failed to fulfill its duties as a trustee for residential mortgage-backed…
Date: April 29, 2024
Docket Number: 22-2958
Justia Opinion Summary: A U.S. citizen, Maalik Alim Jones, pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges for his involvement with al-Shabaab, an Islamist military organization in Kenya and Somalia. The district court accepted his plea and…
Date: April 26, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1975
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2021, New York enacted the Affordable Broadband Act (ABA), which required internet service providers to offer broadband internet to qualifying households at reduced prices. A group of trade organizations representing…
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