United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Chechele v. Sperling

Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint seeking disgorgement of alleged short-swing profits is affirmed, where the district court properly found that the...

Holland v. Goord

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiff-inmate's claims that defendants unconstitutionally burdened his religious exercise when they...

The New York Times Company v. United States

Government Law, Media Law
In an action under the Freedom of Information Act seeking documents relating to targeted killings of United States citizens carried out by drone...

In Re: World Trade Ctr. Lower Manhattan Disaster Site Litigation

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by plaintiff-cleaning workers who purportedly were exposed to toxic contaminants while working in buildings on the periphery of...

In re Tustaniwsky

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The Court's Committee on Admissions and Grievances' findings of fact and recommendations are adopted, with certain exceptions and attorney Tustaniwsky...

Peterson v. Islamic Republic of Iran

Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
The district court's order awarding turnover of $1.75 billion in assets under both the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) and a statute...

US v. Park

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
The probationary sentence imposed on defendant, following defendant's guilty plea to one count of filing a false corporate tax return in violation of...

Ermini v. Vittori

Family Law, International Law
In an action brought by father pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, as implemented in the United...

Cook v. National Archives & Records Administration

Administrative Law, Government Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant in plaintiff's action brought under the Freedom of Information Act, seeking National Archives records relating...

McIntyre v. Colvin

Administrative Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Insurance Law
The district court's judgment, affirming the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) denial of plaintiff's application for disability insurance benefits and...