United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Somerville v. Hunt

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
The district court's grant of defendant's second request for habeas relief on the ground that the Appellate Division's decision not to apply a...

Gjura v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
An Albanian citizen's petition for review of Board of Immigrant Appeals (BIA) order reversing the decision of Immigration Judge (IJ) grant of her...

Fortress Bible Church v. Feiner

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax-exempt Organizations
In plaintiffs' suit alleging violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) over a longstanding land-use...

R.E. v. New York City Dept. of Educ.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a consolidated appeal of three lawsuits brought by parents of autistic children, claiming due process violations against the New York City...

Simon v. Keyspan Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an antitrust action against a producer of electricity, alleging that it colluded with one of its rivals to increase installed capacity prices and...

Brennan Ctr. for Justice at New York Univ. Sch. of Law v. U.S. Dept. of Justice

Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In plaintiff's Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ), the United States Department of Health and Human Services...

World Wide Polymers, Inc. v. Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Sanctions
In an action seeking for damages and injunctive relief arising out of the failure of a joint venture, which was originally filed in 2003, district...

Giraldo v. Kessler

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a section 1983 suit, alleging that defendants' interrogation of plaintiff following the arrest of her boyfriend, former New York State Senator...

Ross v. Breslin

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a school district employee's suit wrongful termination, claiming in relevant part that her termination was a violation of her First Amendment...

Union Carbide Corp. v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Government Law, Tax Law
In a corporation's request for a research credit for three research projects conducted at its production plants, the Tax Court's conclusion that the...