United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Navas

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a drug conspiracy prosecution, the district court's order, suppressing narcotics seized by law enforcement officers during a warrantless search of...

New York v. Golden Feather Smoke Shop, Inc.

Commercial Law, Indian Law, Tax Law
In defendants' appeal from a preliminary injunction prohibiting the sale of untaxed cigarettes other than to members of the Unkechauge Nation for...

Herrera-Molina v. Holder

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a February 23, 2007 decision of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Ma v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Securities Law
In an action against Merrill Lynch based on unauthorized transfers from plaintiff's investment account, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

Castro v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a denial of petitioners' asylum application, the petition is granted where, instead of evaluating the claim against the...

Vega v. Lantz

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that plaintiff-inmate was improperly labeled as a sex offender in violation of the Due Process Clause,...

Brzak v. United Nations

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a sex discrimination action against the United Nations and various UN officials, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where: 1) the UN and...

De La Rosa v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's order denying petitioner's application for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture, the...

US v. Savoca

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's amended sentence for attempted robbery is affirmed where: 1) an obstruction of justice enhancement applied to conduct that occurred with...

Kone v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a denial of petitioner's asylum application, the petition is granted where the BIA improperly shifted the burden of proof...