Clarifying the Timeliness of 42 U.S.C. § 406(b) Attorney's Fee Applications under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(2)(B): Insights from Sinkler v. Berryhill Introduction Sinkler v. Berryhill, 932 F.3d 83 (2d...
Advertising Regulations in For-Hire Vehicles: Upholding City’s First Amendment Compliance Introduction The case of VUGO, INC. v. CITY OF NEW YORK, decided by the United States Court of Appeals for...
U.S. v. Williams: Upholding Dual Inventory Searches and Admissibility of Gang Affiliation Evidence in Felon Firearm Cases Introduction In the landmark case of United States of America v. Andy...
Second Circuit Establishes Enhanced Standards for Unsealing Judicial Documents in Defamation Litigation Introduction In the landmark case Julie Brown, Miami Herald Company, Inter v. Nors-Appellants,...
Second Circuit Upholds Rigorous Gateway Standard for Actual Innocence in Federal Habeas Corpus: Hyman v. Brown Introduction In the case of TULLIE HYMAN v. WILLIAM D. BROWN (927 F.3d 639), the United...
Second Circuit Affirms Proper Deference to State Review Officers in IDEA Compliance Cases Introduction In the landmark case of W.A., M.S. v. Hendrick Hudson Central School District, the United States...
Second Circuit Clarifies Similarity Standards for LeClair vs. Olech Equal Protection Claims in Discriminatory Enforcement Cases Introduction In the case of Eric Hu, NY Drilling, Inc., and 888...
Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies in Drug Scheduling: Insights from Washington et al. v. Barr Introduction The case of Marvin Washington, Dean Bortell et al. v. William Pelham Barr addresses the...
Enforcing the Treating Physician Rule: Second Circuit's Decision in Estrella v. Berryhill Introduction The case of Brenda Estrella v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security (925...
Enhanced Due Process Requirements for Discharge Planning in Immigration Detention: Charles and Small v. Orange County Introduction Charles Michelet and Carol Small, former civil immigration detainees...
Second Circuit Affirms Non-Reviewability of Remand Orders on Subject Matter Jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §1447(d) Introduction In the case of JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Richard Caires, adjudicated...
Second Circuit Establishes Sufficiency of Unsolicited Text Messages for Article III Standing under the TCPA Introduction The case of Christina Melito et al. v. Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc. et...
Second Circuit Affirms Aggravated Felony Status of First-Degree Assault and Limits Pereira's Scope on NTAs Introduction The case of Jose Javier Banegas Gomez v. William P. Barr addresses critical...
Rehabilitation Act Employment Discrimination Requires But-For Causation: Natofsky v. City of New York Introduction The case of Richard Natofsky v. The City of New York scrutinizes the application of...
Affirmation of Credit Union Robbery as a 'Crime of Violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c): Analysis of United States v. Hendricks Introduction The case of United States of America v. Robert Hendricks,...
Second Circuit Sets New Precedent on ADEA Hostile Environment and Retaliation Claims Introduction In the landmark case of Blair Davis-Garett v. Urban Outfitters, Inc., the United States Court of...
Appraisal Process Classified as Arbitration Under the Federal Arbitration Act: Insights from Milligan v. GEICO & CCC Introduction Milligan v. GEICO Information Services Inc. and GEICO General...
Second Circuit Clarifies Privacy Expectations for Unlicensed, Unauthorized Rental Car Drivers Introduction In United States of America v. James Lyle et al. (919 F.3d 716, Second Circuit, 2019), the...
Preemption of State Law Claims in Pharmaceutical Liability: Gibbons v. Bristol-Myers Squibb & Pfizer Introduction In the landmark case of Catherine Gibbons, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v....
Affirming Total Debt Disclosure Sufficiency under FDCPA: Kolbasyuk v. Capital Management Services, LP Introduction In Yuri Kolbasyuk v. Capital Management Services, LP, the United States Court of...