Samarov v. Bondi: Abandonment for Inadequate Briefing and Harmless Correction of an IJ’s Overly Stringent Nexus Standard Introduction In a non-precedential summary order, the United States Court of...
Specific, Memorable-Detail Inconsistencies and Sparse Corroboration Sustain Adverse Credibility Findings; Nervousness at Credible-Fear Interviews Does Not Undermine Reliability — Singh v. Bondi (2d...
No Interlocutory Appeal Without Accepted Plaintiff-Favorable Facts: Second Circuit Reaffirms Limits on Collateral-Order Review of Qualified Immunity in Vann v. City of Rochester Court: U.S. Court of...
Obvious Venue Omissions as Ineffective Appellate Assistance and Narrowing of the Concurrent Sentence Doctrine for Non‑Life § 2255 Petitioners Commentary on Purcell v. United States, No. 23-6985-pr...
Res judicata reaffirmed: Second Circuit bars fourth federal suit challenging NYC Campaign Finance Board clawback and cautions vexatious filers with potential leave‑to‑file sanctions Introduction In a...
Post-Filing Assignment Does Not Moot, Redundant Conspiracy Claims Are Dismissable, and “Actual Knowledge” Means Actual: The Second Circuit’s Summary Order in Fezzani v. Dweck Decision: Fezzani v....
Minimal Due Process for Ten-Day-or-Less Student Suspensions Reaffirmed; Evidence Sufficiency Review and Role-Separation Not Required (Doe & Roe v. Levittown Public Schools, 2d Cir. 2025) Case: John...
Unwilling or Unable Controls: Second Circuit Reaffirms Private-Actor Persecution Standard and Limits to the Administrative Record in Martinez‑Martinez v. Bondi Introduction In Martinez‑Martinez v....
No “Ministerial” Shield from Section 5: Second Circuit Affirms “Necessary Participant” Liability, Scienter by Admissions, and Disgorgement Without Unsupported Expense Offsets Case: SEC v. Core...
Reaffirming the Admissibility of Police Lay Identification Testimony and the Attempted Murder Cross-Reference in § 922(g) Sentencing: Commentary on United States v. King (2d Cir. 2025) Introduction...
Minimal Explanation Suffices for Within-Range Revocation Sentences Under Plain Error Review: United States v. Lopez (2d Cir. 2025) Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Date: November...
No Presumption from 18 U.S.C. § 1591(c): Second Circuit Confirms “Reasonable Opportunity to Observe” as a Standalone Path; Confrontation/Rule 15 Claim Resolved by Harmless Error in United States v....
Second Circuit Reaffirms: Mere Derecognition Does Not Establish Injury-in-Fact; Student-Association “Legal Status” Conditions Are Viewpoint-Neutral, Reasonable Access Rules in a Limited Public Forum...
Second Circuit Reaffirms Reliability Criteria for Credible Fear Interviews in Adverse Credibility Findings: Zafar v. Bondi Introduction In Zafar v. Bondi (No. 23-6312, Nov. 3, 2025), a summary order...
Coleman v. Grand: Characterizing Conduct as “Sexual Harassment” Is Protected Opinion When Supported by Disclosed Facts Under New York Defamation Law Introduction In Coleman v. Grand (No. 21-800,...
Imputed Political Opinion Must Be Squarely Addressed; Unreasonable Arrest‑Warrant Corroboration Rejected in Asylum Cases — Commentary on Lin v. Bondi (2d Cir. 2025) Case: Lin v. Bondi, No. 22-6532...
Gross Violation as a Prerequisite to Extended-Eligibility Compensatory Education: The Second Circuit’s Summary Order in Perez v. Banks Introduction In a non-precedential Summary Order, the United...
No Cure by Removal: Second Circuit Applies Derivative Jurisdiction to FIRREA Removals When State Courts Lack Subject-Matter Jurisdiction Case: Panos v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, No....
No Per Se Rule: Intoxication Does Not Automatically Invalidate Consent; Apparent Authority Can Validate a Roommate-Consent Search — United States v. Boone (2d Cir. 2025) [Summary Order] Court: U.S....
Off‑Campus Social Media Speech Is Protected Absent Safety-Based Threats: Reaction-Driven “Disruption” Alone Cannot Justify Discipline Leroy v. Livingston Manor Central School District, No. 24-1241...