Actual Notice Is Not Enough: Particularised Falsity & Strict Pleading in Online Defamation – Commentary on LaNasa v. Stiene (Second Circuit, 2025) 1. Introduction LaNasa v. Stiene arose out of a...
Black v. Dain (2d Cir. 2025): Second Circuit Re-Affirms the “Concrete-Damages & Ripeness” Rule for Breach-of-Fiduciary-Duty Claims Introduction Black v. Dain is the latest skirmish in a sprawling,...
Qualified Immunity Affirmed: The Totality of Circumstances as the Benchmark for Arguable Probable Cause in DWI Arrests Introduction The present commentary examines the recent opinion in Justin...
Enhancing Accountability in Joint Criminal Activity: Affirming the Application of the U.S.S.G. Cross-Reference for Murder Introduction This commentary examines the recent decision by the United...
Mandatory Screening Compensation: A New Interpretation of “Hours Worked” Under Connecticut Wage Laws Introduction The case of Javier Del Rio, Colin Meunier, and Aaron Delaroche v. Amazon.com.dedc,...
Navigators v. Goyard: Remand on Ambiguity in SR&CC Coverage and the Role of Extrinsic Evidence Introduction This commentary examines the recent judgment in Navigators Insurance Company v. Goyard,...
Affirming Substantive Reasonableness: A New Approach to Sentencing in Fentanyl Distribution Cases Introduction In the case UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JEREMIAH PEREZ, the United States Court of...
United States v. Singh: Second Circuit Re-affirmation of the High Bar for Reversal Based on Evidentiary Rulings, Joint Trials, and Supervised-Release Conditions Introduction United States v. Singh,...
Re-affirming Sovereign and Quasi-Judicial Immunity in Attorney Discipline: A Comprehensive Commentary on Salis v. DoPico (2d Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction Background. In Salis v. DoPico, the Second...
Consistent Child-Victim Statements Alone May Create “Arguable Probable Cause”: An Analysis of Jimenez v. Bogle (2d Cir. 2025) Introduction On 21 March 2025 the United States Court of Appeals for the...
“Assumption at the Effective Date” – The Second Circuit Clarifies When Executory Contracts Are Deemed Assumed and the Consequent Bar to Preference Actions 1. Introduction In In re: Décor Holdings,...
The “De-Facto Continuation” Doctrine in Prison Health Care: Daniels v. Moores (2d Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction Daniels v. Moores is a consolidated prison-conditions appeal arising from the United...
Second Circuit Re-Affirms the High Bar for Duty-of-Fair-Representation Claims Arising from Pension-Plan Elections Introduction In Scales v. Hotel Trades Council of New York Local 6, No. 23-873-cv (2d...
Conduct-Based Adoption of Unsigned Collective Bargaining Agreements and Mandatory Audit Compliance Commentary on Demopoulos v. United Metro Energy Corp., 24-1684-cv (2d Cir. 2025) 1. Introduction...
Requirement of True Threats in Federal Cyberstalking Prosecutions Under 18 U.S.C. §2261A(2)(B) Introduction United States v. Dennis, 23-6194 (2d Cir. Mar. 21, 2025) is a Second Circuit decision...
Defining “Import” Under the Career Offender Guideline: Intrastate “Bringing In” Constitutes a Controlled Substance Offense – Stegemann v. United States Introduction This commentary examines the...
Key-Role “Crux” Requirement for Aggravated Identity Theft Under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A Introduction United States v. Omotayo (2d Cir. Mar. 20, 2025) concerns an international wire-fraud and...
Second Circuit Clarifies the Internal-Relocation Standard for Non-State Political Violence: Commentary on Singh v. Bondi (2025) 1. Introduction Singh v. Bondi, No. 22-6576 (2d Cir. Mar. 19, 2025), is...
“Plausibility & Corroboration Re-examined” – Singh v. Bondi and the Second Circuit’s Re-affirmation of Deference to Adverse Credibility Findings in Asylum Cases 1. Introduction Gurdeep Singh, an...
Definitive Characterization of Second-Degree Attempted Assault under N.Y.P.L. § 120.05(7) as a Crime of Violence Introduction In the case of United States of America, Appellee, v. Nasir Cooper, the...