Every decision we've summarized from United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
The Second Circuit held that prisoners with multiple concurrent sentences cannot earn First Step Act time credits for eligible counts once any single count involves an ineligible offense. The court ruled that the Bureau of Prisons must aggregate all concurrent sentences into a single term for administrative purposes, rendering the entire imprisonment ineligible.
The Second Circuit affirmed that purchasing a competitor's trademark as a search keyword does not inherently constitute trademark infringement under the Lanham Act. The court held that because the resulting advertisements and landing pages did not display the plaintiff's marks, there was no plausible likelihood of consumer confusion.
The Second Circuit vacated a district court ruling that found New York City's Guaranty Law unconstitutional, holding that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing at the summary judgment stage. Because the City has disavowed any intent to enforce the law against the landlords, there is no credible threat of injury to redress through federal court.
The Second Circuit held that Title VI's bar on employment-related claims does not prevent an employee from suing for retaliation when the underlying complaint concerns non-employment discrimination. The court vacated the dismissal of the plaintiff's claim and remanded the case for further proceedings on the merits.
The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the USPS, holding that aggregated change-of-address data qualifies as information of a commercial nature under the Postal Reorganization Act. The court ruled that FOIA Exemption 3 bars disclosure of this data because the underlying statute establishes specific criteria for withholding commercial information derived from the agency's core business operations.
The Second Circuit reversed summary judgment, holding that plaintiffs need not prove an aggregate disparate impact to establish a discriminatory effect under the Equal Protection Clause if discriminatory intent is shown. Instead, the court ruled that harm to individual Asian-American students excluded from a school admissions program is sufficient to trigger strict scrutiny review.
The Second Circuit vacated the district court's affirmation of a Social Security Administration denial, holding that the Administrative Law Judge's decision was not supported by substantial evidence. The court found the ALJ misinterpreted medical and lay evidence regarding the plaintiff's ability to adapt to environmental changes.
The Second Circuit affirmed a conviction for possessing child pornography, holding that a search warrant for a cellular phone validly authorized the examination of an SD card inserted into that device. The court ruled that the warrant's broad language covering electronic storage in any form included the removable flash memory card.
The Second Circuit affirmed Eric Tompkins's conviction, holding that a search warrant for a cellular phone validly authorized the examination of an SD card inserted into that device. The court ruled that the warrant's broad language covering 'electronic storage' encompassed the SD card as an integral component of the phone.
The Second Circuit affirmed that the 1676 Andros Order is not a valid federal treaty binding on the United States because it predates the nation and lacks federal ratification. Consequently, the order does not preempt New York's fishing regulations prohibiting the harvesting of glass eels in off-reservation waters.