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Second Circuit Courts Grapple With US Supreme Court Fraud Guidance

Two recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decisions illustrate lower courts’ differing approaches to the U.S.
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Appeals Court Panel Rejects Trump’s Bid To Pin on Justice Department $83 Million Defamation Award to E. Jean Carroll

The Second United States Appeals Circuit blocks the 47th president’s effort to swap in Uncle Sam for himself in the ...
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Second Circuit Affirms Lower Court’s Ruling Rejecting Neurological Surgery Provider’s Challenge to the No Surprises Act

On July 22, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the judgment of the United States ...

Appeals court denies Trump bid to make federal government defendant in E. Jean Carroll case

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to make the United States government the ...

Appeals court lets the White House suspend or end billions in foreign aid

A divided panel of appeals court judges says the Trump administration can suspend or terminate billions of dollars of ...
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NY cannabis program ruling could add to legal case for interstate commerce

The Second Circuit ruling has essentially zero immediate impact for stakeholders in the New York cannabis market, since it ...

Court Ruling Casts Doubt on New York’s Cannabis Licensing Process

A federal appeals court said that it appeared to be unconstitutional for New York to give some of its own residents priority ...
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Second Circuit Vacates Wire Fraud Conviction For “Insider Trading” On NFTs

On July 31, 2025, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion vacating the wire fraud and ...

Appeals Court Blocks Judge Boasberg’s Contempt Inquiry Into Trump Officials

The case involves deportation flights to El Salvador and whether the administration ignored the judge’s order that they ...