U.S. Second Circuit

The law is as interesting as it is important. While most of us follow certain high-profile court cases for entertainment, knowing about new court cases can also help inform us about what's going on and the rights of U.S. citizens. After a recent appeals court ruling, a…

Tasked with convincing the Second Circuit Court of Appeals that the 14 charges her client had been convicted of should be overturned, public defender Allegra Glashausser needed to pull one heck of a legal rabbit out of her hat during oral arguments. Her claim that promising magic…

Companies tracking your online activities to sell targeted ads is nothing new. But an interesting case out of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals may give some companies food for thought regarding what information about your viewing habits they can sell to third parties. The Second…

In a significant legal development, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has reinstated Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against The New York Times, citing multiple judicial errors by a lower court judge. The ruling marks a pivotal step in Palin's quest to hold media outlets…

A three-judge panel for the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals expressed significant skepticism about the merits of a case they heard on May 19. The plaintiff, a woman named Amy Cooper, had filed a lawsuit claiming that her former employer had illegally fired her, defamed her character, and discriminated against…

For years, we have been covering the rising tide of legislation concerning transgender people, particularly youth. Just earlier this month, we dissected a Republican-backed bill that recently passed the House of Representatives. The bill aims to modify Title IX, the eminent civil rights law in the U.S. On the one…