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•Second Circuit reviewed qualified immunity determination after jury found excessive force by two Monroe County Sheriff's deputies

2nd Circuit Reverses Qualified Immunity for Monroe County Deputies

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on an excessive force case involving Monroe County Sheriff's deputies, reversing a district court's qualified immunity determination after a jury found officers used excessive force during a 2018 arrest.

•Case stems from February 2018 arrest where officers used fist strikes, pepper spray, and taser on Christopher Matusak

•Second Circuit issued summary order Jan. 29, 2026, in consolidated consumer protection case

2nd Circuit Issues Summary Order in Multi-State CFPB Case vs. Fidelis

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order on Jan. 29, 2026, in consolidated cases involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and seven state attorneys general against Fidelis Legal Support Services. The appeal represents a major multi-state consumer protection enforcement action.

•CFPB and seven state attorneys general brought enforcement action against Fidelis Legal Support Services

•Second Circuit issued summary order in appeal by Disability Rights New York against state corrections department

2nd Circuit Issues Summary Order in Disability Rights NY Prison Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order on Jan. 29 in a case brought by Disability Rights New York against the state corrections department. The appeal involves oversight of disability rights compliance in New York's correctional facilities.

•Case involves disability rights compliance oversight in New York correctional facilities

•Second Circuit issued summary order in disability rights case against NY corrections department

Second Circuit Issues Summary Order in Prison Disability Rights Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order on Jan. 29, 2026, in a case brought by Disability Rights New York against the state corrections department. The appeal involves disability rights advocacy within New York's correctional system.

•Disability Rights New York challenged state prison system and Commissioner Martuscello

•Second Circuit affirmed Laquan Warren's federal criminal conviction in non-precedential summary order

Second Circuit Affirms Warren Conviction in Summary Order

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the criminal conviction of defendant Laquan Warren in a non-precedential summary order issued January 29, 2026. The three-judge panel upheld the lower court's ruling without providing detailed reasoning in the brief order.

•Three-judge panel including Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston decided the case without detailed written analysis

•Second Circuit ruled that automatic imposition of supervised release conditions without individualized assessment violates federal law

2nd Circuit Strikes Down Blanket Supervised Release Policy

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Northern District of New York improperly imposed standard supervised release conditions on Robert McAdam without making individualized assessments. The decision challenges the district's controversial "General Order #23" that automatically required 15 standard conditions in all supervised release cases.

•Northern District of New York's "General Order #23" required standard conditions in all supervised release cases

•Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued non-precedential summary order in criminal case No. 24-2532-cr

Second Circuit Issues Summary Order in United States v. Concepcion

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order on January 27, 2026, in the criminal case United States v. Jesus Concepcion (No. 24-2532-cr). The three-judge panel rendered a non-precedential decision in this federal criminal appeal from the Southern District of New York.

•Three-judge panel included Circuit Judges Dennis Jacobs, José A. Cabranes, and Raymond J. Lohier Jr.

•Second Circuit affirmed misdemeanor conviction under Defense Production Act of 1950

Second Circuit Affirms PPE Price Gouging Conviction Under Defense Production Act

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the conviction of Kent Bulloch for conspiracy to violate the Defense Production Act during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bulloch was found guilty of participating in a scheme to purchase personal protective equipment in bulk and resell it for profit during the national emergency.

•Case involved bulk purchasing and reselling of PPE for profit during COVID-19 pandemic

•Second Circuit affirmed Paul Fishbein's criminal conviction in summary order

Second Circuit Affirms Paul Fishbein Criminal Conviction

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a criminal conviction against Paul Fishbein in a summary order issued January 27, 2026. The three-judge panel upheld a February 2024 judgment from the Southern District of New York.

•Three-judge panel upheld February 2024 district court judgment