2nd Circuit
Coverage of 2nd Circuit in the Nexus archive.
- Scoop: Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83M judgment for E. Jean Carroll
President Trump's lawyers are seeking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an $83.3 million defamation judgment against him for statements made in 2019 denying E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault allegations. They argue presidential immunity applies because the comments were made while Trump was in office in response to reporters' questions about his fitness for office.
- 2nd Circuit transfers restitution appeal
The 2nd Circuit transferred a restitution appeal. The article directs readers to a ruling but provides no additional details.
- AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data
AT&T and Verizon lost a Supreme Court case challenging fines for selling users’ real-time location data without consent. The Court ruled the FCC’s penalty process did not violate the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial, resolving a split between the 5th and 2nd Circuit Courts. The companies were fined $104 million in 2024 for 2018 violations.