US Courts

Pieper v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al - Product Liability

M.P., through Guardian Ad Litem Bonieta Pieper, filed a civil product liability complaint in the Northern District of California on April 1, 2026. The complaint names Meta Platforms, Inc., ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, Inc., Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., and Siculus, Inc. as defendants. The nature of suit is listed as Personal Injury Product Liability under diversity jurisdiction.

Vidal v. Venettozzi - Prison Disciplinary Due Process

The Second Circuit vacated summary judgment for DOCCS officials and remanded the case, holding that 180+ days of disciplinary segregation in special housing unit constitutes an atypical and significant hardship triggering Fourteenth Amendment due process protections. Plaintiff Joseph Vidal was sentenced to 270 days (served 180) in SHU after being denied the opportunity to call witnesses and present evidence at his disciplinary hearing.

Waldman v. Palestine Liberation Org. - Motion Decision

The Second Circuit decided a motion in Waldman v. Palestine Liberation Org., a terrorism-related civil case brought by numerous plaintiffs against the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority. The case involves multiple consolidated appeals (Nos. 15-3135-cv, 15-3151-cv, 22-1060-cv) stemming from terrorist attacks in Israel.

Ramsay v. Bondi - Immigration Removal Order Review

The Second Circuit granted John Marcus Ramsay's petition challenging the BIA's denial of his motion to reopen his removal proceedings, finding the BIA misread his arguments and abused its discretion. The court ruled Ramsay acted with reasonable due diligence by filing within thirty days of the Minter decision (September 2023) that found his underlying conviction statute categorically overbroad. The case is remanded for reconsideration.

Petersen Energía v. Argentine Republic Second Circuit appeal

Petersen Energía v. Argentine Republic Second Circuit appeal

Vidal v. Venettozzi - Prison Disciplinary Due Process

The Second Circuit vacated the Southern District of New York's summary judgment in Vidal v. Venettozzi, holding that Joseph Vidal's 180-270 day disciplinary segregation in the Special Housing Unit constituted an atypical and significant hardship triggering Fourteenth Amendment procedural due process protections. The court reversed the lower court's Sandin v. Conner analysis, ruling that prison officials must provide basic due process safeguards including the opportunity to call witnesses and present documentary evidence at disciplinary hearings.

Waldman v. Palestine Liberation Org. - Motion Decision

The Second Circuit issued a decision on a motion in Waldman v. Palestine Liberation Org., consolidated cases 15-3135-cv, 15-3151-cv, and 22-1060-cv. The motion, filed August 11, 2025, was decided March 30, 2026. This involves terrorism-related civil claims brought by U.S. nationals against the PLO and Palestinian Authority.

Ramsay v. Bondi - Immigration Motion to Reopen

The Second Circuit granted John Marcus Ramsay's petition challenging the BIA's denial of his motion to reopen removal proceedings. The court found the BIA misread Ramsay's arguments regarding reasonable due diligence and equitable tolling, reversed the denial, and remanded for further consideration. Ramsay, a previously deported lawful permanent resident and US Navy veteran, sought reopening based on this circuit's 2023 ruling in United States v. Minter that his underlying statute of conviction was categorically overbroad.

Petersen Energía v. Argentina, Second Circuit, March 27

Petersen Energía v. Argentina, Second Circuit, March 27

Vidal v. Venettozzi - Inmate Disciplinary Due Process

The Second Circuit vacated summary judgment for New York DOCCS officials in Vidal v. Venettozzi, holding that 270 days of disciplinary SHU confinement (with 180 days served) constitutes an atypical and significant hardship triggering Fourteenth Amendment due process protections. The Court rejected the district court's application of Sandin v. Conner and remanded for further proceedings.