Law

Second Circuit Lifts Order Shielding Nonprofit Program From NY's Unlicensed Law Practice Rules

The three-judge panel unwound U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty’s May 2022 injunction allowing Upsolve Inc. to open a program in which it trains nonlawyers to provide limited legal advice to New Yorkers ...
Law

Second Circuit Decision Likely Expands Access to Sentencing Documents

White & Case attorneys Joel Cohen, Marietou Diouf and Robert DeNault discuss the Second Circuit decision in “United States v. Greenwood” which addresses the public’s right to obtain access to ...
Forbes

Second Circuit Rejects States’ Challenge to SALT Workaround Rules

In a recent case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit addressed and rejected arguments by several States who challenged updated regulations that would prohibit many of the state and local ...
JD Supra

Second Circuit Holds No FCA Violation Where Defendant Relied on Favorable OIG Advisory Opinions

On April 14, 2025, the Second Circuit issued a summary order holding that the relator failed to plead scienter, a necessary element under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the False Claims Act (FCA) ...
JournalofAccountancy

Second Circuit reverses Tax Court’s dismissal of deficiency petition

The Second Circuit held that the Sec. 6213(a) deadline to file a Tax Court deficiency petition is a nonjurisdictional, claim-processing rule subject to equitable tolling. Therefore, it reversed the ...
World Trademark Review

District court erred in granting preliminary injunction, Second Circuit rules

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has reversed a district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction for abuse of discretion based on an erroneous strength evaluation of descriptive marks ...