The Second Circuit has revived investor claims arising from the 2023 collapse of Signature Bank, handing shareholders an important win in a closely watched dispute over who gets to control fraud-based claims after a bank fails.

At the center of the appeal was the FDIC’s argument that, once it became receiver for Signature Bank, it alone had the authority to pursue the securities-related claims at issue.

The Supreme Court has declined to review Donald Trump’s effort to undo the civil verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, leaving intact the $5 million judgment entered after a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. The denial leaves the Second Circuit’s decision in place and effectively ends this round of appellate review in one of the most closely watched personal-liability cases involving a president.

The petition came in Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, Petitioner v. E. Jean Carroll, following appellate proceedings that preserved the trial result.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has handed federal prosecutors a significant win in the Buffalo mass-shooting case, ruling that the Justice Department may rely on the alleged gunman’s racist motive as part of its pursuit of the death penalty. The decision addresses a high-stakes issue in one of the most closely watched federal criminal prosecutions in the country: how the government may frame aggravating factors when seeking capital punishment.

At a practical level, the ruling means prosecutors can present the alleged racial animus behind the 2022 supermarket attack as relevant to the penalty phase, rather than being forced to cabin the case to the underlying acts alone.

In a brief opinion filed August 3, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s judgment in docket No. 25-1162.

KalshiEX LLC has filed a motion for an injunction in the Second Circuit, signaling that the dispute has reached a stage where ordinary appellate timing may not be enough to protect the company’s position.

KalshiEX LLC has filed a motion for injunction in the Second Circuit, a notable appellate move that signals the company is seeking immediate relief while its appeal proceeds.

Kalshi has opened a new appellate front in the fast-developing fight over prediction-market regulation, asking the Second Circuit to review a New York federal court decision that refused to shield the company from state gaming-law enforcement. The appeal raises a central question for event-contract platforms: when a federally regulated derivatives product looks like wagering to state officials, which legal regime controls?

The underlying suit, KalshiEX LLC v. Williams et al, puts that issue squarely before the courts.

The Second Circuit has handed New York City and New York State a major appellate win, ruling that they may enforce measures that effectively bar fossil-fuel appliances in newly constructed buildings. The decision is important well beyond New York: it sharpens a growing disagreement among federal appeals courts over whether local and state building-electrification laws are preempted by federal energy-efficiency statutes.

At the center of the dispute were challenges by trade groups and unions arguing that the city and state restrictions unlawfully intrude on an area governed by federal law, particularly the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

A new filing in View full case on Docket Alarm puts a familiar but often decisive appellate issue front and center: whether the appeal should be dismissed before merits briefing proceeds. On June 10, 2026, appellee The Legal Aid Society filed Motion No. 14 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, seeking dismissal of the appeal in docket 26-1232.

Although the docket entry itself is concise, motions to dismiss at the appellate level typically target threshold defects that can end a case without reaching the substantive issues.