Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Federal Appeals Court Upholds $5 Million Carroll Verdict Against Trump

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A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously upheld the $5 million jury verdict finding Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll, rejecting all of Trump’s arguments that trial errors warranted overturning the May 2023 verdict …

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Second Circuit Rules NSA Bulk Phone Metadata Collection Illegal Under Patriot Act

| Importance: 9/10

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously ruled in ACLU v. Clapper that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of telephone metadata was not authorized by Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, effectively declaring the surveillance program …

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