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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit by British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed that challenged the Trump administration’s ability to detain and deport him. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska in Manhattan said on Tuesday that while Ahmed “very well may have valid causes of action,” she was required to conclude under a recent appellate court ruling that she lacked jurisdiction to hear his free speech and due process claims under the U.S. Constitution.

New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department Discovery — Sanctions — Directing production Partners & Napier Inc. v. Deroller CA 25-02129 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The plaintiff is an advertising agency, and the defendants are principals of a competing advertising agency, who were previously employed by the plaintiff.

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Mandatory life imprisonment — Criminal sexual act United States v. Valder 24-2956-cf Judges Lohier, Raggi, and Park Background: The defendant appealed from his conviction challenging the concurrent terms of mandatory life imprisonment on his conviction for sexual exploitation of a child. He argues that his prior conviction for a criminal sexual act did not categorically qualify as a prior sex conviction in which a minor was the victim.

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Malicious prosecution — Key witness recants testimony — Coercion Batista-Reyes v. Paul 23-461 Judges Walker, Carney, and Lee Background: The plaintiff was convicted of several counts of assault. Several years later, the prosecution’s key witness recanted her testimony, declaring that the plaintiff was innocent of the crimes. His conviction was vacated after he had spent 24 years in prison.

In a split decision, a state appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed a slip-and-fall lawsuit. Plaintiff Maureen Murphy sued City Mini Storage LLC to recover damages for injuries that she allegedly sustained in a slip and fall accident on a sidewalk owned by City. In February 2025, state Supreme Court Justice Craig J. Doran, in Ontario County, granted the defense motion for summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint.

(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect) – In a move she likely did not see coming, a Bergen County psychic faces a new lawsuit accusing her of scamming a Hawthorne woman out of $78,000. Marisol Meza is suing Paramus-based psychic Holly Stanley after she said Stanley promised to help “cleanse” her and get rid of a “curse” that had been placed on her husband, who died of kidney failure in October 2022 after a 12-year battle.

An attorney for Lindsay Clancy, the 36-year-old Massachusetts mother who admitted to killing her three children, said he hopes President Donald Trump would consider a pardon for his client after the high-profile murder case ended in a mistrial last week.

(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday declined to enforce most of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that Starbucks illegally threatened employees with reprisals for trying to unionize and pretended it was surveilling attempts to organize.

United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Right to record police officers — Qualified immunity Massimino v. Benoit 25-1104 Judges Raggi, Perez, and Merriam Background: The plaintiff alleged that two police officers violated his First and Fourth Amendment rights when they detained and arrested him while he recorded the exterior of the police department building from a public sidewalk. He appealed from the grant of summary judgment to the officers. Ruling: The Second Circuit affirmed.

New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department Motor vehicle accident — Vicarious liability — Graves Amendment O’Hare v.