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It’s collateral-order-doctrine week in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, with two courts issuing opinions that dismiss interlocutory appeals of orders ruling on claims of immunity from civil litigation. Both appeals are dismissed on the ground that the immunity at issue in each case is, if anything, a mere defense against liability rather than a true immunity from suit, thus not su...


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In In Re Laura Charlene Goebel, No. 25-103 (2d Cir. 2026), the Second Circuit joins a circuit split over whether Article I bankruptcy courts are constrained by Article III case or controversy requirements.

The IRS appealed a decision of a bankruptcy ju...


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In Raymond v. 1199SEIU Nat’l Benefit Fund, No. 25-707 (2d Cir. July 23, 2026), the panel holds that it cannot review a Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(a) order denying a new trial on quirky ground that apparently no other circuit follows.

Following a jury trial for...


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