UPDATE
October 9, 2025
Including updates on the following topics:
- Federal district court in Western New York upholds arrest and plain view seizure of laser pointer aimed at incoming aircraft
- Search of auto in non-enclosed driveway found valid, not part of the home's curtilage
- 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upholds protective sweep and search warrant for items observed during the sweep
- Northern District Court of New York rules that pistol permit applications must be open to non-residents of the state
- Unsubstantiated allegations of misconduct and minor bookkeeping errors not required to be disclosed to the defendant
- Court refuses to require that defendants must have an individualized review of whether restraints are proper at arraignment
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals holds that inmates have no established right to specific gender affirming care, officers entitled to qualified immunity
