VDARE Foundation, Inc. v. James
Plaintiff: VDARE FOUNDATION, INC.
Defendant: LETITIA JAMES, RICHARD SAWYER, YAEL FUCHS, JAMES SHEEHAN, MEGHAN FAUX, EMILY STERN, RACHEL FINN, BENJAMIN D. LIEBOWITZ, NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE and CATHERINE SUVARI
Case Number: 26-52
Filed: January 9, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: CIVIL RIGHTS-Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 29, 2026 Filing 43 REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 06/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/29/2026 04:35 PM]
June 23, 2026 Filing 42 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 06/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/23/2026 09:39 AM]
June 11, 2026 Filing 41 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellee Letitia James, Appellee Richard Sawyer, Appellee Yael Fuchs, Appellee James Sheehan, Appellee Meghan Faux, Appellee Emily Stern, Appellee Rachel Finn, Appellee Benjamin D. Liebowitz, Appellee New York State Attorney General Office, FILED. Service date 06/11/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/11/2026 04:47 PM]
June 9, 2026 Filing 40 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellee Letitia James, Appellee Richard Sawyer, Appellee Yael Fuchs, Appellee James Sheehan, Appellee Meghan Faux, Appellee Emily Stern, Appellee Rachel Finn, Appellee Benjamin D. Liebowitz, Appellee New York State Attorney General Office, FILED. Service date 06/09/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/09/2026 01:57 PM]
April 30, 2026 Filing 39 REPLY TO OPPOSITION, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 04/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/30/2026 04:23 PM]
April 24, 2026 Filing 38 CERTIFIED ORDER, dated 04/24/2026, to NDNY (SYRACUSE), ISSUED. [Entered: 04/24/2026 03:09 PM]
April 24, 2026 Filing 37 MOTION ORDER, referring Appellant's motion for injunction pending appeal to the merits panel; denying temporary relief, at docket entry 34, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., by SALM, FILED. [Entered: 04/24/2026 03:00 PM]
April 23, 2026 Filing 36 OPPOSITION, to Motion for injunction, at docket entry 34, on behalf of Appellee Letitia James, Appellee Richard Sawyer, Appellee Yael Fuchs, Appellee James Sheehan, Appellee Meghan Faux, Appellee Emily Stern, Appellee Rachel Finn, Appellee Benjamin D. Liebowitz, Appellee New York State Attorney General Office, FILED. Service date 04/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/23/2026 04:04 PM]
April 17, 2026 Filing 35 SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS TO MOTION, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 04/17/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/17/2026 04:13 PM] [Edited: 04/17/2026 04:19 PM]
April 17, 2026 Filing 34 MOTION, for injunction, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 04/17/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/17/2026 02:03 PM]
April 14, 2026 Filing 33 SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 04/14/2026 04:49 PM]
March 16, 2026 Filing 32 SO-ORDERED SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, setting Appellee Benjamin D. Liebowitz, Emily Stern, James Sheehan, Letitia James, Meghan Faux, New York State Attorney General Office, Rachel Finn, Richard Sawyer, Yael Fuchs, Brief due date as 06/09/2026, FILED. [Entered: 03/16/2026 09:27 AM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 31 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellee Letitia James, Appellee Richard Sawyer, Appellee Yael Fuchs, Appellee James Sheehan, Appellee Meghan Faux, Appellee Emily Stern, Appellee Rachel Finn, Appellee Benjamin D. Liebowitz, Appellee New York State Attorney General Office, informing Court of proposed due date 06/09/2026, RECEIVED. Service date 03/13/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/13/2026 10:16 AM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 30 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Appendix, volumes 1-3, at entry 26, 27, 28, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 03/13/2026 09:46 AM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 29 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Special Appendix, at entry 25, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 03/13/2026 09:44 AM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 28 APPENDIX, volume 3 of 3, (pp. 309 - 462), on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/12/2026 01:14 PM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 27 APPENDIX, volume 2 of 3, (pp. 154 - 308), on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/12/2026 01:09 PM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 26 APPENDIX, volume 1 of 3, (pp. 1 - 153), on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/12/2026 01:07 PM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 25 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/12/2026 12:59 PM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 24 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief & Appendix (Appendix, volumes 1-3), at docket entry 19, 20, 21, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 03/11/2026 11:06 AM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 23 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief & Special Appendix (Special Appendix), at docket entry 18, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 03/11/2026 11:02 AM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 22 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/10/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/10/2026 06:20 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 21 BRIEF & APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/10/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/10/2026 06:18 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 20 BRIEF & APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/10/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/10/2026 06:17 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 19 BRIEF & APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/10/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/10/2026 06:16 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 18 BRIEF & SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/10/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/10/2026 06:14 PM]
March 5, 2026 Filing 17 SO-ORDERED SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, setting Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., Brief due date as 03/10/2026, Appendix due date as 03/10/2026, FILED. [Entered: 03/05/2026 09:09 AM]
March 2, 2026 Filing 16 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., informing Court of proposed due date 03/10/2026, RECEIVED. Service date 03/02/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/02/2026 03:21 PM]
February 6, 2026 Filing 15 NEW CASE MANAGER, Ronald Willoughby, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 02/06/2026 09:02 AM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 14 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 02/02/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/02/2026 04:23 PM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 13 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 02/02/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/02/2026 04:18 PM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 12 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. Service date 02/02/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/02/2026 04:14 PM]
February 1, 2026 Filing 11 NEW CASE MANAGER, Elizabeth Munoz, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 02/01/2026 09:09 PM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 10 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 01/30/2026 06:49 PM] [Edited: 02/03/2026 03:25 PM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 9 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 01/30/2026 06:02 PM]
January 21, 2026 Filing 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Letitia James, Appellee Richard Sawyer, Appellee Yael Fuchs, Appellee James Sheehan, Appellee Meghan Faux, Appellee Emily Stern, Appellee Rachel Finn, Appellee Benjamin D. Liebowitz, Appellee New York State Attorney General Office, FILED. Service date 01/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 01/21/2026 01:32 PM]
January 20, 2026 Filing 7 ATTORNEY, Jonathan D. Hitsous, in place of attorney Barbara D. Underwood, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 01/20/2026 07:39 PM]
January 20, 2026 Filing 6 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Benjamin D. Liebowitz, Emily Stern, James Sheehan, Letitia James, Meghan Faux, New York State Attorney General Office, Rachel Finn, Richard Sawyer, Yael Fuchs, FILED. [Entered: 01/20/2026 03:22 PM]
January 9, 2026 Filing 5 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, Yael Fuchs, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 01/09/2026 07:49 PM]
January 9, 2026 Filing 4 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., OPENED. [Entered: 01/09/2026 04:14 PM]
January 8, 2026 Filing 3 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., district court receipt #ANYNDC7426860 (edit), FILED. [Entered: 01/09/2026 04:11 PM]
January 8, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT TEXT ORDER, entered in the district court as docket entry dated 12/09/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 01/09/2026 04:09 PM]
January 8, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant VDARE Foundation, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 01/09/2026 04:06 PM]

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Plaintiff: VDARE FOUNDATION, INC.
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