Salazar v. National Basketball Association — 2d Cir. (argued June 16, 2026)

No. 25-2478 Argued June 16, 2026 Published August 22, 2026

The Second Circuit hears Michael Salazar’s second appeal over the NBA website’s Facebook Pixel, tracking code he says linked him to videos he watched. The Video Privacy Protection Act generally restricts disclosure of a consumer’s personally identifiable viewing information. The district court dismissed his claim under circuit precedent requiring the data to identify a viewer to an ordinary person. An earlier appeal held that his free NBA newsletter subscription made him a consumer. Joshua Hammack of Bailey & Glasser will argue for Salazar that later Supreme Court decisions undermine that test. Hilary Preston of Vinson & Elkins will argue for the NBA that the panel remains bound by it and should affirm.

Salazar v. National Basketball Association (No. 25-2478) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued June 16, 2026.

Sources

Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/audio/25-2478.mp3

Argument date — Second Circuit oral argument search:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/oral_arguments.html

First-appeal opinion — Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/23-1147_opn.pdf

Opinion and order on remand — Southern District of New York:https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1%3A2022cv07935/586473/81/

Current appellate docket — PACER entries mirrored by Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca2/25-2478

NBA appellee brief — filed Second Circuit brief:https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/salazar-nba-second-circuit-appellee-brief.pdf

Golden v. NBCUniversal summary order — Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/SUM/25-2226_so.pdf

18 U.S.C. § 2710 — U.S. House of Representatives:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=2023&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-2023-title18-section2710

Joshua I. Hammack — Bailey & Glasser:https://www.baileyglasser.com/lawyers-joshua-i-hammack

Joshua I. Hammack filing — U.S. Supreme Court:https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26A23/415458/20260701131443763_No.-_ApplicationForAnExtensionOfTime.pdf

Hilary L. Preston — Vinson & Elkins:https://www.velaw.com/people/hilary-l-preston/

Decision search — Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions.html

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