⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

The Second Circuit hears Fishman v. City of New Rochelle. When a scheduled supervised visit broke down in December 2018, Marc Fishman went to New Rochelle police to complain. He says cognitive and hearing disabilities made it hard to explain the family-court orders, and that police excluded Isabel Bolivar, whom he describes as his disability aide, before arresting him for violating an order of protection. The City disputes that he requested a specific accommodation and says he communicated clearly. Fishman sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Rehabilitation Act. The district court found that a jury could conclude he had a qualifying disability, and that the parties genuinely disputed whether police denied an accommodation. But it entered summary judgment for the City because Fishman had not shown that any denial caused greater injury or indignity than other arrestees. Caner Demirayak of the Law Office of Caner Demirayak represents Fishman and will ask for a trial. Lalit Loomba of the Quinn Law Firm represents the City and will respond that officers understood Fishman's account and that any missing accommodation did not cause his claimed injuries.

Fishman v. City of New Rochelle (No. 25-423) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued September 24, 2026.