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Tuhin Kumar Biswas v. Ethan Rouen, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 19-3452 · judgment June 9, 2020


Certiorari denied · January 9, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Questions presented

  1. Is Copyright Act the only Federal Cause of Action under which Plagiarism can be adjudicated?

  2. Whether Columbia University and related parties can be regarded as state actors for an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for First Amendment purposes?

  3. Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit err by not considering points of law raised for the first-time on appeal?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Tuhin Kumar Biswas

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, January 9, 2023 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 09 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 14 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
  3. Dec 24 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2022)