Case: State of New York v. United States Department of Transportation

26-01097 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Filed Date: April 24, 2026

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Case Summary

(This summary is temporary while we research the case) The State of New York and New York State Department of Motor Vehicles filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on April 24, 2026, challenging a federal administrative determination. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) conducted a 2025 annual review of New York's commercial driver's license (CDL) program and issued an April 16, 2026 Final Determination of Substantial Noncompliance. T…

(This summary is temporary while we research the case)

The State of New York and New York State Department of Motor Vehicles filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on April 24, 2026, challenging a federal administrative determination. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) conducted a 2025 annual review of New York's commercial driver's license (CDL) program and issued an April 16, 2026 Final Determination of Substantial Noncompliance. The FMCSA determined that New York's Department of Motor Vehicles violated federal standards by issuing CDLs to nondomiciled individuals with expiration dates exceeding those on the drivers' lawful presence documents, in violation of 49 C.F.R. § 384.212(a). The petitioners sought to have the determination set aside as arbitrary and capricious, arguing it exceeded FMCSA's authority and lacked substantial evidence. The challenge aimed to prevent the withholding of approximately $73.5 million in federal transportation funds and potential future annual withholding of approximately $147 million.

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-, Simon Gregory (New York)

General, Anthony R. (New York)

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-, Simon Gregory (New York)

General, Anthony R. (New York)

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Documents in this case

1 26-01097	Petition for Review The State of New York v. United States Department of Transportation	April 24, 2026	April 24, 2026 Pleading / Motion / Brief

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Last updated July 28, 2026, 3:15 p.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	April 24, 2026	PETITION FOR REVIEW OF AGENCY ORDER, on behalf of Petitioner New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner State of New York, FILED. [Entered: 04/24/2026 04:51 PM]	Clearinghouse
2	April 24, 2026	AGENCY DECISION AND ORDER, dated 04/16/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 04/24/2026 04:51 PM]	RECAP
3	April 24, 2026	PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Petitioner New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner State of New York, USCA receipt # A02-4260-ACMS, FILED. [Entered: 04/24/2026 04:52 PM]	RECAP
4	April 24, 2026	PETITION FOR REVIEW OF AGENCY ORDER, on behalf of Petitioner New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Petitioner State of New York, OPENED. [Entered: 04/24/2026 04:54 PM] [Edited: 04/24/2026 06:19 PM]	RECAP
5	April 24, 2026	PETITION FOR REVIEW OF AGENCY ORDER, SERVED. [Entered: 04/24/2026 04:59 PM] [Edited: 04/24/2026 06:18 PM]	RECAP
6	April 24, 2026	MOTION, to expedite appeal, on behalf of Petitioner State of New York, Petitioner New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, FILED. Service date 04/24/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/24/2026 07:21 PM]	RECAP
7	April 29, 2026	MOTION ORDER, granting motion to expedite appeal at docket entry 6, on behalf of Petitioner State of New York, Petitioner New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The appeal shall proceed as follows: Respondent's Administrative Record shall be filed by 06/22/2026; Petitioner's brief is due 07/06/2026; Respondent's brief is due by 08/20/2026; Petitioner's reply brief is due by 08/31/2026; and oral argument shal be held as early as September 2026, subject to approval of the Presiding Judge, by SJM, FILED. [Entered: 04/29/2026 02:53 PM] [Edited: 06/23/2026 04:44 PM]	RECAP
8	April 29, 2026	ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Respondent United States Department of Transportation, Respondent Sean Duffy, Respondent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Respondent Derek Barrs, FILED. Service date 04/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/29/2026 03:27 PM]	RECAP
9	April 30, 2026	ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Petitioner State of New York, Petitioner New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, FILED. Service date 04/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/30/2026 08:56 AM]	RECAP
10	May 8, 2026	FORM C-A, on behalf of Petitioner State of New York, Petitioner New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, FILED. Service date 05/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/08/2026 03:16 PM]	RECAP
11	May 14, 2026	NEW CASE MANAGER, Elizabeth Munoz, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 05/14/2026 01:53 PM]	RECAP
12	June 5, 2026	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Derek Barrs, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Sean Duffy, United States Department of Transportation, FILED. [Entered: 06/05/2026 04:42 PM]	RECAP
13	June 5, 2026	ATTORNEY, Bradley Hinshelwood, for Respondent Derek Barrs, Respondent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Respondent Sean Duffy, Respondent United States Department of Transportation, ADDED. [Entered: 06/05/2026 04:51 PM]	RECAP
14	June 12, 2026	NOTICE OF AGENCY DEFAULT, for failure to file record on appeal, SENT. [Entered: 06/12/2026 01:13 PM]	RECAP
15	June 22, 2026	CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD, FILED [Entered: 06/22/2026 07:15 PM]	RECAP
16	June 25, 2026	CASE CALENDARING, for the week of 09/28/2026, PROPOSED. [Entered: 06/25/2026 08:49 AM]	RECAP
17	July 6, 2026	BRIEF & APPENDIX, on behalf of Petitioner State of New York, Petitioner New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, FILED. Service date 07/06/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/06/2026 07:05 PM]	RECAP
18	July 10, 2026	ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Petitioner State of New York, Petitioner New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, FILED. Service date 07/10/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/10/2026 05:13 PM]	RECAP
19	July 13, 2026	ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Respondent United States Department of Transportation, Respondent Sean Duffy, Respondent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Respondent Derek Barrs, FILED. Service date 07/13/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/13/2026 11:41 AM]	RECAP
20	July 13, 2026	AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus AFSCME, AFT, AFL-CIO, TWU, and LIUNA in support of Petitioners, FILED. Service date 07/13/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/13/2026 12:23 PM]	RECAP
21	July 13, 2026	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Amicus AFSCME, AFT, AFL-CIO, TWU, and LIUNA in support of Petitioners, FILED. Service date 07/13/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/13/2026 12:27 PM]	RECAP
22	July 13, 2026	NEW PARTY, Amici American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, American Federation of Teachers, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, ADDED. ATTORNEY, Wendy Liu, and Allison M Zieve, for Amicus Curiae American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, American Federation of Teachers, ADDED. [Entered: 07/13/2026 02:48 PM] [Edited: 07/14/2026 01:30 PM]	RECAP
23	July 13, 2026	AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Immigrant and Workers Rights Advocates on behalf of Asian Law Caucus, FILED. Service date 07/13/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/13/2026 06:16 PM]	RECAP
24	July 14, 2026	NEW PARTY, Amici Curiae Transport Workers Union of Greater New York Local 100, Laborers International Union of North America, ADDED. ATTORNEY, Wendy Liu, and Allison M Zieve, for Amici Curiae Transport Workers Union of Greater New York Local 100, Laborers International Union of North America,, ADDED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 01:28 PM]	RECAP
25	July 14, 2026	DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 20, on behalf of Amici Curiae Transport Workers Union of Greater New York Local 100, Laborers International Union of North America, Transport Workers Union of Greater New York Local 100, Laborers International Union of North America, FILED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 02:02 PM]	RECAP
26	July 14, 2026	DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 23, on behalf of Immigrant and Workers Rights Advocates,, FILED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 02:17 PM]	RECAP
27	July 14, 2026	ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Amicus Curiae American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, Amicus Curiae American Federation of Teachers, Amicus Curiae American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Amicus Curiae Transport Workers Union of Greater New York Local 100, Amicus Curiae Laborers International Union of North America, FILED. Service date 07/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/14/2026 02:25 PM]	RECAP
28	July 14, 2026	AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Amicus AFSCME, AFT, AFL-CIO, TWU, and LIUNA in support of Petitioners, FILED. Service date 07/13/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/14/2026 02:39 PM]	RECAP
29	July 14, 2026	AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Immigrant and Workers Rights Advocates on behalf of Asian Law Caucus, FILED. Service date 07/14/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:05 PM]	RECAP
30	July 16, 2026	NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae Immigrant & Workers Rights Advocates, ADDED. [Entered: 07/16/2026 12:16 PM]	RECAP
31	July 16, 2026	ATTORNEY, Wei Zhao, Joshua A. Rosenthal, for Amicus Curiae Immigrant & Workers Rights Advocates, ADDED. [Entered: 07/16/2026 01:49 PM]	RECAP
32	July 17, 2026	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Immigrant & Workers Rights Advocates, FILED. [Entered: 07/17/2026 05:07 PM]	RECAP
33	July 17, 2026	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Immigrant & Workers Rights Advocates, FILED. [Entered: 07/17/2026 06:00 PM]	RECAP
34	July 21, 2026	CASE CALENDARING, for argument on 9/28/2026, SET. [Entered: 07/21/2026 09:39 AM]	RECAP
35	July 23, 2026	DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 29, on behalf of , FILED. [Entered: 07/23/2026 12:38 PM]	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

New York

Case Type(s):

Public Benefits/Government Services

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Spending Freezes/Cuts

Key Dates

Filing Date: April 24, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Case Details

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 26-01097

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Recommended Citation

Case Summary of State of New York v. United States Department of Transportation, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/48128/.