US Appeals Court in Buffalo

For the first time in its 219-year history, the Second Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, will hear some of its cases in Buffalo. The Second Circuit is based in New York City, but this year, chief judge, Dennis Jacobs, has begun taking court operations to other cities on occasion. Seven cases are scheduled to be argued Thursday, beginning at 10 a. m., and five more Friday, also beginning at 10 a. m. Several of the cases involve legal disputes in Western New York.