Published report · Nov 8, 2026
Reyes NYPD Lobby Case: Appeals Court Vacates Injunction
A dated Case Closed follow-up to SeanPaul Reyes’s 61st Precinct encounter, recorded in 2023 and published May 14, 2023. The district attorney declined prosecution. The distinct August 6, 2026 federal appellate ruling vacated a civil preliminary injunction after a state statutory decision; that appeal did not resolve every constitutional claim. The exact April incident day is disputed in the court record. This is not a certified current final disposition or the separate June 75th Precinct case.
The documented position
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SeanPaul Reyes was arrested after recording inside Brooklyn’s 61st Precinct. This report follows the encounter and the dated court rulings, including the August 6, 2026 decision to vacate a preliminary injunction and return the case for further proceedings. That opinion did not decide his constitutional claim.
Original encounter video published by Long Island Audit on May 14, 2023.
From our report published Nov 12, 2026. This describes that report’s documented position, not a fresh check of today’s court docket.
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A dated Case Closed follow-up to SeanPaul Reyes’s 61st Precinct encounter, recorded in 2023 and published May 14, 2023. The district attorney declined prosecution. The distinct August 6, 2026 federal appellate ruling vacated a civil preliminary injunction after a state statutory decision; that appeal did not resolve every constitutional claim. The exact April incident day is disputed in the court record. This is not a certified current final disposition or the separate June 75th Precinct case.
ORIGINAL ENCOUNTER / CREDIT: Long Island Audit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULjtPKeh9Co
OFFICIAL COURT RECORDS
https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/23-7640_opn.pdf
https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/23-7640_2_opn.pdf
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- Court opinion issued
Reyes v. City of New York, No. 23-7640
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Reyes v. City of New York, No. 23-7640
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Reyes NYPD Lobby Case: Appeals Court Vacates Injunction
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SeanPaul Reyes at the 61st Precinct: The Encounter and the Dated Court Rulings
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SeanPaul Reyes · 61st Precinct
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