Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Dupree v. Younger, No. 22-210. The case presents a seemingly arcane issue of federal civil procedure: whether a Rule 50 motion after trial is required to preserve for appeal a purely legal claim that was previously rejected at summary judgment. The question, however, is more interesting and consequential for civil litigators and their clients than it may seem at first blush. That's especially so for practitioners in the Second Circuit, where the law—once considered reasonably settled—has been in doubt since 2021's decision in Omega v. 375 Canal.