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No Automatic Miranda Warnings Trigger in Border Stop
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You remember the days of fake IDs. Not that you ever had one; you've always been a law abiding citizen. But your friends; oh, the stories you could tell! The...
2nd Circuit Upholds Sentence Despite Sentencing Guidelines Error
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Psychiatry didn't provide the income and challenge he expected, so Jerome Feldman, once a practicing psychiatrist, made the leap into an entrepreneurial...
The Incredible Sulk: Stan Lee Lawsuit Dismissed Under Rule 60
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Our spidey-sense tells us that we haven’t seen the last of the Stan Lee lawsuits. Stan Lee Media Inc., (SLMI) lost a challenge in the Second Circuit Court of...
Court Dismisses Conversion Claim Against Coca-Cola
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a conversion claim against Coca-Cola this week in a dispute over expropriated property. The appellate court ruled...
Second Circuit Says Judge Rakoff Shouldn't Dictate Policy to Feds
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Beware the Ides of March, Judge Rakoff. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals announced Thursday that it will delay the SEC-Citigroup civil fraud trial, finding...
ACLU Demands Waterboarding Docs, CIA Claims FOIA Request Exemption
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) argued to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals last week that the court should require the Central Intelligence Agency...