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Does Anti-Abortion Disclosure Law Violate Free Speech Rights?
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Pro-Life advocates and New York City verbally sparred before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday over New York City Local Law 17. District Judge...
Louboutin Trademark Appeal Has Fashion Set Seeing Red
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments this week in the Christian Louboutin-YSL trademark appeal, once again raising the issue of whether a...
Comity of Errors: Second Circuit Reverses Chevron Ruling
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Federal judges have considerable power, but their influence wanes beyond U.S. borders. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that U.S. District...
Court Rejects Ineffective Counsel Claim, Finds Sufficient Evidence
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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied a second-degree murder appellant's ineffective counsel appeal on Monday, finding that the lawyer's failure to...
Will Judge Rakoff Be Represented in Second Cir. Citigroup Appeal?
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Does Judge Jed Rakoff have a Prop 8 problem? In November, Judge Rakoff blocked a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settlement with Citigroup over a...
Motion to Suppress Denied: Court OKs Warrantless Search
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“Reformed” wrong-doers fighting felon in possession of a firearm charges shouldn't expect the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to lend a sympathetic ear to...
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