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Gifts of the Magi Are No Match for Vatican Choice of Forum Clause
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
If you’re in the business of making Catholic-branded gifts, it seems like you wouldn’t want to irk the Vatican. But Magi XXI decided that it wasn’t getting a...
2nd Circuit: Like Beauty, Fair Use Is in the Eye of the Beholder
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
It sounds like Shepard Fairey should have fought back. During the 2008 election cycle, Fairey used a 2006 Associated Press photograph to create his Barack...
Mere Mention of Rehab Doesn't Undermine Extended Sentence
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Despite what Lindsay Lohan’s recent rehab plea bargain would indicate, a court can’t extend a defendant’s sentence for rehab. The Supreme Court is particularly...
Will the 2nd Circuit Get Another Judge?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals stays busy. And, even though it's fully staffed, the existing lineup could use an extra body on the bench to review the...
2nd Circuit Rules in September 11 Litigation
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
More than 11 years after the September 11 attacks, victims and survivors are still trying to find a way to hold those affiliated with the guilty parties...
Sotomayor v. New York (No, Not That Sotomayor)
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Would Justice Sonia Sotomayor -- the Wise Latina herself -- sue her beloved New York City? Perish the thought. New York, after all, is her beloved world. But...
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