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Benchslap: Second Circuit Schools BIA on Rules, Notice and Reading
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
If the Second Circuit was personified, and had a hand, the slap it gave the Board of Immigrations Appeals ("BIA") would have left a hand print on the BIA's...
Con Edison's 9/11 Negligence Claims Dismissed Against Building Developers
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Though twelve years have passed from that fateful day on September 11, 2001, for any New Yorker present that day, the heartbreaking sight of the World Trade...
Surrebuttal Evidence Improperly Denied, Conviction Vacated
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
In a criminal case pitting two New York City firemen against each other, the Second Circuit found that the defendant was denied a "fair opportunity to present...
More on the Hearst and Black Swan Interns, Appeals Granted
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Fox Searchlight has much to be thankful for right about now, with the Second Circuit granting its motions to appeal both the class certification, and the...
Merrill Lynch Claim is Time Barred; New Freelance Writer Settlement
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Perhaps the Second Circuit is already in a pre-Thanksgiving, turkey tryptophan-induced food coma, but so far it's been a not-so busy week for the court as far...
Starbucks Tips and More on Stop and Frisk
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Who knew that those, now ubiquitous, tip jars everywhere in coffee shops could become a federal case? Well they did (on two occasions, but we'll get to that...
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