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PAC Can Make Unlimited Donations in NY Mayoral Election
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The last presidential campaign brought to public view the impact of Super PACs, or Political Action Committees, as a result of the Supreme Court's decision in...
Second Circuit News: Stop and Frisk Arguments and More
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Earlier this year in Floyd v. City of New York, U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin handed down a 237-page liability opinion finding that the City of New...
Jurisdiction Over Lebanese Bank Does Not Violate Due Process
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
On the second go-around of appeals, the Second Circuit found that a Lebanese bank, with no "operations, branches or employees" is still subject to the personal...
J.P. Morgan and DOJ Reach Tentative $13 Billion Settlement
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
J.P. Morgan the longtime teacher's pet, usually found sitting across from the President at meetings, has in a symbolic shift, been relegated to the corner,...
2nd Cir News: Chevron Trial Begins, Conn. Officials Appeal to SCOTUS
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The government may be in a partial shutdown, but the Second Circuit is alive and well, with two cases with big repercussions making moves in the judicial...
Television Broadcasters Not Happy with Aereo; Petition for Cert
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
When you stream television content on your mobile devices, do you consider those private, or public, performances insofar as copyright law is concerned? That's...