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2nd Cir. Panel Reverses Itself on Occupy Wall Street Arrests
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
A peculiar bit of appellate procedure attended the issuance of an amended opinion in Garcia v. Does, the "Occupy Wall Street" case in which Occupy protesters...
'Anti-Vaxxers' Lose; 2nd Cir. Finds Religious Beliefs Not 'Sincere'
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
So-called anti-vaxxers believe that vaccination is harmful, as vaccines contain harmful "chemicals." A resurgence in once long-gone diseases is arguably...
From the 2nd Cir.: Top 10 Blog Posts of 2014
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
Y'all are nasty. Just kidding. But you do like nasty blog topics. (We all do.) Need proof? Here are the 10 most popular blog posts from FindLaw's U.S. Second...
Microsoft Appeals Order to Produce Emails Stored in Ireland
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Back in July, Microsoft lost a battle to protect data stored on Irish email servers, wholly owned and controlled by Microsoft, from the U.S. Justice...
2nd Cir. Massively Limits Insider Trading Prosecutions
By William Peacock, Esq. | Last updated on
The Second Circuit called it "doctrinal novelty." Others might have called it made-up law. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York,...
Questionable New Policy Moots Suit Over MTA's Anti-Muslim Ad Ban
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A lawsuit over the New York Metropolitan Transit Agency's refusal to run anti-Muslim ads has been mooted by the Agency's new advertising standards, the Second...
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