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7 Years in Federal Lockup for Pharma Bro, Despite Tears
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Martin Shkreli likely won't be remembered for committing securities fraud, even though he was just sentenced to seven years in a federal prison for exactly...
'Ministerial Exception' Protects Hospital From Racial Discrimination Claims
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The First Amendment comes before the Fourteenth Amendment, and sometimes trumps it. At least that's what happened in Penn v. New York Methodist Hospital. A...
Long Island Water Contamination Suit Time-Barred
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Time heals all injuries, except perhaps damages from contaminated water in Bethpage, Long Island. It's a legal reality because the statute of limitations has...
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Banned by Title VII
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
Further driving a divide in a circuit split, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals joined the Seventh Circuit in finding that Title VII does in fact protect...
Embedding a Copyright Violation Is a Copyright Violation
By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on
According to one federal judge's reading of the law, if a website embeds another's copyright violation, that's a copyright violation. And while some folks who...
Upheld: NY Can Require Nonprofits to Report Major Donors
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Over free speech arguments, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld New York's law requiring registered charities to disclose their donors. Citizens...
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