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Banking, Civil Rights, Employment and Immigration Decisions
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The Second Circuit decided cases concerning banking law, prisoner litigation, sex discrimination and immigration. Vega v. Lantz, No. 08-4748, involved a 42...
Immigration and Criminal Decisions
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The Second Circuit heard two petitions for review of Board of Immigration Appeals decisions, and one criminal appeal. De La Rosa v. Holder, 09-3099, involved a...
CERCLA Ruling in Niagara Mohawk Power Assn. v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Assn. v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc., No. 08-3843, involved an action to recover costs pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,...
Habeas Matter in Perkins v. Herbert
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Perkins v. Herbert, No. 08-1490, involved the government's appeal from the conditional grant of petitioner's habeas petition in a robbery prosecution. As the...
Contract Ruling in Law Debenture Trust Co. v. Maverick Tube Corp.
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In one of the appeals decided today, the Second Circuit dealt with an alleged breach of an indenture.In Law Debenture Trust Co. v. Maverick Tube Corp., No....
Ruling on Application of Faragher/Ellerth Defense
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In another appeal decided today, the circuit court handled an employment discrimination case.Gorzynski v. JetBlue Airways Corp., No. 07-4618, involved claims...