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Valentine's Day Tips for Second Circuit Attorneys
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Can a Second Circuit attorney balance an appellate practice with a love life? Yes, according to former Cravath, Swaine & Moore litigation associate Lauren...
Beware Ex Parte Order Suspending Statute of Limitations
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Never send to know for whom the statute of limitations tolls; it tolls for thee the government. Unless a court files an ex parte order suspending the running...
Court Imposes More Attorney Sanctions for 9/11 Truthers
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The 9/11 Truthers are back in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. This week, the Second Circuit imposed further attorney sanctions on one of the lawyers in...
No Means No: Court Denies Social Security Benefits for Prisoner
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Some federal laws have ambiguous names. How do titles like the American Dream Restoration Act or the Common Sense Legal Reforms Act indicate the goal of the...
Does Anti-Abortion Disclosure Law Violate Free Speech Rights?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Pro-Life advocates and New York City verbally sparred before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday over New York City Local Law 17. District Judge...
Louboutin Trademark Appeal Has Fashion Set Seeing Red
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments this week in the Christian Louboutin-YSL trademark appeal, once again raising the issue of whether a...