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CIA Can Withhold Detainee Photo, Waterboarding Cables
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) doesn't have to release a photo of an alleged al-Qaida...
Greece Needs a New Prayer Policy
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
We’re used to reading public prayer cases from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. This week, the Second Circuit took a stab at the Establishment Clause,...
Reversed: No Assumptions Allowed in Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a defendant's life sentence on child pornography charges on Tuesday, finding that the district court...
Starbucks Can Limit Employees' Pieces of Flair
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The lessons from Office Space occasionally transcend the late-90s cinematic zeitgeist and find their way to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. How, you ask?...
Second Circuit Upholds NY's Kosher Law
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
New York’s Kosher Law Protection Act is constitutional, according to a new Second Circuit Court of Appeals opinion. The New York-based court ruled on Thursday...
Breast-Brushing or Saucy Words: Which is Worse in Harassment?
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A brush with a breast could be an accident. Three brushes with a breast are enough to sustain a sexual harassment lawsuit. Last week, the Second Circuit Court...
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Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
Managing Editor
Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
Attorney Writer
Kit Yona, M.A.
Legal Writer
Mariana Petersen
Legal Content Editor