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Voters Denied Polling Accessibility and SAC's Steinberg Sentenced
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Last week, voters with disabilities were vindicated when the Second Circuit affirmed a district court's ruling that New York City failed to provide accessible...
Arrrrrgh! Can Disney Fend Off 4th 'Pirates' Copyright Suit?
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Let's call this the copyright lawsuit that just won't go away. What Disney thought was finality in a lawsuit involving the creation of 'Pirates of the...
Airlines Not Liable for 9/11 Clean Up Costs Under CERCLA
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
In just the past year, the Second Circuit has decided at least four 9/11 related cases. It reversed a district court decision, resulting in bringing Saudi...
Supreme Court OKs Prayer Before City Council Meetings
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The town of Greece, New York starts town hall meetings with a prayer, and that practice was challenged by two Greece residents who argued that the town was...
Ashcroft May Be Pulled Back into 9/11 Detainee Litigation
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
A case 12-years in the making was argued on appeal before a panel of the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals last Thursday, and it may potentially go...
Fashion in the Court: Suits Filed Against Jones Apparel, H and M
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The past month was a busy one for fashion brands as two lawsuits made headlines (but thankfully had no effect on hemlines). In the first suit, designer Rachel...
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