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Update Your Resume, the Second Circuit is Hiring!
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Want to work for the federal judiciary? Now's your chance! The Second Circuit is currently on the lookout for candidates for a Bankruptcy Judge in the Southern...
No Reward for Whistleblower Who Acted Before Dodd-Frank: 2nd Cir.
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
A tipster who reported his firm's securities violations before the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act cannot collect a whistleblower's reward under that Act, the...
No 11th Amendment Immunity for Community College, 2nd Cir. Says
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The Eleventh Amendment: often misunderstood, infrequently used, yet sitting there in plain sight, just after the Bill of Rights. The U.S. Supreme Court has...
N.Y.'s Top Judge Calls for Grand Jury Reform
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Following the Eric Garner and Michael Brown grand jury non-indictments, many of us wondered why grand juries are still hanging around. The Constitution...
2nd Cir. Panel Reverses Itself on Occupy Wall Street Arrests
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
A peculiar bit of appellate procedure attended the issuance of an amended opinion in Garcia v. Does, the "Occupy Wall Street" case in which Occupy protesters...
'Anti-Vaxxers' Lose; 2nd Cir. Finds Religious Beliefs Not 'Sincere'
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
So-called anti-vaxxers believe that vaccination is harmful, as vaccines contain harmful "chemicals." A resurgence in once long-gone diseases is arguably...
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