Anti-terror law enforcement allowed
NEW YORK — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has temporarily allowed enforcement of a law that permits the indefinite detention of people believed to have supported terrorists, despite a...
View ArticleSecond Circuit nixes DOMA
NEW YORK — A divided Second Circuit struck down the Defense of Marriage Act Thursday as unconstitutional, joining an appeals court in Boston in rejecting the law that defines marriage as between a man...
View ArticleInjunction OK in sex harassment case
A district court abused its discretion where, in the face of egregious acts of sexual harassment perpetuated by a single employee, it declined to order injunctive relief directed toward ensuring that...
View ArticleFlipped-off cop couldn’t initiate traffic stop
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived the civil rights suit of a man who was stopped and arrested after flipping off a police officer he observed manning a speed trap. “This ancient...
View ArticleSecond Circuit: Writing requirement violates Fair Debt Act
A debt collection notice violated federal law by stating that the debtors could only dispute the validity of their debts in writing, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in...
View ArticleSecond Circuit: Lake Erie shipwreck belongs to the state
Title to a shipwreck found nearly 20 years ago by a Western New York search company that believes the vessel was instrumental in the War of 1812 will remain with the state. The U.S. Court of Appeals...
View ArticleSecond Circuit: Court erred in applying outdated standard
The forfeiture of more than $185,000 from a Rochester man was properly granted to the federal government by the District Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has found, but ruled the...
View ArticleSecond Circuit considers reappointment
Comments are being sought by the Judicial Council of the Second Circuit regarding the reappointment of U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio in the Western District of New York. Judge Foschio’s...
View ArticleSecond Circuit: Stashed crack cocaine likely not defendant’s
Crack cocaine found wedged behind the backseat of a police car where a defendant had been handcuffed was not enough evidence for a jury to reasonably find him guilty of cocaine possession, the U.S....
View ArticleSecond Circuit – Insider Trading: United States v. Newman and Chiasson
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - Insider Trading – Scienter – Disclosure of Confidential Information United States v. Newman and Chiasson 13-1837-cr(L) Judges Winter, Parker and Hall...
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