U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Federal Preemption Fuel Economy Standards Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade v. City of New York 09-2901-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The City of New York, the New York City ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit First Amendment Level of Scrutiny Zalaski v. City of Bridgeport Police Department 08-3671-cv Appealed from the District of Connecticut Background: Plaintiff-appellant Lisa Zalaski appeals from the judgment of the U.S. District Court for the ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Foreign Sovereign Immunity Mortimer Off Shore Services Ltd. v. The Federal Republic of Germany 09-1783-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: Plaintiff Mortimer Off Shore Services Ltd. appeals from the judgment ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Evidence Hearsay Exceptions U.S. v. Caracappa 09-1177-cr Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: The defendants, former New York City police officers involved in organized crime, appeal from judgment of the district ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Malicious Prosecution Manganiello v. Agostini 09-0462-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: Agostini, a former New York City Police Department detective, appeals from a judgment following a jury trial ordering him ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Contracts Forum Selection — Enforceability S.K.I. Beer Corp. v. Baltika Brewery 06-3501-cv Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: Plaintiff-appellant S.K.I. Beer Corp., a New York beer wholesaler, appeals from the judgment ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Bills of Lading Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance, PLC v. Ocean World Lines, Inc. 08-4324-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The Supreme Court has recently held that the Carmack Amendment ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Sentencing Restitution United States v. Pickett 09-0683-cr Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: Defendant appeals objecting to the District Court’s imposition of restitution more than ninety days after his sentencing hearing. ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Sentencing Guidelines U.S. v. Mock 09-4154-cr Appealed from the District of Connecticut Background: Defendant John Mock III appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for a reduction in sentence pursuant to 18 ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Sentencing Guidelines Child Pornography U.S. v. Tutty 09-2705-cr Appealed from the Western District of New York Background: Defendant-appellant Jason E. Tutty pleaded guilty to one count of receiving child pornography in violation of 18 ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ‘Habeas Corpus’ Gueits v. Kirkpatrick 09-2335-pr Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: Respondent Robert Kirkpatrick, superintendent of state’s Wende Correctional Facility, appeals from the judgment of the U.S. District ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Election Law First Amendment Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield 09-0599-cv Appealed from the District of Connecticut Background: In a decision involving one of two companion cases, the appeal is from a ...

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