United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Rescission of Parole Due Process – Improper Involvement of Parole Commissioner – Fabricated Evidence Victory v. Pataki et al. 13-3592-cv Judges Pooler and Parker Background: The plaintiff appealed from the grant ...

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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Freedom of Information Act Agency – Sole Function Main Street Legal Services v. National Security Council 13-3792 Judges Raggi, Wesley, and Lynch Background: The plaintiffs appealed from the dismissal of its ...

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United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Fish and Wildlife Service Scope of Authority – Issuance of Depredation Permits Friends of Animals v. Clay, et al. 14-4071-cv Judges Cabranes, Pooler, and Lynch Background: The plaintiff appealed from the ...

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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   Background: The defendants appealed from judgments following a six-week ...

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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. Court of Appeals for the Second ...

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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 current term expires on Feb. 2 and he is ...

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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 lower court committed “a significant ...

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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 for the Second ...

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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 reversing a dismissal, Hooks v. Forman, ...

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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 gesture of insult is ...

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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 individual was no longer in a position to continue ...

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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 and a woman. The U.S. Supreme ...

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