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 judge’s claim that it could infringe on ...

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The three states that comprise the Second Circuit are presenting the U.S. Court of Appeals with a unique question regarding the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The states, whose attorneys general have filed a friend-of-the-court brief, want the Court of ...

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A judge does not need medical or psychological evidence to make a decision about whether a person’s drug addiction or alcoholism is material to a disability determination, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Friday. The court, ...

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An attempt by two state prison inmates to hold some of their captors individually liable for alleged discriminatory practices has failed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit noted the “novel” approach of trying to prove a pattern ...

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New York state cannot prohibit licensed alien pharmacists from working in the state when the federal government says they may, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The court Tuesday, in Paidi v. Mills (10-43970-cv), declared ...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday rejected a last-ditch bid by a coalition of environmental groups to stop the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains. A three-judge panel ruled that ...

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Local securities lawyers say a Second Circuit ruling defines for the first time the meaning of “domestic transaction” under a test laid out by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark 2010 decision, Morrison, et al. v. National Australia Bank ...

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NEW YORK  — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated a copyright case against YouTube on Thursday, finding that a jury could conclude that the online video service knew it was infringing rights when it allowed the ...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided last week that a former Wall Street Journal reporter couldn’t be compelled to testify in a business lawsuit, recognizing that even permitting questioning on a non-privileged matter would open the ...

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Attorneys who practice before the Second Circuit now have the option to draft pleadings and motions for pro se clients without disclosing their involvement — a process known as “ghostwriting” — after the court’s recent ruling that such actions do ...

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It will be up to state courts to decide whether properties owned by the Oneida Indian Nation are exempt under state Indian and real property tax laws. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit last week vacated a district court’s ruling ...

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A town of Greece case involving prayer at public meetings is in the hands of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Oral arguments were heard Monday in New York City. Town residents Susan Galloway and Linda Stephens ...

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