U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Standing FISA Amnesty International USA v. Clapper 09-4112-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: Appellants, attorneys, journalists, and labor, legal, media and human rights organizations facially challenged the constitutionality of Section ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Treaties Arbitration — Estoppel Republic of Ecuador v. Chevron 10-1020-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The Republic of Ecuador and a group of Ecuadorian citizens appeal from the district court’s ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Sentencing Waiver of Appeal United States v. Buissereth 09-5358-cr Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: Pierre Buissereth appeals from a Nov. 9, 2009 judgment of conviction entered in the district court. ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Consumer Protection Interstate Land Sales Bodansky v. Fifth on the Park Condo LLC 10-0720-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: This case requires the court to determine the extent to which ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Federal Preemption Surface Transportation New York & Atlantic Railway Co. v. Surface Transportation Board 10-1490-ag Appealed from the Surface Transportation Board Background: This case before the Second Circuit delineates the power of the Surface ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Conspiracy Factual Insufficiency — Legal Insufficiency United States v. Desnoyers 10-0447-cr Appealed from the Northern District of New York Background: A jury convicted appellee Mark Desnoyers on multiple counts, including one count of conspiracy ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Sentencing Nature of Prior Offense — Knowledge or Intent Element United States v. Potes-Castillo 07-5518-cr Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: This appeal raises the question whether a conviction for driving ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Business Entities Successor Liability Call Center Technologies Inc. v. Grand Adventure Tour & Travel Publishing Corp. 09-1224-cv Appealed from the District of Connecticut Background: Plaintiff-Appellant appeals from a judgment of the U.S. District Court ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Ineffective Assistance Public Trial — Improper Sentencing Morales v. United States 04-0858-pr Appealed from the District of Connecticut Background: Defendant Morales appeals from the denial of his section 2255 motion by the U.S. District ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Debt Collection Venue Hess v. Cohen & Slamowitz LLP 10-424 Appealed from the Northern District of New York Background: This is an appeal from a district court judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint for failure ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Confrontation Clause Journalist’s Privilege United States v. Treacy 09-3939-cr Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The defendant appeals from a judgment of the district court convicting Treacy of one count of ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Immigration Waiver of Inadmissibility Ahmed v. Holder 09-4247-ag Appealed from the Board of Immigration Appeals Background: Gamal Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed petitions for review of a Sept. 29, 2009 order of the Board of Immigration ...

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