As the saga of President Donald Trump’s ban on travel to the U.S. from six majority-Muslim countries unfolds, a federal judge in Honolulu on Wednesday blocked the operation of the second version of the executive order nationwide. The decision rests ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Immigration Convention Against Torture Wong v. Holder 08-5328-ag Appealed from the Board of Immigration Appeals Background: Chinese nationals Mei Fun Wong and her son Ling Go petition for review of an Oct. 6, 2008 ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Fourth Amendment Scope of Protective Sweep United States v. Hassock 09-5193-cr Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The government appeals from an order in the district court suppressing as evidence a ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Immigration Removal — Aggravated Felony Oouch v. Department of Homeland Security 09-4834-ag Appealed from the Board of Immigration Appeals Background: Petitioner seeks review of an Oct. 23, 2009 decision of the Board of Immigration ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit False Arrest Statute of Limitations Caceres v. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 09-3064-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The Port Authority of New York and New ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Criminal Jurisdiction Location of Offense Carvajal v. Holder 09-0826-pr Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: This appeal is from the denial of an application for a writ of habeas corpus in ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Immigration Hearing — Due Process Galluzzo v. Holder 08-6036-ag Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: This case presents a petition for review of an Oct. 1, 2008 removal order issued by ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Insurance Execution of Contract — Umbrella Policy 10 Ellicott Square Court Corp. v. Mountain Valley Indemnity Co. 10-0799-cv Appealed from the Western District of New York Background: The defendant appealed from an award of ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Sexual Harassment Education Papelino v. Albany College of Pharmacy of Union University 09-4248-cv Appealed from the Northern District of New York Background: This appeal is from an order that dismissed the plaintiffs-appellants’ sexual harassment ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Copyright Statute of Limitations Kwan v. Schlein 09-5202-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: This appeal is from two orders, one of which granted summary judgment on appellant’s claim for copyright ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Bail Danger to Community — Flight Risk United States v. English 10-3258-cr Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: This appeal is from an order denying defendants’ motions for bail pending trial, ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Abstention Timely Adjudication In Re Parmalat Securities Litigation 09-4302-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: Plaintiff Parmalat Capital Finance Limited and plaintiff-counter-defendant Dr. Enrico Bondi commenced these actions to recover damages ...

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