U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Prisoners’ Civil Rights Frivolous Claims Chavis v. Chappius 07-2304-pr Appealed from the Western District of New York Background: Plaintiff-appellant George Chavis brought suit in the Western District of New York claiming he had been ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Foreign Missions Act Federal Preemption — Benefits City of New York v. The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations 08-1805-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The appeal is ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Job Discrimination Conditions of Employment Pucino v. Verizon Communications Inc. 09-1306-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: Joan Pucino appeals from Judge Gardephe’s grant of summary judgment dismissing her claim that ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Appellate Review Actual Innocence — Time Bar Friedman v. Rehal 08-0297-pr Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: The appeal is from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus in a ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Immigration U.S. v. Bonilla 09-1799-cr Appealed from the Northern District of New York Background: The government moved for summary affirmance of a judgment of conviction and sentence entered in the district court following a ...

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NEW YORK CITY — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a decision that had barred Congress from withholding funds from ACORN, the activist group driven to ruin by scandal and financial woes.

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 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Maritime Liens Scanscot Shipping Services v. Metales Tracomex LTDA 09-5280-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background:  Scanscot Shipping Services appeals from the Dec. 9, 2009 order of the U.S. ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Immigration Zhang v. Holder 09-2628-ag Appealed from the Board of Immigration Appeals Background: Petitioner Xue Yong Zhang seeks review of a May 22, 2009 decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals, which ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Injunctions Court Orders Eli Lilly & Co. v. Gottstein 07-1107-cv Appealed from the Eastern District of New York Background: Respondent James B. Gottstein appeals a permanent injunction entered by the U.S. District ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Labor Law Trial Procedure Zheng v. Liberty Apparel Co. Inc. 09-4890-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: The appeal is from a judgment entered in the U.S. District Court for the ...

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ALBANY — A federal appeals court says the Oneida Indian Nation isn’t entitled to 250,000 acres in upstate New York or compensation for the aboriginal land it claimed was illegally purchased by the state in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Arbitration Idea Nuova Inc. v. GM Licensing Group Inc. 09-3652-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: Idea Nuova Inc. appeals from a judgment entered in the U.S. District Court for the ...

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