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11 hrs ago | Law.com

Section 1983 and State Criminal Convictions

In his Civil Rights Litigation column, Ilann M. Maazel, a partner at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady, writes: May a non-incarcerated plaintiff assert Section 1983 claims that call into question the validity of a state criminal conviction? In the recent case of 'Poventud v. City of New York,' the Second Circuit answered: yes.

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16 hrs ago | Law.com

Changing Course, Judge Revives Suit Against Bank

Little more than one month after eviscerating a $774 million suit filed by Dexia S.A. against JPMorgan Chase, Southern District Judge Jed Rakoff has resurrected the case following a Second Circuit ruling on the Edge Act.

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20 hrs ago | WBIR-TV

Supreme Court will rule on prayer at government meetings

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether prayers can be offered at government meetings -- a practice that's been common in Congress and throughout the states for more than two centuries.

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Related Topix: Greece, NY, US News, Non-Profit

Yesterday | WKRN

High court to weigh in on legislative prayers

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Forbes.com

Judge Grudgingly Lets Donziger's Lawyers Out Of Chevron Case

A skeptical federal judge in New York allowed lawyers to withdraw from defending Steven Donziger in a civil racketeering suit Chevron But in so doing, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan issued a point-by-point refutation of the lawyers' claims that they were forced to withdraw because of Chevron's "endless drumbeat of motions" designed to "crush ... (more)

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Related Topix: Education, Kaplan, US News

Reuters

UPDATE 1-US judge revives Dexia's mortgage lawsuit vs JPMorgan

A federal judge has revived a closely watched lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of misleading Belgian-French bank Dexia SA into buying more than $1.6 billion of troubled mortgage debt.

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Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Banking, JP Morgan Chase , Bank of America, Financial Services, Insurance, American International Group, US News

Fri May 17, 2013

Philly.com

Teva treads lightly in morning-after controversy

The recent controversy surrounding the morning-after contraceptive pill called Plan B One-Step has been argued in political, regulatory, and legal circles.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, US News, Marketing

Wed May 15, 2013

Hollywood Reporter

Aereo Goes for the Big Win in Legal Battle

Now that Aereo experienced victories in the form of beating back a preliminary injunction and affirming the ruling at an appeals court, the digital upstart is looking to score the ultimate ruling.

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The London Free Press

Copyright owners can't sue Google's YouTube as a group: Judge

A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied class-action status to copyright owners suing Google Inc over the use of material posted on YouTube without their permission.

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Related Topix: Viacom, Media, US News

Brad DeLong's Semi-Daily Journal

Why The New Republic Should Not Collect Subscription Revenue But...

I see that Jeffrey Rosen is still writing for the New Republic . Why oh why can't we have a better press corps? Sonia Sotomayor: "She's tough and tenacious as well as smart," said Justice Jose A. Cabranes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, a mentor and former professor of Sotomayor's at Yale Law School.

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Related Topix: Sonia Sotomayor, US News

7x7

Tech Roundup: A New Way to Get Pregnant; Google Legal Twist, and iTunes Growth

HAXLR8R, an accelerator/venture fund that supports entrepreneurs building hardware devices, offers seed funding to small teams, and features dual locations - SF and Shenzhen, China.

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Related Topix: Online Music, iPod, US News

Tue May 14, 2013

Law.com

Circuit Reverses Intentional Bias Finding in City Firefighter Hiring

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit yesterday reversed Eastern District Judge Nicholas Garaufis' finding of intentional discrimination by the New York City Fire Department against black firefighter candidates and yanked Garaufis off part of the case.

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New York Post

Federal court overturns judge's ruling that FDNY intentionally discriminated against applicants

A federal appeals court today overturned a Brooklyn judge's ruling that New York City's fire department intentionally discriminated against minority firefighter applicants.

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Book TV

"Payback: The Case for Revenge"

Thane Rosenbaum, director of the Forum on Law, Culture, and Society at Fordham Law School, argues that revenge and justice are not mutually exclusive ideas.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News

Mon May 13, 2013

SFGate

News of the Day From Across the Nation, May 14

The report, released late Sunday by Kevyn Orr , says the city's budget deficit could reach $386 million in less than two months.

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Wall Street Journal

Level Global Co-Founder Sentenced to 61 2 Years

Anthony Chiasson's resume includes stints as an altar boy and a hedge-fund manager.

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News

Engadget

Editorial: Let Google be a little evil

Google's lawyers visited the Second Circuit Court of Appeals last week for a polite conversation with three judges and attorneys from the Authors Guild.

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Law.com

Government Seeks to Delay Sale of Morning-After Pills

The government filed paperwork with the Second Circuit shortly before the noon deadline, saying it believes Eastern District Judge Edward Korman overstepped his authority and that the administration will likely prevail in its appeal of the overall decision.

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Reuters

Argentina faces very different debt default if loses legal fight

When Argentina defaulted on its debt in 2002, the economy was collapsing and a bloody popular revolt had helped topple two presidents in a week.

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Reuters

Bank of NY Mellon appeals ruling on Chesapeake bond lawsuit

Bank of New York Mellon Corp is appealing against a district court judgment that allowed Chesapeake Energy Corp to redeem $1.3 billion of notes six years before their maturity date, a court filing showed.

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Related Topix: Chesapeake Energy, Energy, Oil & Gas, US News