• June 22, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    Re-Enfranchising People With Prior Convictions

    Earlier this spring, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive order restoring voting rights to approximately 200,000 citizens who have completed their terms of incarceration and

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  • Allen v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-06-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Phipps, Herbert E.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Maryann Blend, Lawrenceville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel J. Porter, District Attorney, and Samantha Routh District Attorney's Office, Lawrenceville, for appellee.

    Case Number: A16A0542

    The evidence supported the defendant's convi for child molestation, as the 12-year-old victim's testimony was sufficient to sustain the convi

  • Capitol Records v. Vimeo, 14-1048

    Publication Date: 2016-06-20
    Practice Area: Copyrights | Internet Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Leval, Hall, Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Russell J. Frackman, Marc E. Mayer, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Constantine L. Trela, Jr., Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, IL; Christine Lepera, Jeffrey M. Movit, New York, NY, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Washington, DC on the brief, Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin, LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees: Robert L. Raskopf, Todd Anten, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY; Michael A. Cheah, Vimeo, LLC, New York, NY & Rachel Herrick Kassabian, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Redwood Shores, CA on the brief, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus curiae Computer & Communications Industry Association: Matt Schruers, Computer & Communications Industry Association, Washington, DC. For Amicus curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Organization for Transformative Works, The Center for Democracy and Technology, Public Knowledge, and New Media Rights: Corynne McSherry, Vera Ranieri, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA; Sherwin Siy, Public Knowledge, Washington, DC; Art Neill, Teri Karobonik, New Media Rights, San Diego, CA; Elizabeth Rosenblatt, Rebecca Tushnet, Organization for Transformative Works, New York, NY, Emma Llansó, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, DC. For Amici curiae Google Inc., Facebook, Inc., Yahoo!, Inc., and Microsoft, Inc.: Michael Elkin, Thomas P. Lane, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY; Robert Turner, Yahoo!, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA; A. John P. Mancini, Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY. For Amici curiae Pinterest, Inc., Tumblr, Inc., and Twitter, Inc.: Brian M. Willen, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., New York, NY; Sara E. Rowe, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Palo Alto, CA. For Amici curiae Recording Industry Association of America, Inc., American Association of Independent Music Inc., National Music Publishers' Association, Inc., The Harry Fox Agency, Inc., Authors Guild, Inc., Association of American Publishers, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists: Thomas G. Hentoff, Jessica S. Richard, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus curaie The Copyright Alliance: Andrew H. Bart, Jenner & Block LLP, New York, NY; Luke C. Platzer, J. Douglas Wilson, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 14-1048

    Cite as: Capitol v. Vimeo, 14-1048, NYLJ 1202760295569, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 16, 2016)CASE NAMECapitol Records, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Compa

  • El Paso County, Texas v. Vasquez, 08-15-00086-CV (TexApp Dist 05/05/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-06-20
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    Date Filed: 2016-05-05
    Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District
    Judge: ANN CRAWFORD MCCLURE, CHIEF JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 08-15-00086-CV

    Appeal from 34th District Court of El Paso County, Texas(TC # 2014DCV1842)Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Hughes, JJ.OPINION/

  • Stephen Sarach v. M&T Bank Corporation

    Publication Date: 2016-06-17
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    Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Centra, J.P., Carni, DeJoseph, Curran, and Scudder, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 15-01490

    Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP, Buffalo (Diane M. Perri Roberts Of Counsel), For Defendant-Appellant.Paul William Beltz, P.C., Buffalo (William Quinlan Of Counsel), For Plaintiff-Resp

  • Loher v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2016-06-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-06-17
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Leslie E. Kobayashi, District Judge, Presiding Before: Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Richard C. Tallman, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter C. Wolff, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Honolulu, Hawaii, Petitioner-Appellee.
    for defendant: Brian R. Vincent, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Honolulu, Hawaii, for Respondent-Appellant.

    Case Number: No. 14-16147

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 6282 FRANK O. LOHER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. TODD THOMAS, Responde

  • THE FOLLOWING MOTION ORDERSWERE ENTERED AND FILED ONJUNE 16, 2016

    Publication Date: 2016-06-17
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    Court: First Judicial Department, Appellate Division
    Judge: Tom, J.P., Mazzarelli, Friedman, Sweeny, Acosta, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number:

    M-2184. D.C.#14MATTER OF N., AHBJAH - N., MESSIA - ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICESUpon the Court's own motion, appeal dismissed.By Tom, J.P., Mazzarelli,

  • Robinson v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-06-15
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    Court: Court of Appeals
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Tucker and Jay Winkler Tucker Associates Law Firm LLC, Jonesboro, for appellant.
    for defendant: Tracy G. Lawson, District Attorney, and Elizabeth A. Baker, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney, Jonesboro, for appellee.

    Case Number: A16A0125

    The evidence sufficiently supported the defendant's convictions for aggravated assault, criminal damage to property in the second degree and cruelty to children in the third degree after he threw a

  • King v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-06-14
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Boggs, Michael P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Adams Public Defender's Office, Thomaston, for appellant.
    for defendant: Scott Ballard, District Attorney, Griffin, and Robert Smith Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, Morrow, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A1878

    The trial court was authorized to conclude that the photographic line-up, which led to a victim's identification of the defendant as the perpetrator, t impermissibly suggestive and that there

  • Vasquez v. Legend Natural Gas III, LP, 04-14-00899-CV (4th COA. 04/29/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-06-13
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    Date Filed: 2016-04-29
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
    Judge: PATRICIA O. ALVAREZ, JUSTICE
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 04-14-00899-CV

    From the 81st Judicial District Court, La Salle County, TexasTrial Court No. 14-07-00119-CVLHonorable Donna Rayes, Judge Presiding[A HREF="