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  • Farhane v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Immigration Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Naz Ahmad, Mudassar Toppa, Clear Project, Main Street Legal Services, Inc., CUNY School of Law, Long Island City, NY; Alan E. Schoenfeld, Emily Barnet, Sandra Redivo, Trena M. Riley, Dylan Reichman, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY; Thad Eagles, Jeremy W. Brinster, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC; Asma S. Jaber, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, on the brief, Ramzi Kassem.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee United States of America: Jun Xiang, Hagan Scotten, on the brief, Karl Metzner, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: John C. Yang, Niyati Shah, Marita Etcubañez, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Washington, DC; Andrew Z. Michaelson, Mateo de la Torre, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Immigrant Defense Project in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Andrew Wachtenheim, Nabilah Siddiquee, Immigrant Defense Project, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Federal Public Defender's Office for the Western District of New York, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont, and Office of the Public Defender for the Northern District of New York in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Joel B. Rudin, Matthew A. Wasserman, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York, NY; Richard D. Willstatter, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Plains, NY; S. Isaac Wheeler, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Professors of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Immigration Law in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Alyssa Barnard-Yanni, Andrew D. Silverman, Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Lauren A. Weber, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA.
    Case Number: 20-1666

    Lawyer Must Inform Naturalized Citizen of Risk of Deportation After Denaturalization

  • Sloan v. Sloan

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Family Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Womack
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    Case Number: 02-23-00361-CV

    Prior to the parties' marriage, appellee owned a house in Florida and retired from his employment which resulted in a payment of pension benefits to him.

  • In the Matter of J.M.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law | Family Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wise
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    Case Number: 14-24-00478-CV

    A juvenile, who alleged that the trial court erred in transferring him to criminal district court, successfully proved on appeal that he was entitled to relief.

  • Texas Mut. Ins. Co. v. Laird

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Labor Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Kelly
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    Case Number: 03-24-00369-CV

    Appellant Texas Mutual Insurance Co. appealed a judgment awarding death benefits under the Texas Workers Compensation Act.

  • Brighter Capital Management, LLC et al. v. BCF-EF, LLC et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kennon Peebles, (Attorney at Law), Duluth, for appellant.
    for defendant: Steven Kushner, (Fellows La Briola, LLP), Atlanta, Christopher Watkins, Michael Freeman, Dylan Magruder, (Hall Booth Smith P.C.), Alpharetta, Allen Orr, (Huff Powell Bailey), Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A0257

    Court affirms contempt order and dismissal of an individual's complaint as a sanction for discovery non-compliance, but reverses dismissal of corporate entity's complaint in a business dispute

  • Wilson v. Midland County

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Ramirez
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    Case Number: 22-50998

    Plaintiff Erma Wilson was convicted of cocaine possession in 2001. Her appeal to a Texas court of appeals was unsuccessful.

  • Estate of Moncrief, Jr.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Contracts | Dispute Resolution | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wallach
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    Case Number: 02-23-00021-CV

    Appellants argued fraudulent inducement, lack of mental capacity, or undue influence upon decedent William Alvin Moncrief to execute certain documents.

  • Couch v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Nestrud, (Coweta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Franklin, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.
    Case Number: A24A1034

    Court affirms denial of motion drug suppress evidence found in a hotel room because hotel guest lost a right to privacy after scheduled checkout time

  • Degenhardt v. Bintliff

    Publication Date: 2024-10-14
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Clement
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 24-40034

    Plaintiffs, 18-year-old Marc Degenhardt and 20-year-old Augustus Degenhardt, were pulled over by defendant police lieutenant Bintliff after defendant heard an engine revving and allegedly accused plaintiff Marc Degenhardt of "peeling out" from an intersection to race another vehicle.

  • East Fork Funding LLC v. U.S. Bank N.A.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Steven A. Biolsi, Biolsi Law Group, P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, Anthony R. Filosa, Rosenberg, Fortuna & Laitman, LLP, Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: For Intervenor: Mark S. Grube, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Ester Murdukhayeva, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, For Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant: Steven Lazar, on the brief, Patrick G. Broderick, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 23-659

    Question Over FAPA's Retroactive Application Is Certified to State's Highest Court