• February 13, 2007 | National Law Journal

    Lack of black bench nominees criticized

    IN NINE OF 11 Southern states, President Bush has never nominated a black person for any of 62 openings for federal trial court judgeships, according to federal court data. In his hom

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    Publication Date: 2008-05-30
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    Date Filed: 2008-05-23
    Court: 8th Cir.
    Judge: Gruender, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-2651

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    Publication Date: 2008-08-07
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-06
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 4
    Judge: Rebecca Simmons, Justice
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    Case Number: 04-07-00858-CV

    OPINIONSitting: Alma L. López, Chief Justice Phyllis J. Speedlin, Justice Rebecca Simmons, Justice.AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED AND REMANDED IN PART.This appeal arises from a tenu

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    Publication Date: 2009-09-17
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    Criminal Practice Edmonds v. Seavey 08 Civ. 5646 U.S. District Court, Southern District Judge Harold Baer Jr. Decided: Sept. 15, 2009 This case conce

  • In re Citigroup, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan Litigation

    Publication Date: 2008-07-28
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    Date Filed: 2008-07-24
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Lipez, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: Nos. 06-2565 & 07-1150

    Before Lipez and Howard, Circuit Judges, and Gelp*,*fn1 District Judge.Invoking contract and other state common law claims, appellants Jerrold E. Slutzky and Richa

  • United States v. Schroeder

    Publication Date: 2008-08-08
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    Date Filed: 2008-08-05
    Court: 7th Cir.
    Judge: Cudahy, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 07-3773

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  • Joseph v. City of New York, 5206/99

    Publication Date: 2007-06-13
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    Date Filed: 2007-05-17
    Court: Supreme Court, Kings County
    Judge: Jack Battaglia
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    Case Number: 5206/99

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  • United States v. Shabazz

    Publication Date: 2009-04-27
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    Date Filed: 2009-04-16
    Court: 3rd Cir.
    Judge: Ambro, Circuit Judge
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    Case Number: 08-2145

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  • Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy Inc.

    Publication Date: 2005-06-17
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    U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Judge Cote The plaintiffs are current and former residents of southern Sudan who allege that they were victims of gen

  • Kingdom 5-KR-41 Ltd v. Star Cruises PLC

    Publication Date: 2004-03-11
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    U.S. District Court Southern District of New York Judge Cote Kingdom 5-KR-41, Ltd. ("Kingdom"), a Cayman Islands corporation, commenced this action on April 6, 2