• U.S. v. Hill

    Publication Date: 2018-05-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Daniel S. Silver, Amy Busa, Seth D. DuCharme, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, N.Y., for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, for the United States of America.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Yuanchung Lee, Federal Defenders of New York, New York, N.Y., for Elvin Hill.

    Case Number: 14-3872-cr

    Hobbs Act Robbery Qualifies as 'Crime of Violence' Under 18 USC§924(c)(3);

  • Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman

    Publication Date: 2017-12-07
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, SECOND CIRCUIT
    Judge: Circuit Judge DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Deepak Gupta, Jonathan E. Taylor, Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, DC. For amicus curiae Washington Legal Foundation, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Richard A. Samp, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC. For amici curiae United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc., Consumer Action, and National Association of Consumer Advocates, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees: Sharon K. Robertson, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants: For Eric T Schneiderman, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of New York: Judith Vale, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, New York, NY. For Cyrus R. Vance, in his official capacity as District Attorney of New York County, and Eric Gonzalez, in his official capacity as Acting District Attorney of Kings County: Kathy Chang Park, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For amicus curiae Public Good Law Center, in support of Defendants-Appellants: Seth E. Mermin, Thomas Bennigson, Public Good Law Center, Berkeley, CA.

    Case Number: 13-4533

    From SCOTUS to NY's Court of Appeals, Clarity Sought in Credit Card Fee Language Suit