• Peterson v. Bank Markazi

    Publication Date: 2025-02-04
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Patrick L. Rocco, Susan M. Davies, Fleischman Bonner & Rocco LLP, White Plains, New York, Liviu Vogel, Salon Marrow Dyckman, Newman & Broudy LLC, New York, New York, on the brief, James P. Bonner, Fleischman Bonner & Rocco LLP, White Plains, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Bank Markazi: Lauren M. Weinstein, MoloLamken LLP, Washington, D.C., Elizabeth K. Clarke, MoloLamken LLP, Chicago, Illinois, on the brief, Robert K. Kry, MoloLamken LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellant Clearstream Banking, S.A.: Craig T. Cagney, Corey M. Meyer, on the brief, Benjamin Kaminetzky, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York.

    Case Number: 15-690-cv

    Court Lack Jurisdiction Over Turn-Over Claim Against Iran's Central Bank Immune Under FSIA

  • People of the State of New York v. Niagara -Wheatfield Cent. Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Barbara D. Underwood, Andrea Oser, on the brief, Alexandria Twinem, for Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York, Albany, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellee: Svetlana K. Ivy, on the brief, Daniel R. Lecours, Harris Beach PLLC, Albany, NY, and Pittsford, NY.

    Case Number: 22-2178-cv

    Circuit Clarifies Showing Needed for State's Parens Patriae Suit Against School District

  • U.S. v. Fernandez

    Publication Date: 2024-06-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Benjamin Gruenstein, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellant: Christopher D. Brumwell, Won S. Shin, on the brief, David Abramowicz, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-3122-cr

    Compassionate Release Motion Is Improper Litigation Vehicle Even if Life Sentence Unjust

  • Roe v. St. John's University

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant: Michael Valentine, on the brief, The Law Office of Michael Valentine, Brooklyn, NY, Peter G. Eikenberry, Law Office of Peter G. Eikenberry, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Michael J. Goettig, on the brief, Lyle S. Zuckerman, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee: Victoria L. Stork, on the brief, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York, NY, Chardaie C. Charlemagne, Baker & Hostetler LLP, San Francisco, CA.

    Case Number: 21-1125

    Inference of Sex Discrimination in University's Disciplinary Proceedings Not Raised

  • Sabir v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2022-11-03
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Matthew W. Callahan, Muslim Advocates, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellants: Brian M. Boynton, Leonard C. Boyle, Michael S. Raab, on the brief, Daniel Winik, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center: Elizabeth A. Bixby, Daniel M. Greenfield, on the brief, Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL.

    Case Number: 19-3575

    Wardens Not Entitled to Immunity; Prayer Policy Did Not Serve Compelling Interest

  • U.S. v. Jabar

    Publication Date: 2021-11-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge John Walker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant-Cross-Appellee: Tiffany H. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney, for James P. Kennedy, Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Steve S. Jabar: Jamesa J. Drake, Drake Law, LLC. For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Deborah Bowers: Jesse C. Pyle, on the brief, Mark J. Mahoney, Harrington & Mahoney.

    Case Number: 17-3514-cr

    Case Remanded So Court Can Consider FRCP 29(b) New Trial Motion in First Instance

  • January 17, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Circuit Upholds Search of Premises After Parolee's Arrest for Violation of Post-Release Supervision

    The arrest of a parolee for violating the terms of his post-release supervision does not render a subsequent search of his premises unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment, the U.S. Court of Appeal

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  • April 2, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Penalties for 'Persistent' Felons Violate Constitution, 2nd Circuit Says

    A New York state statute that permits stiffer sentences for "persistent" felony offenders violates defendants' constitutional right to a jury trial, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

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  • April 1, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Penalties for 'Persistent' Felons Violate Constitution, Circuit Says

    A state statute that permits stiffer sentences for "persistent" felony offenders violates defendants' constitutional right to a jury trial, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circui

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  • June 11, 2002 | New York Law Journal

    Jurisdiction Over Alien Habeas Petitions Clarified

    FEDERAL courts have jurisdiction to entertain habeas corpus petitions from aliens and non-aliens alike, despite Congressional measures restricting such review, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sec

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