• TCR Sports v. WN Partner, 652044/14

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area: Telecommunications | Civil Appeals
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department
    Judge: Before: Acosta, P.J., Richter, Andrias, Kahn, Gesmer, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, appellant-respondent/respondent: Thomas J. Hall of counsel, Chadbourne & Parke LLP, New York, and Rachel W. Thorn, Alan Levine and Caroline Pignatelli of counsel, Cooley LLP, New York. For TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Carter G. Phillips of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For the Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club and the Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership, appellants-respondents/respondents: Benjamin R. Nagin, Eamon P. Joyce, Kwaku A. Akowuah and Tobias S. Loss-Eaton of counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, New York. For Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, respondent-appellant/respondent: Stephen R. Neuwirth, Sanford I. Weisburst, Julia J. Peck and Cleland B. Welton II of counsel, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York. For the Office of Commissioner of Baseball and the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, respondents-appellants: Paul Clement of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, Erin E. Murphy of the bar of the District of Columbia and the State of Virginia, admitted pro hac vice, and Michael H. McGinley of the bar of the District of Columbia, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC, John J. Buckley, Jr. of counsel, Williams & Connolly, New York, and Jonathan D. Lupkin of counsel, Lupkin and Associates, New York. For E. Leo Milonas, amicus curiae: David G. Keyko of counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, New York. For Diamond Dealers Club, Inc., amicus curiae: Stephen L. Ascher, Irene M. Ten Cate and Jeremy H. Ershow of counsel, Jenner Block LLP, New York. For Kenneth R. Feinberg, amicus curiae: Lawrence I. Ginsburg, Jay R. Fialkoff and Robert B. McFarlane of counsel, Moses & Singer LLP, New York. For Robert S. Smith, amicus curiae: Robert S. Smith, Robert J. Lack and Nora Bojar of counsel, Friedman Kaplan Seiler and Adelman, New York.

    Case Number: 652044/14

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  • Fratello v. Archdiocese of New York, 16-1271

    Publication Date: 2017-07-18
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack and Lohier, C.JJ., and Woods, D.J. **
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Michael David Diederich, Jr., Stony Point, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Lori Halstead Windham, Daniel H. Blomberg; James P. McCabe, Roderick J. Cassidy, Archdiocese of New York, New York, NY; Kenneth A. Novikoff, Barry I. Levy, Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, NY, on the brief, Eric C. Rassbach, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Call to Action, Dignity USA, Future Church, The National Coalition of American Nuns, New Ways Ministry, and Voice of the Faithful: Leslie Griffin, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, NV on the brief. For Amicus Curiae National Employment Lawyers Association/New York: Stephen Bergstein, Bergsten & Ullrich, LLP, New Paltz, NY on the brief. For Amici Curiae Douglas Laycock, Michael W. McConnell, Thomas C. Berg, Carl H. Esbeck, Richard W. Garnett, Paul Horwitz, and John D. Inazu: Victoria Dorfman, Todd Geremia, Lauren Pardee Ruben, Jones Day, New York, NY on the brief. For Amici Curiae Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles and Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Paul J. Zidlicky, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C. on the brief. For Amicus Curiae Orthodox Church in America: Erik W. Stanley, Jeremiah Galus, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, AZ on the brief.

    Case Number: 16-1271

    Ministerial Exception Applies to Catholic School Principal, 2nd Circuit

  • In re TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, Petitioner-Appellant-Respondent, v. WN Partner, LLC, et al., respondents, Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, et al.

    Publication Date: 2017-07-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
    Judge: Acosta P.J., Richter, Andrias, Kahn, Gesmer, JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3595-3596

    3595-3596. In re TCR Sports Broadcasting Holding, LLP, Petitioner-Appellant-Respondent, v. WN Partner, LLC, et al., respondents, Washington Nationals Baseball Club, LLC, et al., respondents-Responde

  • Nordstrom v. Ryan

    Publication Date: 2017-05-18
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-05-18
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: David G. Campbell, District Judge, Presiding Before: RICHARD R. CLIFTON and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges, and RALPH R. ERICKSON,*District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Gregory C. Sisk (argued), Attorney; Bridget A. Duffus and Katherine J. Koehler, Certified Law Student Representatives; Appellate Clinic, University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota; for Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Neil Singh (argued), Assistant Attorney General; Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Phoenix, Arizona; for Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 16-15277

    Arizona Department of Corrections' outgoing legal mail policy violated inmate's Sixth and First Amendment rights (M.D. Smith, J.)

  • Equal Employment v. Bass Pro, 15-20078 (5th Cir. 04/28/2017)

    Publication Date: 2017-05-10
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-04-28
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 15-20078

    In this case of first impression, appellee sought to bring a "pattern or practice" case under both §706 and §707 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act asserting violation of the ri

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  • Williams v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2016-10-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-05-27
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Stephen Reinhardt and Alex Kozinski, Circuit Judges, and Ronald M. Whyte,* Senior District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kurt David Hermansen, Law Office of Kurt David Hermansen, San Diego, California, and Steven M. Klepper, Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Petitioner-Appellant.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General of California, Gerald Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Xiomara Costello and Stephanie C. Brenan, Deputy Attorneys General, Los Angeles, California, for Respondent-Appellee.

    Case Number: No. 07-56127

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 11132 TARA SHENEVA WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DEBORAH K. J

  • MPS Merchant Services, Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    Publication Date: 2016-09-08
    Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry: Energy
    Date Filed: 2016-09-08
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Chief Judge, and M. Margaret McKeown and Richard R. Clifton, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James P. Danley, Cheryl M. Foley, John Lee Shepherd, Jr., and John N. Estes III, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioners MPS Merchant Services, Inc., and Illinova Corporation.
    for defendant: Beth G. Pacella, Deputy Solicitor; Robert H. Solomon, Solicitor; Max Minzner, General Counsel; Washington, D.C.; as and for Respondent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

    Case Number: No. 15-73803 No. 15-73818 No. 15-73905 No. 15-73912 No. 16-70004 No. 16-70524 No. 16-70525 No. 16-70868

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 9946 MPS MERCHANT SERVICES, INC., Petitioner, CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Interve

  • Microsoft Corporation. v. United States

    Publication Date: 2016-07-18
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Lynch and Carney, C.JJ., and Bolden, D.J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Microsoft Corporation: Robert M. Loeb and Brian P. Goldman, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Guy Petrillo, Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP, New York, NY; James M. Garland and Alexander A. Berengaut, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC; Bradford L. Smith, David M. Howard, John Frank, Jonathan Palmer, and Nathaniel Jones, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA; on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. For Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York: Serrin Turner, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Justin Anderson, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Amici Curiae Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, American Civil Liberties Union, The Constitution Project, and Electronic Frontier Foundation, in support of Appellant: Brett J. Williamson, David K. Lukmire, Nate Asher, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY; Faiza Patel, Michael Price, Brennan Center for Justice, New York, NY; Hanni Fakhoury, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA; Alex Abdo, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Apple, Inc., in support of Appellant: Kenneth M. Dreifach, Marc J. Zwillinger, Zwillgen PLLC, New York, NY and Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae BSA; The Software Alliance, Center for Democracy and Technology, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, The National Association of Manufacturers, and ACT | The App Association, in support of Appellant: Andrew J. Pincus, Paul W. Hughes, James F. Tierney, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Anthony J. Colangelo, in support of Appellant: Steven A. Engel, Dechert LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae AT&T Corp., Rackspace US, Inc., Computer & Communications Industry Association, i2 Coalition, and Application Developers Alliance, in support of Appellant: Alan C. Raul, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Ireland: Peter D. Stergios, Charles D. Ray, McCarter & English, LLP, New York, NY and Hartford, CT. For Amici Curiae Amazon.com, Inc., and Accenture PLC, in support of Appellant: Peter Karanjia, Eric J. Feder, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Verizon Communications, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Hewlett‐Packard Co., eBay Inc., Salesforce.com, Inc., and Infor, in support of Appellant: Michael Vatis, Jeffrey A. Novack, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, New York, NY; Randal S. Milch, Verizon Communications Inc., New York, NY; Kristofor T. Henning, Hewlett‐Packard Co., Wayne, PA; Amy Weaver, Daniel Reed, Salesforce.com, Inc., San Francisco, CA; Orin Snyder, Thomas G. Hungar, Alexander H. Southwell, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Mark Chandler, Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA; Aaron Johnson, eBay Inc., San Jose, CA. For Amici Curiae Media Organizations, in support of Appellant: Laura R. Handman, Alison Schary, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Computer and Data Science Experts, in support of Appellant: Philip Warrick, Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, Portland, OR. For Amicus Curiae Jan Philipp Albrecht, Member of the European Parliament, in support of Appellant: Owen C. Pell, Ian S. Forrester, Q.C., Paige C. Spencer, White & Case, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Jan Philipp Albrecht, Member of the European Parliament, in support of Appellant: Owen C. Pell, Ian S. Forrester, Q.C., Paige C. Spencer, White & Case, New York, NY; Edward McGarr, Simon McGarr, Dervila McGarr, McGarr Solicitors, Dublin, Ireland.

    Case Number: 14-2985

    Cite as: Microsoft v. US, 14-2985, NYLJ 1202762745398, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided July 14, 2016)CASE NAMEMicrosoft Corporation, Appellant v. United States of Amer

  • State of Arizona, ex rel. Horne v. The Geo Group, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-03-14
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2016-03-14
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Susan R. Bolton, District Judge, Presiding Before: Stephen Reinhardt, A. Wallace Tashima, and Consuelo M. Callahan, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: P. David Lopez, Lorraine C. Davis, Jennifer S. Goldstein, and Anne Noel Occhialino (argued), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, Washington, D.C., for Plaintiff-Appellant EEOC.
    for defendant: Philip L. Ross (argued), Littler Mendelson, P.C., San Francisco, California; R. Shawn Oller and Kristy L. Peters, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Phoenix, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee The Geo Group.

    Case Number: No. 13-16081 No. 13-16292

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 2705 STATE OF ARIZONA, ex rel. Thomas C. Horne, Attorney General; ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF LAW, Civil Rights Division, Plaintiffs-App