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United States Second Circuit - December 2009 Opinion Summaries

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Wilner v. Nat'l. Sec. Agency
United States Second Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Military Law 
In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) action filed by attorneys for Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking information regarding whether the government... 		12/30/2009 08-4726
US v. MacPherson
United States Second Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Defendant's drug distribution sentence following a guilty plea is affirmed where: 1) the agreement and the plea colloquy put the defendant on notice... 		12/30/2009 08-1829
General Star Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Universal Fabricators, Inc
United States Second Circuit
Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law 
In an action by an insurer seeking a declaration that defendant-excess insurer was required to reimburse plaintiff for part of a settlement of a... 		12/28/2009 07-4443
Kirschner v. KPMG LLP
United States Second Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law 
In an action brought by the trustee of a litigation trust, resulting from a bankruptcy proceeding, in which the trustee alleged misconduct by... 		12/24/2009 09-2020
Fulton v. Goord
United States Second Circuit
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law 
In an action under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act regarding defendants' alleged failure to accommodate plaintiff's... 		12/22/2009 06-5023
Palacios v. Burge
United States Second Circuit
Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law 
In a murder prosecution, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel is affirmed where 1) it was not... 		12/21/2009 07-0470
US v. Frankel
United States Second Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sanctions 
In a wire fraud prosecution, the court of appeals' prior order relieving appointed counsel as a sanction for defendant's misconduct is vacated where... 		12/21/2009 06-1752
New York v. Nuclear Reg. Comm'n
United States Second Circuit
Administrative Law, Environmental Law 
In a petition for review of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's denial of rulemaking petitions filed by Massachusetts and California, the petition is... 		12/21/2009 08-3903
In re: DeMell
United States Second Circuit
Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility 
The recommendation of the Court's Committee on Attorney Admissions and Grievances that an attorney be publicly reprimanded is adopted where: 1) the... 		12/21/2009 07-9040
Turkmen v. Ashcroft
United States Second Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Immigration Law 
In an action claiming abuse, mistreatment, and detention of Arab and Muslim aliens who were held on immigration violations in the wake of the... 		12/18/2009 06-3745

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