United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE, INC. v. EPA

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
A regulation promulgated by defendant-EPA, which controls the emission of water pollutants from concentrated animal feeding operations, violates the...

EMPIRE HEALTHCHOICE ASSURANCE CO. v. MCVEIGH

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts
In a contract dispute, plaintiff's petition for rehearing is denied where it has failed to demonstrate "points of law or fact that the court has...

EISEMANN v. HERBERT

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The grant of habeas corpus relief, on the ground that the defendant in a state court trial received ineffective assistance of counsel due to a...

US v. MILSTEIN

Criminal Law and Procedure, Sentencing

BENN v. GREINER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The grant of a writ of habeas corpus to plaintiff is reversed where the district court's finding, that plaintiff's constitutional rights were violated...

GAO v. US ATTY. GEN.

Immigration Law

US v. ZEDNER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for attempting to defraud a financial institution is vacated and remanded for resentencing in accordance with US v. Booker, 125...

HEGNA v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

International Law, Judgment Enforcement

ARBITRON, INC. v. TRALYN BROAD. INC.

Communications Law, Contracts
Under New York contract law, two parties entering into a licensing agreement for radio ratings and data may delegate price-setting authority to a...

SMITH v. WOOSLEY

Civil Procedure, Remedies
A district court that has subject matter and personal jurisdiction may issue an injunction that protects the judgment of another federal court...