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  Emory Law School: Federal Courts Finder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
www.law.emory.edu /FEDCTS   (1580 words)

  
  United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wallace was appointed as a circuit judge for the Second Circuit in 1882 by Chester A. Arthur.
Lacombe was appointed as a circuit judge for the Second Circuit in 1887 by Grover Cleveland.
Unlike the Chief Justice of the United States, a Chief Judge returns to active service after the expiration of his or her term and does not create a vacancy on the bench by the fact of his or her promotion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Second_Circuit   (931 words)

  
 US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The court is interested in receiving comments from the bar, and anyone interested in doing so may submit them via e-mail to: ca06-clerk_court@ca6.uscourts.gov.
The current term of the Office of United States Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz is due to expire on November 20, 2008.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has posted the 2008 Court Session Calendar for the arguments to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio.
www.ca6.uscourts.gov   (455 words)

  
 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA The large size of the current court is due to the fact that both the population of the western states and the geographic jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit have increased dramatically since Congress, in 1891, created the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Critics of the Ninth Circuit denounce the court on two fronts: first, that it is overwhelmingly politically liberal and out of step with Supreme Court precedent, and second, that the large size of the court impedes effective court administration and increases the risk of intracircuit splits on important issues of law.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit   (2860 words)

  
 Dennis v. United States
The pretrial motion to quash the indictment on the grounds, inter alia, that the statute was unconstitutional was denied, United States v.
United States, 229 U.S. Where there is doubt as to the intent of the defendants, the nature of their activities, or their power to bring about the evil, this Court will review the convictions with the scrupulous care demanded by our Constitution.
United States, 318 U.S. although petitioners themselves requested a charge similar to the one given, and under Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure would appear to be barred from raising this point on appeal.
www.tourolaw.edu /patch/Dennis   (5194 words)

  
 USCOA, 2 No. 170 Jamie Messenger, an Infant Under the Age of Eighteen v. Gruner + Jahr Printing and Publishing
Plaintiff brought this diversity action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging, among other things, that YM violated sections 50 and 51 of the New York Civil Rights Law by using her photographs for trade purposes without obtaining the requisite consent.
This Court upheld a jury verdict granting plaintiff an injunction and damages pursuant to Civil Rights Law § 51, stating that although an unauthorized, truthful biography of plaintiff would be newsworthy, the protection of the newsworthiness doctrine did not extend to this "substantially fictitious biography" (18 NY2d, at 328-329).
On remand from the United States Supreme Court to consider the First Amendment implications of the verdict, this Court adhered to its decision, stating that it was "unnecessary" to protect the "knowing fictionalization presented here" (21 NY2d, at 129).
www.law.cornell.edu /nyctap/I00_0001.htm   (2428 words)

  
 Wrightslaw - The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Because a preponderance of the evidence establishes the adequacy of the proposed placement, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the case.
She stated that B.W. needed to be placed in a residential facility such as Maplebrook where she would have around-the-clock reenforcement of appropriate behavior and constant interaction with peers.
The judgment of the district court in favor of the Walczaks is reversed and the case is remanded with directions to enter summary judgment in favor of the School District.
www.wrightslaw.com /law/caselaw/2nd_walczak_flfreeunion_ny.html   (7103 words)

  
 U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
Complaint of Judicial Misconduct against United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.
Complaint of Judicial Misconduct against United States District Judge Samuel B. Kent under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980
Matters Involving United States District Judge Samuel B. Kent under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980
www.ca5.uscourts.gov   (211 words)

  
 USCA1 Opinion 01-1197
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Accordingly, we reverse and remand to the district court.
The district court's order is unclear, but we assume that dismissal was for lack of subject matter jurisdiction given the parties' arguments in the district court, which were limited to subject matter jurisdiction.
www.ca1.uscourts.gov /cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=01-1197.01A   (6208 words)

  
 FindLaw - UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT- JOSEPH MASSARO v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, Judge).
United States, 516 U.S. Massaro then filed a petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255 alleging several grounds upon which he should be granted a new trial.
Accordingly, the judgment of the District Court is AFFIRMED.
supreme.lp.findlaw.com /supreme_court/briefs/01-1559/00-2720.2nd.html   (1949 words)

  
 Michael C. Worsham, Esq. | Supreme Court Petition for Certiorari in Case 00-417
This Court should resolve the confusion that has arisen in the federal courts, including that within the Second Circuit itself, over just what Congress preempted in the Act when it preempted local regulation of "environmental effects" of RF radiation, and whether such preemption was lawful.
The Court of Appeals' decision violates the constitutionally based nondelegation doctrine, by granting the FCC excessive legislative discretion in the area of health and the environment.
The Court of Appeals' decision allows the interpretation of federal statutes and promulgation of regulations by a federal agency that admits it has no expertise in the area it is interpreting.
www.worshamlaw.com /sc_petition.htm   (3340 words)

  
 UNITED STATES v NEW YORK TIMES - Legal Case Documents
Keefe, 402 U.S. The District Court for the Southern District of New York in the New York Times case and the District Court for the District of Columbia and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the Washington Post case held that the Government had not met that burden.
The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is therefore affirmed.
The order of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is reversed and the case is remanded with directions to enter a judgment affirming the judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
www.legalcasedocs.com /120/243/760.html   (1581 words)

  
 Thurgood Marshall - MSN Encarta
He argued that the “equal protection clause” of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States requires that states treat all citizens alike, regardless of race.
In 1961 President John F. Kennedy appointed Marshall to the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which had jurisdiction over federal district courts in New York, Connecticut, and Vermont.
In four years as a Court of Appeals judge, Marshall wrote 98 opinions (essays explaining the logic and principles underlying a ruling), none of which were reversed by the Supreme Court.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556389/Thurgood_Marshall.html   (750 words)

  
 Appeals Court Decision: Altman vs. Bedford Central School District
After the district court's decision and prior to the entry of judgment, the parties brought to the district court's attention two changes that had occurred or were about to occur in the residence of the plaintiff families.
United States, 506 U.S. ("It has long been settled that a federal court has no authority to give opinions upon moot questions or abstract propositions, or to declare principles or rules of law which cannot affect the matter in issue in the case before it." (internal quotation marks omitted)).
The district court focused principally on the faculty advisor's criticism of overpopulation of the Earth, which the court stated was contrary to the teaching of Genesis, and on Father Pacwa's interpretation of that remark as advocacy of birth control.
www.waldorfcritics.com /active/articles/Appeals_Court_Decision_MWD.htm   (11469 words)

  
 Brooklyn Law School: News
Judge Reena Raggi of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the nation’s outstanding jurists.
In 1986, at age 34, she was appointed interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York by a unanimous vote of the district’s judges.
In her two years on the Court of Appeals, Judge Raggi has authored opinions addressing such issues as the applicability of Miranda to investigative stops, the scope of fugitive disentitlement to asset forfeiture cases, and the constitutionality of the federal mail and wire fraud statutes as applied to honest services frauds.
www.brooklaw.edu /news/newsarchive/2004-06-03commencement2004_raggi.php   (624 words)

  
 David R. Koepsell, J.D./Ph.D.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
State University of New York at Buffalo --
Fall 1997 Research Fellow, State University of New York at Spring Buffalo, Department of Philosophy.
State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Philosophy:
www.acsu.buffalo.edu /~koepsell/index1.html   (1669 words)

  
 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - LexisNexis InfoPro - Zimmerman's Research Guide
Carol shares her expertise and experience in the April Column and all the weekly research tips appearing this month.
The Second Circuit hears appeals from district courts located in New York.
Record on Appeal: You can get copies of the Record on Appeal by calling the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Library at 212-382-6746; members can get copies cheaper from the New York Law Institute (212-732-8720).
www.lexisnexis.com /infopro/zimmerman/disp.aspx?z=2059   (225 words)

  
 GW News Center
Guido Calabresi, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Sonia Sotomayor, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Moot court competitions provide valuable opportunities for students to hone their oral and written advocacy skills by engaging in mock appellate litigation.
www.media.gwu.edu /pressrelease.cfm?event_id=7303   (259 words)

  
 FindLaw: Case Law: 2nd Circuit
FindLaw's searchable database of the 2nd Circuit Court decisions since January 1995.
U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit Opinions From Touro Law Center.
Second Circuit Sentencing Decisions From Mischel, Neuman and Horn, P.C. Newsletter summarizes reported and unreported Second Circuit sentencing decisions.
www.findlaw.com /casecode/courts/2nd.html   (324 words)

  
 Second Circuit Order for supplemental briefing
At a stated Term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the United States Courthouse, Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 8th day of May two thousand one,
If the District Court is correct that the dissemination of DeCSS "carries very substantial risk of imminent harm," 111 F. Supp.
The references to the District Court's opinion are intended only to identify some passages that concern the question posed and not to imply that no other passages in the opinion are pertinent to the question.
cyber.law.harvard.edu /openlaw/DVD/NY/appeals/010508-questions.html   (471 words)

  
 Legal Research Links
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United States District Court District of Connecticut
Supreme Court Historical Society — This web site features an interesting array of resources pertaining to the history of the United States Supreme Court, how the Court works, a Learning Center, and Researching the Court section.
www.jud.state.ct.us /lawlib/legalresearch.htm   (527 words)

  
 Docket for 03-1027   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioner Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense.
Record received from the U.S.C.A. 2nd Circuit and U.S.D.C., Southern District of New York.
Acknowledgement of receipt (08/06/04) of judgment from Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit received.
www.supremecourtus.gov /docket/03-1027.htm   (866 words)

  
 The world's top united states court of appeals for the second circuit websites   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts:
The Second Circuit hears argument at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in New York, New York, located in lower Manhattan.
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