Court says no to injunction stopping Nassau County Police Department Gun Confiscation Policy
"This case involves a constitutional challenge to the Nassau County Police Department's policy of confiscating firearms in the course of...
Nassau County Policy of Retaining Firearms is Unconstitutional
The issue here is "whether, after the orders expired, the Fourteenth Amendment required the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department to provide...
Groping/Fondling of Inmate Constitutes 8th Amendment Violation
Two inmates bring suit, complaining they were groped around the genitalia for the personal gratification of a corrections office. The...
No 6th Amendment Right to Counsel at Writ of Garnishment Hearing
"Cohan argues that the attorney representing him at the writ of garnishment hearing labored under a conflict of interest in violation of...
Jury didn't buy NYPD Story at trial; Second Circuit Affirms Jury Award for False Arrest, Malicio
"Defendants Javier Velez and James Lukeson, officers in the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), and defendant Gary Calhoun, an NYPD...
"Woefully Inadequate" Police work results in Line-Up Suppression
The defendants are charged with, amongst other things, Attempted Murder in the Second Degree. Upon investigation a shooting, the...
Failing to consider Probation in sentencing because of Defendant's undocumented status results i
Issue: "whether an undocumented immigrant must be sentenced to a period of incarceration rather than to a term of probation because the...
Plaintiff's Affidavit is not a Written Instrument, Not Part of the Complaint Pursuant to Rule 10
Plaintiff appeals from a dismissal (Rule 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6)) - the Second Circuit holds that "an affidavit attached as an exhibit to a...
Second Circuit sets guidelines for whether unpaid interns should be considered employees
Facts: "Plaintiffs, who were hired as unpaid interns, claim compensation as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York...
Juror's lies, creating false persona, causes a new criminal trial to be ordered
Parse was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., to commit mail and wire fraud and tax evasion. "Following a...
