Second Circuit Affirms That Scanning and Distribution of Print Books by Nonprofit Is Not Transformative Fair Use
The authors write "The Second Circuit’s decision may have significant downstream implications for other digital lending ...
Ex-Nassau Executive Edward Mangano's corruption case: Appeals court reverses 2 counts
The court reversed Edward Mangano's felony conviction on two bribery counts while upholding three other counts.
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3 Key Takeaways | Second Circuit Clarifies "Blurry" Issue Between Articulation and Distinctiveness of Trade Dress at Pleading Stage
On February 6, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Cardinal Motors, Inc. v. H&H Sports ...
R. Kelly’s 30-year sentence stands as federal appeals court rejects challenge
R. Kelly's 30-year prison sentence for sex trafficking and racketeering has been upheld by a federal appeals court in New ...
Appeals court denies Trump admin request to block judge’s order to lift spending freeze
A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to temporarily block a lower court’s orders directing the Trump administration to ...
Trump administration blasts ‘unprecedented assault’ on its power in first Supreme Court appeal
President Donald Trump will ask the Supreme Court to allow him to fire the head of a government ethics watchdog agency in the ...
R. Kelly's appeal denied: Singer might take prison sentence challenge to Supreme Court
An appeals court has denied the singer's challenge to his conviction on racketeering and sex trafficking charges as he serves ...
Decision of the Day: Qui Tam Relators Do Not Plausibly Claim Firm Avoided Tax Obligations Through Visa Applications, Circuit Finds
Plaintiff relators' qui tam action under the False Claims Act alleged that the HCL defendants (collectively HCL)—their former ...
R. Kelly Denied Appeal On 30-Year Prison Sentence, Considers Taking Case To The U.S. Supreme Court
R. Kelly isn’t catching any breaks after his latest appeal attempt was denied on Wednesday. The U.S. Second Circuit Court of ...
R. Kelly loses appeal of NYC sex trafficking and racketeering case
A federal appeals court has rejected fallen R&B star R. Kelly’s bid to overturn his New York sex trafficking and racketeering ...