Ex-Goldman board member free during appeal
NEW YORK — A federal appeals panel has decided that a former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble board member can remain free on bail pending the appeal of his insider trading conviction. A...
View ArticleCourt spares bin Laden family from lawsuits
NEW YORK — A New York appeals court has ruled that a construction company started by Osama bin Laden’s father cannot be held liable for the Sept. 11 attacks. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also...
View ArticleAppeals court sides with Starbucks over tips
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has agreed that Starbucks baristas must share their tips with shift supervisors. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its finding Thursday. The...
View ArticleAppeals court hears same-sex custody case
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal appeals court is making a rare appearance in Connecticut to hear several cases, including one involving a Virginia pastor convicted of helping a woman and her child flee the...
View ArticleCourt: US must release targeted killings memo
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court says President Barack Obama’s administration must publicly disclose its legal justification for using drones to kill U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism...
View ArticleCourt: Searchable books database ‘fair use’
NEW YORK — The creation of a full-text searchable database of millions of books is a fair use of copyrighted works, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying it also is permissible to distribute...
View ArticleUS appeals court upholds, rejects parts of NY-SAFE Act
NEW YORK — Gun control laws passed in New York and Connecticut to ban possession of semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School were...
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