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NEWS ABOUT: 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals

2nd Circuit Court of Appeals stories: 3 news summaries

'Svengali Sex Slave' Case Heads for Supreme Court

Web porn trafficker claims mutilation of woman was consensual

Oct 14, 09 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear a case involving a sex trafficker, nicknamed the "S&M Svengali," who whipped and mutilated a "sex slave" and then posted photos of it on his for-profit website. Glenn Marcus claims that the acts were consensual, but the woman... More »

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pornography • US Supreme Court • sex slave • Sonia Sotomayor • 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals

OPINION

Sure Sotomayor Is Tough—as She Should Be

Arguing a case before her isn't fun, but that's not a bad thing

Jul 10, 09 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor may be a self-proclaimed “bear on the bench,” but the critics saying she's too harsh are way off base, writes constitutional lawyer Floyd Abrams in the Wall Street Journal. Abrams has argued multiple cases before Sotomayor. “Her questions are tough and fair, demanding and acute.... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • censorship • judge • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor • 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals

Tossed Ruling No Rebuke
to Sotomayor: Dems

Firefighter decision shows judicial 'modesty'

Jun 29, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are struggling to paint the Supreme Court’s rejection today of an opinion by nominee Sonia Sotomayor as proof that she is, in fact, not an “activist judge,” Roll Call reports. The high court decided to reverse Sotomayor’s 2nd Circuit ruling against white New Haven firefighters... More »

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Charles Schumer • New Haven • firefighters • Connecticut • nominee • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor • reverse discrimination • 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals

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