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Visa fraud by embassy staff worries prosecutors
For diplomats from the embassies of Jordan, Brunei, and Benin, Hendarmin Mansoer was the chauffeur who shuttled them through Washington, D.C.�s teeming traffic. To U.S. Embassy officials overseas, however, Mansoer had assumed the identities of some of those same diplomats in a visa-fraud scheme that exploited weaknesses in U.S. border security.
Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Co. v. Belize NY, Inc.
Publication Date: 2002-01-15 Practice Area:
Industry: Court: 2nd Cir. Judge: Miner, Circuit Judge Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number: 00-9228
Argued: August 10, 2001Plaintiff-insurer appeals from a summary judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Pauley, J.) in an action brought to decla
U.S. Firm Gets $16 Million Settlement in First NAFTA Claim
The first claim ever filed under the North American Free Trade Agreement was settled between the government of Mexico and Newport Beach, Calif.-based Metalclad Corp. "It's like Danny DeVito taking on Arnold Schwarzenegger," said Metalclad's president, Grant Kesler. The case highlights one of NAFTA's challenges: how to protect investors' interests without infringing on a country's right to regulate commerce and the environment.Judge Tusan Removed From Death Penalty Case
Steven H. [email protected] day before she was set to preside over a hearing in a death penalty prosecution, Fulton Superior Court Judge Gail S. Tusan has been removed from the case.Citing case law that bars judges who must appear as witnesses from presiding over those same cases, Fulton Superior Court Judge Michael D.Split Panel Suspends Attorney Caught in Internet Sex Sting
An associate who was fired from Kirkland & Ellis in 2004 after admitting he attempted to arrange a meeting "to engage in an oral sexual act" with someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl has been suspended from practicing law for three years. In a rare 3-2 decision in a disciplinary matter, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division, First Department, agreed that Steven J. Lever "brought shame to himself and to this State's Bar" by using the Internet "to prey on minors for purposes of sexual gratification." They also agreed his conduct required "a significant sanction."Justices Eye Alternatives to Partial Birth Abortion
Constitutional arguments took a back seat to medical details in a pair of hot-button cases challenging the federal ban on "partial birth abortion," as several U.S. Supreme Court justices, including Anthony Kennedy, the crucial swing vote on the issue, appeared intensely interested in whether practical alternatives to the controversial procedure exist.Rehnquist Decision Could Hasten Bush Choice on High Court Nomination
William Rehnquist's plan to stay on as chief justice clears the way for President Bush to make a swift decision to replace retiring Sandra Day O'Connor. Before Rehnquist's announcement Thursday, there was speculation that Bush was waiting to make a double nomination -- a conservative and someone more moderate -- and defuse a contentious nomination battle. The White House isn't saying when Bush will decide, but court watchers expect some word before month's end, just as Congress starts its August recess.
2nd Circuit to Review City's Immunity Claim in Post-Sept. 11 Suits
The 2nd Circuit will review, before discovery can proceed, New York City's claims that it and contractors are immune from suit by workers who claim they contracted respiratory illnesses during the World Trade Center site cleanup. Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein had ruled that a decision on immunity was premature and outlined "core discovery" to be conducted. But the appeals court stayed Hellerstein's denial of a city motion for an interlocutory appeal and agreed to consider the merits of the immunity issue.TRENDING STORIES
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