News for 'nd US Circuit Court of Appeals'

US apex court denies Rajat Gupta's appeal against lifetime ban

US apex court denies Rajat Gupta's appeal against lifetime ban

Rediff.com13 Jan 2015

The ruling by the Supreme Court was made in a parallel civil insider trading case brought against Gupta by federal regulator Securities and Exchange Commission.

US court grants full rights to married gay couples

US court grants full rights to married gay couples

Rediff.com19 Oct 2012

A United States federal appeals court has issued a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the American government's obligation to allow married gay couples the same rights as given to the heterosexual pairs

Authors lose class status in Google digital books case

Authors lose class status in Google digital books case

Rediff.com2 Jul 2013

Google Inc notched a legal victory in its bid to create the world's largest digital books library, winning the reversal of a court order that had allowed authors challenging the project to sue as a group.

US appeals court denies Rajat Gupta's petition to rehear case

US appeals court denies Rajat Gupta's petition to rehear case

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

A full panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday denied Gupta's petition for 'panel rehearing, or, in the alternative, for rehearing en banc'.

US court reserves decision in anti-Sikh riots case against Sonia

US court reserves decision in anti-Sikh riots case against Sonia

Rediff.com19 Aug 2015

A United States federal appeals court in New York has reserved the decision in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Congress President Sonia Gandhi.

NRI to lose US mansion for harbouring illegal immigrant

NRI to lose US mansion for harbouring illegal immigrant

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

An Indian-American widow will have to forfeit her 34-room mansion in New YorkState after she lost her appeal to overturn a 2013 conviction for harbouring an illegal immigrant from Kerala for over five years and subjecting her to slave-like conditions.

Rajat Gupta's loses bid to stay out of prison, term starts on June 17

Rajat Gupta's loses bid to stay out of prison, term starts on June 17

Rediff.com12 Jun 2014

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who handles emergency applications from the 2nd Circuit, on Wednesday denied Gupta's request to stay out of prison.

Conviction of Galleon's Raj Rajaratnam upheld

Conviction of Galleon's Raj Rajaratnam upheld

Rediff.com24 Jun 2013

The court rejected Rajaratnam's arguments that wiretap evidence in his case should have been suppressed.

'India,UN missions owe no property tax to NYC'

'India,UN missions owe no property tax to NYC'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2010

The three judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld the the State Department intervention in 2009, which exempts taxes on property owned by foreign governments and UN missions that housed diplomatic staff.

Rajat Gupta seeks re-trial over insider trading case

Rajat Gupta seeks re-trial over insider trading case

Rediff.com22 May 2013

Seth Waxman, lawyer for Gupta, told the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Tuesday that wiretaps played for the jury were inadmissible because they amounted to hearsay evidence.

Sri Srinivasan sworn-in judge of 2nd most-powerful US court

Sri Srinivasan sworn-in judge of 2nd most-powerful US court

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

Indian-American legal luminary Sri Srinivasan was on Monday sworn in as a judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the second most powerful court in the US after the Supreme Court. With this, the Chandigarh-born, 46-year-old Srinivasan has become the first Indian American judge in the second-most powerful court of the country

$14-mn penalty too high: Rajat Gupta tells court

$14-mn penalty too high: Rajat Gupta tells court

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Gupta's lawyer Seth Waxman argued his case during a hearing before a three-judge panel of the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Monday.

Rajat Gupta's release date from prison is March 2016

Rajat Gupta's release date from prison is March 2016

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

Gupta, 65, reported to the minimum security satellite camp at FMC Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts on June 17.

Asian Athletics: Lakshmanan, Manpreet win gold medals on Day 1

Asian Athletics: Lakshmanan, Manpreet win gold medals on Day 1

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

Shot putter Manpreet Kaur and long distance runner G Lakshmanan grabbed gold medals on a remarkable opening day for India at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships as the hosts won seven medals to sit atop the medal tally, in Bhubaneswar, on Thursday.