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Friday, December 12, 2025

Port Authority might be on the hook for Bridgegate legal expenses

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Remember "Bridgegate"? That was a New Jersey scandal when Governor Chris Christie was accused of shutting down traffic around the ...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

How does Muldrow affect sexual harassment "severe or pervasive" cases?

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In 2024, the Supreme Court changed the rules guiding adverse employment actions under Title VII, holding that plaintiffs can sue over person...
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Plaintiff recovers damages under Title VII despite adverse Section 1983 holding on summary judgment -- Krause v. Kelahan, Part II

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This sex discrimination verdict spent 2.5 years under review by the Second Circuit, which sustained the plaintiff's win but resolved a s...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

2d Circuit sustains sex discrimination verdict -- Krause v. Kehahan, Part I

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The Court of Appeals has upheld a sex discrimination verdict against the Superintendent of Schools in Central New York who orchestrated the ...
Monday, December 8, 2025

Pro-life organization wins First Amendment injunction against State of New York

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An anti-abortion organization sued the State of New York to prevent the Attorney General from proceeding against groups who wish to speak ou...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Railroad whistleblower will get his retaliation trial

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The Court of Appeals has reinstated a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit filed by a railroad employee who claims he suffered the consequences...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Murder conviction sustained despite claim that jurors made racist remarks during trial

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The New York Court of Appeals has sustained murder verdict, rejecting the defendant's arguments that a racially-biased jury tainted the ...
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This blog covers the civil rights opinions of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Sponsored by the law firm of Bergstein & Ullrich, New Paltz, N.Y. We can be reached at www.tbulaw.com, or (845) 469-1277. This blog should not be construed as offering legal advice. Bergstein & Ullrich is a litigation firm formed in 2001. We concentrate in the areas of civil rights, employment rights and benefits, workplace harassment, police misconduct, First Amendment and appellate practice. We are admitted to practice in the courts of the State of New York, the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, the Second and Third Circuit Courts of Appeal and the United States Supreme Court. This blog's author, Stephen Bergstein, has briefed or argued more than 200 appeals in the State and Federal courts.
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