Article: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Case Summaries: October 7, 2009

Article: Common Cause Urges Congress to Pass Congressional Accountability ...
U.S. Newswire;  January 3, 1995 ;     634 words ... ... gift ban and provisions for "de novo" judicial review. The House ... bring civil actions in federal district court to obtain "de novo" judicial review of final decisions ... enforcement process. Provisions for "de novo" review were included in the ...

Article: Are District Courts the New Appeals Courts? Standards for ...
Justice System Journal;  May 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... effectively changes the district court proceedings into appeal rather than a de novo or original trial civil ... a civil action in the district court distinct from their right ... applicants' rights to de novo civil action and that ...

Article: ERISA ruling highlights need to update plan documents; Employers ...
Business Insurance;  December 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... benefits denial was improper under ERISA. A district court determined that the case should be subject ... full, trial-like review, known as a de novo review, rather than the narrower arbitrary ... fiduciary. The court then conducted a de novo review of the claim and considered not ...

Article: ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGE: AFFORDING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES LIMITED ...
Labor Law Journal;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... affirming the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia ... In Scott, both the district court and the court of appeals ... prove their entire case de novo if they seek to dispute ... able to pursue limited de novo review of remedies awarded ...

Article: 2-trial system nears end Lawmakers OK dumping de ...
The Boston Globe;  January 8, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... favored eliminating trial de novo, must decide by next ... sign the bill. Trial de novo is a trial before a judge ... justice of the Dorchester District Court. "Like many things in ... made elimination of trial de novo a personal crusade for ...

Article: Criminal law - plea agreements - Third Circuit holds that ...
Harvard Law Review;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... circuits by adopting a de novo, as opposed to a clear ... the objection in the district court (4) and other circuits ... Circuit held that the de novo standard should also ... At sentencing, the district court granted Williams's ...

Article: What Feeney got right: why Courts of Appeals should review ...
Yale Law Journal;  June 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Before the PROTECT Act, a district court's decision to choose a sentence ... the standard of review to "de novo," and seemingly invited appellate ... would be the same using either de novo or abuse-of-discretion ... under the Protect Act to review de novo a departure decision ...