The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is holding in abeyance requests for rehearing en banc the court’s decisions staying Southern District Judge Shira Scheindlin’s liability and remedial opinions in the stop-and-frisk policing cases and removing her from the litigation. The Second Circuit may have an eye on possible settlement once Bill de Blasio, who has made clear his opposition to stop-and-frisk practices, is sworn in as mayor on Jan. 1, 2014.
LESS U.S. PROFITS IN IRAN
Despite loosened trade sanctions against Iran following a historic nuclear deal with the country, U.S. companies will have few, if any, opportunities to cash in, according to international trade lawyers. Although the six-month agreement with Iran to curb its nuclear program temporarily suspends various sanctions that would allow some non-U.S. companies to profit, it does not lift decadeslong sanctions that prohibit most U.S. trade with the country, except for medicine and food.
