Cabranes

10: 28: Sessions: Sotomayor should have decided a case in the exact same way as conservative Judge José A. Cabranes because Cabranes is also “of Puerto Rican ancestry.”

Wonk Room » Sotomayor Hearing Live-Blog, Day 2 2009

One should recall that a Second Circuit judge requested that the Ricci decision be revisited en banc (i.e., by a panel of all 13 judges sitting on that circuit), that rehearing was denied by a 7-6 vote, and that judge Cabranes and chief judge Jacobs wrote dissenting opinions urging Supreme Court review.

Standing Pat 2009

As Judge Cabranes notes in his opinion, sources of international law have "explicitly rejected" the idea of corporate liability, preferring to focus responsibility not on "abstract entities" but on the individuals who perpetrate a given crime.

Alien Tort Victory 2010

Sonia Sotomayor is a brilliant jurist, as is Judge Cabranes.

Wonk Room » Sotomayor Hearing Live-Blog, Day 2 2009

In a broad decision for the Second Circuit majority, Judge Jose Cabranes wrote that while "a legal culture long accustomed to imposing liability on corporations may, at first blush, assume that corporations must be subject to tort liability" under the Alien Tort Statute, "no corporation has ever been subject to any form of liability ... under the customary international law of human rights."

Alien Tort Victory 2010

FCC, 09–901, CA2 Walker, Cabranes, Raggi, whichpresents the question whether the must-carry obligations imposed by law on cable system operators, and upheld by the Supreme Court in Turner Broadcasting System v.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Important Relist in First Amendment/Business Case 2010

"No corporation has ever been subject to any form of liability under the customary international law of human rights, and thus the [Alien Tort Statute] ... does not confer jurisdiction over suits against corporations," Second Circuit Judge Jos é Cabranes wrote on behalf of the court.

Court Tightens Rules on Overseas Abuse Cases 2010

But the bottom third, surprisingly, contains a lot of names that are typically among the most highly regarded in the judiciary: Tatel, Edwards, Cabranes, Kozinski, Garland, Sentelle.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Sonia Sotomayor: What the Data Show 2009

Why did Cabranes write his dissent from the denial?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Jeff Rosen Quits “Blogging”: 2009

Cabranes is “following the law”- some are arguing for a good-faith modification in it.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Jeff Rosen Quits “Blogging”: 2009