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For e wor d pr eface
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Ack now ledgements Ch a p ter Cr edits
a nd
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Biogr a phic a l infor m ation
Introduc tion
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ch a pter one | 31
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ch a pter t wo | 55
The Souther n Distr ict of New Yor k ch a pter thr ee | 95
The Norther n Distr ict of New Yor k ch a pter four | 121
The Easter n Distr ict of New Yor k ch a pter fi v e | 149
The Wester n Distr ict of New Yor k ch a pter si x | 171
The Distr ict of Connecticut ch a pter sev en | 207
The District of Ver mont
Judges
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Endnotes
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Pic t ur e Cr edits Inde x
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