Punch and Jurists

Flagler v. Trainor, No. 10-4081-cv (2nd Cir.) (663 F.3d 543) (November 21, 2011) (Judge Richard C. Wesley) by In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiff's civil complaint for various prosecutorial misconduct, judgment is affirmed where the court correctly found that defendant-prosecutor was absolutely immune from …

Connick v. Thompson, No. 09-571 (U.S. Supreme Court) (563 U.S. 51; 131 S.Ct. 1350) (March 29, 2011) (Justice Thomas) by In a ruling that one commentator described as “one of the meanest Supreme Court decisions ever,” a sharply divided Supreme Court threw out a $14 million jury award in favor …