The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed this decision in 1990 .
The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari ( i.e. , declined to hear the appeal ) in 1991 .
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed this decision in 1990 , and the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari ( i.e. , declined to hear the appeal ) in 1991 .