April 02, 2019 | The American Lawyer
EEOC Suit Against Perkins Coie Can't Remain Sealed, Judge SaysThe firm and a former secretary alleging favoritism and a hostile work environment both wanted portions of the documents redacted.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
April 02, 2019 | New York Law Journal
NY Federal Judge Orders EEOC Docs Filed Without Redaction in Job Bias Lawsuit Against Perkins CoieDistrict Judge Jesse Furman said First Amendment considerations dictated the unredacted versions of EEOC charges filed against the firm by the plaintiff in the suit.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
April 02, 2019 | Litigation Daily
NY Judge Says EEOC Suit Against Perkins Coie Can't Remain SealedThe firm and a former secretary alleging favoritism and a hostile work environment both wanted portions of the documents redacted.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
March 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal
ICE Negligence Suit Allowed to Proceed in Manhattan Federal CourtImmigration authorities allegedly failed to properly discharge a mentally ill detainee, who suffered a psychiatric breakdown shortly after.
By Colby Hamilton
4 minute read
March 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Granville Judge Admonished for Interfering in Outside CaseJustice Roger Farando's personal interest in a case in a nearby town led to calls and communications with the judge and attorneys involved in the case, the judicial commission found.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
March 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Judge Tosses Terror Funding Lawsuit Against 17 BanksThe plaintiffs claimed the banks' financial connections to Iranian-backed terrorist organizations made them liable for years of attacks in Iraq.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
March 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Citing Risk of 'Arbitrary and Discriminatory Enforcement,' Federal Judge Finds Gravity Knife Ban Unconstitutionally VagueU.S. District Judge Paul Crotty said the state law, passed in the 1950s, was too vague in its application by the NYPD and the Manhattan DA's office for the plaintiff to determine whether he was within the bounds of the law.
By Colby Hamilton
7 minute read
March 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal
Floating 'Eyesores' Are Illegal Advertisements, City Suit ClaimsNew York City is seeking an injunction and fines against a Florida-based company's barge-based billboards that have been floating along city waterways since October 2018.
By Colby Hamilton
3 minute read
March 26, 2019 | New York Law Journal
2nd Circuit Panel Considers Whether Trump's Personal Twitter Account Is a Public ForumThe government sought to make distinctions between Trump's official and private actions on Twitter, while the blocked Twitter users argued the fine lines were obliterated when the President blocked them over their policy viewpoints.
By Colby Hamilton
5 minute read
March 26, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Trump's Tweets: 2nd Circuit Panel Examines 'Public Forum' ClassificationThe government sought to make distinctions between Trump's official and private actions on Twitter, while the blocked Twitter users argued the fine lines were obliterated when the President blocked them over their policy viewpoints.
By Colby Hamilton
5 minute read