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Colby Hamilton

Colby Hamilton

B. Colby Hamilton is a litigation reporter for the New York Law Journal and Law.com.

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April 02, 2019 | The American Lawyer

EEOC Suit Against Perkins Coie Can't Remain Sealed, Judge Says

The 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 Coie

District 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 Sealed

The 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 Court

Immigration authorities allegedly failed to properly discharge a mentally ill detainee, who suffered a psychiatric breakdown shortly after.

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4 minute read

March 29, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Granville Judge Admonished for Interfering in Outside Case

Justice 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.

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3 minute read

March 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Judge Tosses Terror Funding Lawsuit Against 17 Banks

The plaintiffs claimed the banks' financial connections to Iranian-backed terrorist organizations made them liable for years of attacks in Iraq.

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3 minute read

March 28, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Citing Risk of 'Arbitrary and Discriminatory Enforcement,' Federal Judge Finds Gravity Knife Ban Unconstitutionally Vague

U.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 Claims

New 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 Forum

The 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' Classification

The 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