Mark Hamblett

October 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The NFL told a federal appeals court that Judge Richard Berman's decision to vacate the four-game suspension of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was "unfathomable" and the judge should have deferred to Commissioner Roger Goodell on a scandal they said "struck at the heart of the game's integrity."

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

October 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Thursday he will move to dismiss insider trading charges against Michael Steinberg, a portfolio analyst for SAC Capital Advisors, because the recent decision by the Second Circuit in 'United States v. Newman' made it impossible to sustain Steinberg's convictions.

By Mark Hamblett

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October 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Colleagues and former law clerks are mourning the passing of Richard J. Cardamone, who was an active judge at the Second Circuit from 1981 until 1993, and then continued to handle cases for more than 15 years after assuming senior status before retiring. He died Oct. 16 at the age of 90.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

October 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A federal judge has rejected the latest appeal from New York state officials who are being sued for imposing parole terms of post-release supervision after a court found the practice unconstitutional.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

October 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Less than a month after the $230 million courthouse opened, Southern District Judge George Daniels Tuesday agreed that the constant running of video monitors, installed in four pre-arraignment meeting rooms for safety reasons, are "likely violative of the Sixth Amendment" right to counsel.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

October 20, 2015 | Law.com

Laws in New York and Connecticut banning certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines do not violate the Second Amendment, the Second Circuit ruled Monday.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read

October 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Rejecting a decade-long attack on Google's mass reproduction of millions of books, as well as its presentation of "snippets" of the works, the court said Google Books has a "highly convincing transformative purpose" and the company cannot be held liable for violating the Copyright Act.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

October 16, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Valerie Caproni said the Taxi and Limousine Commission's seizure of vehicles under the administrative code to ensure payment of fines is unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment and runs afoul of due process.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

October 15, 2015 | Law.com

A medical student who claimed a school failed to make a reasonable accommodation for his struggles with depression will get a chance to pursue his claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

October 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A town ordinance that limits political signs on private property to 21 days before an election and five days after violates the First Amendment, a federal judge found.

By Mark Hamblett

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