Mark Hamblett

October 02, 2015 | New York Law Journal

When a majority of judges at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said in June that the full court would tackle the limits on the retention and use of computer files seized by government agents, they really meant it.

By Mark Hamblett

7 minute read

October 01, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Finding a lack of plausible allegations, Southern District Judge George Daniels has thrown out claims by family members of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks seeking to hold Saudi Arabia liable for assisting the hijackers, out of whom 15 of 19 were Saudi citizens.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

October 01, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Finding a lack of plausible allegations, Southern District Judge George Daniels has thrown out claims by family members of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks seeking to hold Saudi Arabia liable for assisting the hijackers, out of whom 15 of 19 were Saudi citizens.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

September 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A New York business law that bars merchants from charging customers surcharges for using credit cards has been found constitutional by a federal appeals court.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

September 30, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A New York business law that bars merchants from charging customers surcharges for using credit cards has been found constitutional by a federal appeals court.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

September 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The issues of how much computer data federal agents can seize under a warrant, how long they can hold onto it and what they can do with it will be taken up by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Wednesday.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

September 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The issues of how much computer data federal agents can seize under a warrant, how long they can hold onto it and what they can do with it will be taken up by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Wednesday.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

September 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Just three days after oral argument, the circuit held that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development did not violate limitations on its authority by examining zoning laws and reaching the conclusion that Westchester County didn't deserve federal fair housing grants.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

September 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Just three days after oral argument, the circuit held that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development did not violate limitations on its authority by examining zoning laws and reaching the conclusion that Westchester County didn't deserve federal fair housing grants.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

September 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Congregation Shearith Israel of the City of New York, a Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, has been sued for firing an employee after learning she was pregnant at the time of her Orthodox wedding ceremony.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read