Mark Hamblett

September 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A man whose Internet service company received an FBI National Security Letter seeking information on a client is now free to talk about his 11-year fight following a judge's ruling.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

September 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Attorneys who open civil cases in the Southern District of New York are urged to seek help from the district's civil case opening unit if they run into problems.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

September 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A lawyer for Microsoft tried to persuade a federal appeals court Wednesday that there could be "global chaos" if U.S. government investigators are allowed to seize customer email information stored on company servers in foreign countries.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

September 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A lawyer for Microsoft tried to persuade a federal appeals court Wednesday that there could be "global chaos" if U.S. government investigators are allowed to seize customer email information stored on company servers in foreign countries.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

September 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Paul Crotty said that the fair reporting privilege protected allegedly defamatory statements about attorney Joseph Tacopina that Bernard Kerik's lawyer made to the New York Daily News in 2014, and he dismissed claims against the newspaper for two articles published in October 2014.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

September 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Former New York State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam Skelos, are attacking the evidence against them in an alleged pay-to-play scam that includes bribery and extortion.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

September 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Southern District Judge Paul Crotty said that the fair reporting privilege protected allegedly defamatory statements about attorney Joseph Tacopina that Bernard Kerik's lawyer made to the New York Daily News in 2014, and he dismissed claims against the newspaper for two articles published in October 2014.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

September 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Former New York State Senate majority leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam Skelos, are attacking the evidence against them in an alleged pay-to-play scam that includes bribery and extortion.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

September 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Four American Muslim men have lost their bid for monetary damages against FBI agents accused of violating the First Amendment by placing the men on the "No-Fly List" to coerce them to spy on their religious communities.

By Mark Hamblett

5 minute read

September 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A retired New York City teacher who claims administrators had him arrested for distributing information about his blog to students outside of his former school can pursue his First Amendment claim following a judge's ruling.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read