Mark Hamblett

July 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A judge's decision to suppress a gun and marijuana uncovered by Rochester police during a street stop for an open container of beer has been reversed by the Second Circuit, which said the stop was supported by numerous objective facts, not merely a "hunch."

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

July 15, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Civil liberties groups have asked the Second Circuit to declare again that the bulk collection of telephone metadata by the National Security Agency is not authorized by statute and is unconstitutional.

By Mark Hamblett

2 minute read

July 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers for former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver are arguing in federal court that the latest indictment accusing their client of bribes, kickbacks and extortion does not allege any federal crimes and should be dismissed.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

July 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Lawyers for former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver are arguing in federal court that the latest indictment accusing their client of bribes, kickbacks and extortion does not allege any federal crimes and should be dismissed.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

July 14, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Marcello Trebitsch, a son-in-law of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, pleaded guilty Monday to running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.

By Mark Hamblett/Associated Press

2 minute read

July 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Marcello Trebitsch, a son-in-law of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, pleaded guilty Monday to running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.

By Mark Hamblett/Associated Press

2 minute read

July 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The fact that a phone number is reassigned does not shield a company from liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for "robocalling" consumers without their consent, a federal judge has ruled.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

July 13, 2015 | New York Law Journal

The fact that a phone number is reassigned does not shield a company from liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for "robocalling" consumers without their consent, a federal judge has ruled.

By Mark Hamblett

4 minute read

July 10, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A sharp drop in the number of stop-and-frisk encounters by the New York City Police Department might be due to officers' uncertainty over the law, a court-appointed monitor told a federal judge Thursday.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read

July 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

A sharp drop in the number of stop-and-frisk encounters by the New York City Police Department might be due to officers' uncertainty over the law, a court-appointed monitor told a federal judge Thursday.

By Mark Hamblett

6 minute read