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TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas’ highest court ruled for the first time Friday that the state constitution protects abortion rights and blocked a first-in-the-nation ban on a common second trimester method for ending pregnancies. The state Supreme Court’s ruling represented a ...

A fifth Florida man has pleaded guilty to charges involving a scheme to defraud Xerox Corp. of more than $20 million in toner supplies. Robert Fisher of Daytona, Fla., pleaded guilty before US District Court Judge Elizabeth Wolford Friday in ...

BOSTON — A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in Harvard University’s admissions process is heading to trial in Boston’s federal court. The group Students for Fair Admissions has accused the Ivy League school of bias against Asian-American applicants, saying it holds ...

City Court HON. THOMAS R. MORSE Landlord/Tenant 9:30 a.m. 1—Michael O’Leary v April Burgio, Ralph Burgio, et ano, 4195 Lake Ave – Ganguly Brothers PLLC 2—Alfred Messerschmidt v Jonathan Dickerson, 26 Raymond St – Richard Goldberg 3—Abdulrahaman RH M H ...

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Another defendant in the 5 LINX fraud case is considering a plea agreement offered by federal prosecutors. Jeb Tyler, a former 5 LINX vice president, is scheduled to be in U.S. District Court on Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate David G. ...

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NEW YORK — A series of seemingly authoritative assertions in recent weeks about the shape and scope of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election interference has helped define it in the public eye, generating countless headlines and cable ...

The Monroe County Bar Association, the Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys and the Rochester Black Bar Association sponsored a welcome reception for summer associates in the Rochester Legal Diversity Clerkship Program on Wednesday at the First Federal Building.

WASHINGTON — Lawsuits over LGBT rights are making their way through courts and will continue, even after the Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Courts ...

DETROIT — A Michigan Supreme Court justice has a message for judges who seem to seek vengeance: cool it, folks. Justice Bridget McCormack said judges should drop rhetoric that “would validly call into question judicial impartiality.” She said it’s important ...

They came from Alaska, California, New York City, and from across the region to show appreciation for the many accomplishments of Sheila A. Gaddis as she retired from Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc. Rev. Gracie Jackson of ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that he is “pursuing every legal path” against whoever circulated a forged document accusing him of sexual harassment. Several media outlets were shopped a document alleging Schumer wrongdoing and listing allegations by a ...

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