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Law April 24, 2023

Rochester to join lawsuit against Kia, Hyundai

Rochester announced that it plans to join eight other municipalities in pursuing litigation against Kia America, Inc. and Hyundai Motor America, Inc.

Law January 11, 2023

Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit

New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from “sensitive places” such as schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law to be in force while a lawsuit over it plays out. The justices turned away an emergency request by New York gun […]

Law March 17, 2022

SUNY Brockport pulls grant for talk by man convicted in cop deaths

A state college withdrew funding Wednesday for an upcoming talk by Jalil Muntaqim, a former Black Panther who was imprisoned for nearly 50 years for killing two New York City police officers. But the State University of New York College at Brockport said the April 6 event will not be canceled, despite opposition to both […]

Law January 13, 2022

Navient settles predatory student loan claims for $1.85B

Navient, a large student loan servicer, has settled allegations of predatory lending practices for $1.85 billion, New York’s attorney general announced Thursday. The settlement includes $1.7 billion in debt cancellation and $95 million in restitution, New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a news release. “For too long, Navient contributed to the national student […]

Law January 11, 2022

Second Starbucks store near Buffalo votes to unionize

A second Starbucks store near Buffalo has voted to unionize, one of a growing number of the coffee chain’s stores seeking to organize workers. Workers at the store, in the suburb of Cheektowaga, voted 15-9 in favor of representation by Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. The National Labor Relations Board […]

Law February 1, 2021

Videos show Rochester officers pepper-spraying 9-year-old

Police in Rochester released two body-camera videos Sunday of officers restraining a distraught 9-year-old girl who was handcuffed and sprayed with what police called a chemical “irritant.” “I am deeply troubled by the macing and handcuffing of a child who is in distress and clearly emotional,” Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren said in a statement. “That […]

Law September 21, 2016

Study finds small businesses strapped for cash

A recent report that most small businesses are pressed for cash comes as no surprise to Jan Pisanczyn, director of the SUNY Brockport Small Business Development Center. “Most small-business owners, like most of us, are not financial wizards so they don’t really pay attention to what the meter is telling them,” Pisanczyn said. “They are […]

Law September 21, 2016

Funding spree continues for Rochester airport

Rochester’s airport will get $40 million as the first winner of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s upstate airport competition. The Greater Rochester International Airport plans to combine the money with $23 million in local funds to overhaul the terminal, construct a new cellphone lot and make upgrades to security, concessions and passenger lounges. The state […]

Law February 17, 2016

Western NY man admits he conspired to traffic girl for sex

ROCHESTER — A western New York man is facing a sentence of up to life in prison after admitting he intended to traffic a girl for sex. Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday that Brandon McNeal pleaded guilty in federal court in Rochester to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor. Prosecutors say the 24-year-old Rochester […]

Law January 25, 2016

Western NY activists: Immigration case before Supreme Court to affect thousands here

The Supreme Court’s decision to conduct an election-year review of President Barack Obama’s executive action to grant legal status to some immigrants living in the U.S. illegally ultimately will affect thousands of immigrant workers in western New York, activists said Tuesday. The justices said Tuesday that they will consider undoing lower court orders that blocked […]

Law January 21, 2016

Janet DiFiore confirmed for Court of Appeals

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Senate has confirmed longtime Westchester County prosecutor Janet DiFiore as New York’s chief judge. The voice vote, with no opposition, followed an hour of praise for the 60-year-old district attorney by both Republicans and Democrats. DiFiore, also a former trial court judge, has been Westchester’s top prosecutor for […]

Law December 30, 2015

NY revises rules for disciplining attorneys

New York’s judiciary has adopted new rules for investigating and disciplining attorneys for misconduct in an effort to apply uniform rules statewide. The rules adopted by all four of New York’s appellate divisions, effective July 1, followed proposals by a commission appointed by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman early this year. New York has nearly 300,000 […]

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