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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.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Probation conditions violations: People v. Relyea
- Fourth Department – Ineffective assistance of counsel: People v. Remington
- Court of Appeals – Substitution of counsel: People v. Kelley
- Fourth Department – Due process: People v. Pulley
- Court of Appeals – Equitable estoppel: Incorporated Village of Freeport v. Freeport Plaza West LLC
- Court of Appeals – Ineffective assistance of counsel: People v. Guerra
- Second Circuit – Death results clause: United States v. Parks
- Fourth Department – Suppression: People v. Post
- Court of Appeals – Mandated judicial retirement: Miller, et al. v. State of New York, et al.
- Fourth Department – Judicial misconduct: Pitts-Davis v. The Onondaga County DA
- Second Circuit – Property demolition: Levin, Vodka Properties LLC v. City of Buffalo
Law News
- Cybersecurity requires strategy, culture and vigilance, local experts advise
- Gun conviction reversed over illegal search
- NY appeals court grants new trial for defendant who attacked RPD officer
- NY appeals court reinstates attempted murder charge
- Harris Beach Murtha adds Boston firm Peabody & Arnold
- Attorney and law firm sanctioned for AI mistakes in court filing
- New rule requires NY judges to visit detention sites
- Split NY Court of Appeals affirms assault conviction
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