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Revised pawnshop law up for hearing
Monroe County legislators may take up a revised proposal for a law regulating pawnshops and secondhand antiques and collectibles dealers. A public hearing on the proposed law is scheduled for […]
Penfield looks to extend moratorium on fracking
Penfield town officials seem to be heading toward an outright ban on hydraulic fracturing within its borders, but that decision might be a year away. The Town Board has scheduled […]
Port of Rochester Marina project breaks ground
Someday, Charlotte Beach will no longer be known as the beach with a parking lot. If all goes according to plan, the Port of Rochester will have hundreds of new […]
Warren names transition team members
The volunteer leaders of Rochester Mayor-elect Lovely A. Warren’s transition team have extensive knowledge in the legal and business fields, and the work on the transition begins now. Warren, fresh […]
Hearing on proposed county budget set
The more than $1 billion county budget presented by Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks contains no property tax rate increase for the 10th year in a row and includes position […]
Center City plan updates on front burner
One of the goals of an updated comprehensive plan guiding future development of the Rochester Center City is to address one of the chief issues facing mid-size cities across the […]
Schumer legislation aimed at curbing apple picking
In September, a woman and her son were followed by 20 male teens and robbed of a cellphone in Rochester. In February, a 12-year-old boy on his phone was robbed […]
Meeting planned on port project
Charlotte residents this week may see some preliminary construction work by Lake Ontario and the Genesee River. The Port of Rochester marina development project is expected to begin this week, […]
Charges, changes result from county LDC probe
Robert Wiesner, the husband of Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks and one of four people with connections to the county charged in an alleged bid-rigging operation, said the day after […]
Warren wins historic victory as Rochester mayor
The next four years may bring a bustling downtown. Neighborhoods will begin to be uplifted, and concentrated poverty in certain parts of the city may be broken up. Doors may […]
Greece GOP justice candidates sweep race
There’s no rivalry when David Michael Barry Sr. and David Michael Barry Jr. run, especially when both win. Former state Supreme Court Justice David Michael Barry Sr. will be returning […]
New faces, incumbent take county judicial races
Attorney Jim Walsh said his message played well to voters in his successful bid for Monroe County Family Court judge Walsh, an attorney in Pittsford who specializes in family law, […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Appellate counsel: United States v. Samuels
- Fourth Department – Pre-answer motion to dismiss: Villalba v. City of Auburn, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Office of Children and Family Services: Lawyers for Children, et al. v. NYS Office of Children and Family Services, et a.
- Fourth Department – Assault: People v. Talley
- Court of Appeals – Family Court Act: Abdoch v. Abdoch
- Second Circuit – Medicaid: Bellin v. McDonald
- Fourth Department – Family Court: Sprague v. Younes
- Second Circuit – False Claims Act: United States of America v. Amazon.com Inc.
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Jarrod W.S. v. Jordan-Elbridge CSD, et al.
- Western District Case Notes
- Second Circuit – Distribution of a controlled substance: United States v. Parasmo
Law News
- Convictions reversed over illegal NY State Police search
- NY judge rejects motion to collect on Iowa court judgment
- Bronx prosecutor misses filing deadline by 12 seconds
- Second-degree murder count reversed, leaving first-degree conviction
- Court of Appeals ends foster care program
- Experts highlight tax and regulatory changes
- NY appeals court reinstates robbery indictment
- Court of Appeals affirms convictions despite tainted transcript
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