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Report: More fed-backed loans in minority communities
A collaborative report released today by the Empire Justice Center in conjunction with six other community organizations nationwide indicates minority borrowers and borrowers who purchase homes in communities of color […]
Group against proposed Thruway toll hike
Unshackle Upstate, a bi-partisan, Rochester-based coalition of upstate businesses and trade organizations, is calling for a complete audit of New York State Thruway Authority finances. The coalition is headed by […]
Rochester patent index figures soar in Q2
The number of Rochester area patent applications made, and patents issued, rose to the highest levels in two years, according to 2012 second quarter figures released yesterday by the intellectual […]
Banks encouraged to convert to state charter
Since taking control of the newly formed Department of Financial Services in October 2011, DFS Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky has encouraged New York banks to convert to a state charter instead […]
New buildings on way for Syracuse College of Law
Syracuse University College of Law students beginning their studies in August will start at the old College of Law building on a hillside near the Carrier Dome, but finish in […]
Appraiser, real estate agent await decision
After an administrative hearing in Syracuse last month, Rochester-based real estate broker Gerard Curre and his brother, appraiser Lucien Curre, are awaiting a decision on improper appraisal allegations of several […]
Foreclosure action delay puts case on hold
On Wednesday, a show cause hearing was scheduled to be heard in a foreclosure action by Wells Fargo and Freddie Mac against Rochester resident Leonard Spears before Monroe County Supreme […]
County Dems ask for indigent burial reform
At a press conference near indigent burial sites in Oatka Cemetery in Scottsville on Tuesday, Monroe County Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to restore funding to the county’s indigent burial program […]
New rules proposed for notaries in N.Y.
The New York Department of State announced a new rule in Notary Public License Law last week designed to prevent non-English speaking notaries from misidentifying themselves as attorneys or immigration […]
UB offers unique summer course in social change
Before returning to school this fall, the University at Buffalo is offering undergraduates and/or high school students a unique opportunity to examine the legal profession and its ability to implement […]
USPTO to open first ever satellite offices
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received over 600 suggestions during the past six months regarding where the USPTO should place regional satellite offices designed to improve the patent application […]
Court strikes down gainful employment regulation
Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a major portion of the regulations imposed by the U.S. Department of Education to ensure that […]
Case Digests
- Court of Appeals – Recording police activity: Reyes v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Tax liens and levies: Besicorp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- Fourth Department -Tax assessment: Syracuse University v. City of Syracuse
- Fourth Department – Burglary plea: People v. Small
- Court of Appeals – Ineffective assistance of counsel: People v. Fernandez
- Fourth Department – Youthful offender status: People v. Speed
- Fourth Department – Child neglect: Matter of De’Lawrence S. III
- Court of Appeals – Missing witness instruction: People v. Khiamdavanh
- Second Circuit – Securities fraud: Huey v. Anavex Life Sciences Corp.
- Fourth Department – Probation conditions violations: People v. Relyea
- Fourth Department – Ineffective assistance of counsel: People v. Remington
Law News
- Rochester man files suit over ‘warning notice’ from ICE
- Lawsuit dismissed in Rochester police chase car crash
- NY appeals court reinstates criminal charges
- 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
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