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An administrative assistant’s federal complaint against The College at Brockport over racial bias has become intertwined with the recent dismissal of Chief Diversity Officer Cephas Archie. The complaint was filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in late October 2019, but ...

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A proposed law that would extend New York’s bottle bill to wine and liquor bottles could increase recycling of glass significantly and create a cleaner stream of recycled glass, potentially making it easier to find end users in a tight ...

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Two companies with movie theaters in Brooklyn and Yonkers offer full meals — with alcohol — for customers to consume while they watch their movies. Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, a chain based based in Austin, Texas, and Brooklyn’s Nitehawk Cinema are ...

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Rep. Devin Nunes of California was angered by a story in his hometown newspaper detailing a claim that investors in a winery he partly owns partied with cocaine and prostitutes. So the Republican decided to sue — in rural Virginia. ...

As president of the Greater Rochester Association of Women Attorneys, or GRAWA, Carey Ann Denefrio wants to provide resources to help members deal with the stress of their work. A women’s health committee has been meeting to plan spin classes, ...

Adrian Neil entered the University of Rochester expecting to become an engineer, but he wound up getting a bachelor’s degree in political science and English and becoming a lawyer. “College is about figuring out what you really like, and what ...

One of the defendants in a kidnapping and torture case that targeted two University of Rochester students has had several convictions reversed by a state appeals court. Inalia Rolldan, 23, was convicted in December 2016 of first-degree criminal use of ...

A state appeals court has rejected a prosecutor’s argument challenging a state Supreme Court decision to suppress evidence against a man accused of possessing an illegal handgun. In December 2018, state Supreme Court Justice John L. Michalski, in Erie County, ...

Abortion cases are coming to the U.S. Supreme Court, and they’re only getting harder for the justices to avoid. The court next week starts a new term that will give the clearest indication yet of how eager the justices are ...

One of the best recruiting tools for Western New York law firms might be spending a few years at a big city firm. Rochester and Buffalo law firms rarely compete with the largest big city firms for top-tier students. But ...

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Keana Williams knew she wanted to be a lawyer since high school, where she took some basic law classes. “It was one of those things I excelled in, one of the classes that really spoke to me and I really ...

In a split decision, an Onondaga County man has won an appellate ruling upholding a county court decision to dismiss homicide charges for killing his brother in law. The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Fourth Department, upheld the lower ...