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Craig Welch, managing partner of Lacy Katzen LLP, said the departure of seven lawyers and five staffers to Barclay Damon LLP was “as amicable as you could want for the situation.” “It became clear in the last couple years that ...

Art Lien arrives early to Courtroom 9 inside the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. It’s a Monday in September, and a hearing has been scheduled in the case of accused Russian spy Maria Butina. From his seat ...

COVINGTON, Ga. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says judicial independence and neutrality is as important as ever with public opinion deeply divided on high-profile issues. “It is becoming increasingly common for public opinion to galvanize behind particular outcomes ...

New York state’s new sexual harassment prevention regulations mark a significant shift in the approach employers must now take on the issue. “This has been a very hot year for sexual harassment claims. There’s been a lot of movement culturally,” ...

HOUSTON — Environmental groups filed another lawsuit Thursday challenging the Trump administration’s use of waivers to speed up construction of a border wall, this time in Texas. Three groups sued the Department of Homeland Security, a week after the agency ...

Tully Rinckey PLLC, the Albany-based law firm with offices in Rochester, has launched a new program that offers startups and existing small businesses an array of legal and other services to conveniently provide the typical needs of an expanding enterprise. ...

The New York State Court of Appeals has removed Rochester City Court Judge Leticia D. Astacio from the bench. The state Commission on Judicial Conduct, in April, recommended her removal for six charges of misconduct and Astacio appealed to the ...

Parental drug use was not enough to support a neglect finding in Cattaraugus County Family Court, according to the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Fourth Department. On Nov. 10, 2016, Cattaraugus County Family Court Judge Michael L. Nenno issued ...

BOSTON — A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in Harvard University’s admissions process is heading to trial in Boston’s federal court. The group Students for Fair Admissions has accused the Ivy League school of bias against Asian-American applicants, saying it holds ...

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals from Sherwin-Williams Co. and Conagra Brands Inc., leaving intact a ruling that requires them to pay more than $400 million for lead-paint remediation in California. The rebuff, issued without comment Monday, is a blow ...

NEWARK, N.J. — A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the widow of automaker John DeLorean over royalties stemming from the “Back to the Future” movies. Sally DeLorean claimed a Texas company using the DeLorean name had illegally ...

WASHINGTON — Judges in the nation’s federal criminal courts increasingly are balking at what they call unlawful efforts by U.S. immigration authorities to continue to detain people charged with entering the country illegally, even after they have been granted bail. ...