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Marking October as the 28th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today issued a “Victims of Domestic Violence: Know Your Rights” brochure. The guide, available under the “latest news” section at www.ag.ny.gov, is intended to raise ...
Read More »NYSBA calls for reversal of gun violence data collection ban
The New York State Bar Association supports President Obama’s call for greater data collection on gun violence. The association has previously called for such data collection. In a statement to the media after a mass shooting at the Umpqua Community ...
Read More »Rights brochure for domestic violence victims
Marking October as the 28th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today issued a “Victims of Domestic Violence: Know Your Rights” brochure. The guide, available under the “latest news” section at www.ag.ny.gov, is intended to raise ...
Read More »Senators reach deal to reduce prison time for some offenders
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation on Thursday that would overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system, allowing some nonviolent drug offenders to get reduced prison sentences and giving judges greater discretion in sentencing. “This historic reform bill ...
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Read More »Chief judge announces judicial steps to reform bail
The state’s chief judge on Thursday announced a series of steps the judiciary will soon take to speed up trials in New York City and reduce the number of people waiting behind bars before trial because they can’t afford bail. ...
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Read More »Retired Buffalo cop sentenced
Patrick S. O’Mara, 54, of Buffalo, who was convicted of wire fraud for falsely claiming he had been injured on duty as a police officer, has been sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge William M Skretny to six months in ...
Read More »LSC announcing civil legal services grant
Legal Services Corp. President Jim Sandman will be in Albany Friday to announce a grant that will partner the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York with Legal Assistance of Western New York and the Volunteer Legal Services Project of ...
Read More »NY courts mark International Translation Day
The New York State Unified Court System, commemorating International Translation Day, reassures its commitment to ensuring access to courts and court services and effectively meeting the needs of people with limited English language proficiency, including those who are deaf or ...
Read More »Jury convicts man in shooting death
A Monroe County jury Friday found Robert Moore III guilty of second-degree murder in connection with the Jan. 8 killing of 21-year-old Justin McLaren of Rochester. Moore was also convicted of second-degree manslaughter, first-degree attempted robbery, second-degree criminal possession of ...
Read More »NYSBA president calls for Senate to confirm judges
New York State Bar Association President David P. Miranda is urging the U.S. Senate to swiftly hold confirmation votes on 13 pending judicial nominees, including three for federal courts in New York. “Each of the 13 nominees have been reported ...
Read More »Cuomo advances 12 measures for released inmates
The Cuomo administration is planning 12 measures intended to help prison inmates return to communities by lowering barriers to housing, health care and hiring. The measures were recommended by advocates and experts on prison re-entry tasked by Gov. Andrew Cuomo ...
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Read More »Couple charged with driving under the influence
A woman bringing a chainsaw to help her husband after he hit several trees off a town of Mansfield road was charged with driving while ability impaired. Her husband, Nathanial Hamlett, 47, of Mansfield, was charged with driving while intoxicated. ...
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