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Matrimonial attorneys across the country are reporting a significant increase in the number of prenuptial agreements being sought these days, which many say is due to a rising popularity of such contracts among younger generations. A recent survey of the ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee brushed aside a flurry of Democratic attempts to delay the consideration of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday, sticking with a schedule that could see him confirmed by Oct. 1. Democratic ...

The Monroe County Public Defender’s Office will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a reunion from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Inn on Broadway. “It’s going to be kind of a cocktail/grazing party,” said First Assistant Public Defender Jill ...

Standing between Donald Trump and Robert Mueller is a little-known Florida lawyer who is leading high-stakes negotiations over whether the president will confront questioning from the special counsel’s investigators. Jane Raskin, who was hired by Trump in April, spent most ...

A federal judge has granted a motion from the city of Rochester, the Rochester Police Department and former Monroe County District Attorney Michael Green to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a man who claims his prosecution on a murder charge ...

SALEM, Ore. — The discovery of a black Labrador named Lucy led to the unraveling of a criminal case Monday against an Oregon man who had begun serving a 50-year prison sentence. Joshua Horner, a plumber from the central Oregon ...

President Donald Trump’s tweets have been increasingly popping up in court cases, and their latest cameo comes in the proceedings involving the deadliest terrorism case in New York City since Sept. 11. Defense lawyers for the man charged in the ...

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The family of a man who committed suicide after a four-hour standoff with police is suing Monroe County, the Sheriff’s Office and former Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn, claiming officers mishandled the situation. Richard E. Briggs died from a self-inflicted gunshot on ...

For the first time in 75 years, payments for alimony and spousal maintenance will no longer be tax deductible starting in January 2019. Joshua E. Gewolb, a tax practitioner and partner with Harter Secrest & Emery LLP in Rochester, says ...

WASHINGTON – The United States will threaten Monday to punish individuals that cooperate with the International Criminal Court in a potential investigation of U.S. wartime actions in Afghanistan, according to people familiar with the decision. The Trump administration is also ...

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LOS ANGELES — Thomas Yackley fatally stabbed two men at a party. Kimberly LaBore took part in a home invasion that ended with one person dead. Virgil Holt killed his boss at a fast-food restaurant shortly after he’d been fired. ...

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WASHINGTON — After two marathon days questioning Brett Kavanaugh, senators were winding up his Supreme Court confirmation hearing Friday with legal experts making their cases for and against the judge who is likely to push the high court further to ...