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Rochester Institute of Technology has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by two African-American women in 2012. RIT made a monetary payment to the women, but details of the settlement were not disclosed, said attorney Prathima Reddy, who represented the plaintiffs. ...

Mere seconds into the first words spoken to a jury from the special counsel team investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, Judge T.S. Ellis III interrupted. “Focus on the elements of the offense,” the 78-year-old jurist interjected Tuesday as ...

The Trump administration is facing a new challenge to its controversial separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents, with lawyers arguing that those families have not had adequate opportunity to seek asylum in the United States. A federal ...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge rejected a request for a gag order on Tuesday that would’ve prohibited porn actress Stormy Daniels’s lawyer from discussing her lawsuit against President Donald Trump with reporters and the public. U.S. District Judge ...

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SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday stopped the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns as President Donald Trump questioned whether his administration should have agreed to allow the plans to be posted online. ...

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For the first time in New York state, an appellate court has ruled that property acquired during a civil union should be subject to equitable distribution when the union ends. In a unanimous decision released July 25, the Appellate Division ...

When a San Diego-based mother posted an emergency alert on Nextdoor, a community discussion app, she hoped a Good Samaritan could help, according to court filings. Her son was hysterical after losing a flash drive with his homework near the ...

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A federal judge on Monday found that U.S. government officials have been giving psychotropic medication to migrant children at a Texas facility without first seeking the consent of their parents or guardians, in violation of state child welfare laws. U.S. ...

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“I can live without money, but I cannot live without love.” This sentiment – voiced by Judy Garland, who married five times and boasted a net worth of $20 million at the time of her death – might explain why ...

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Robert Morgan, CEO of Morgan Management, is being sued by his brother—who is also his business partner—for $4.8 million, according to documents filed Friday in Monroe County Supreme Court. The lawsuit alleges Morgan, and/or management firms he is associated with, ...

An appellate court has reinstated a lawsuit against the Syracuse City School District brought by the mother of a boy who was 8 when he was hit by a car and seriously injured after he missed a bus and walked ...

Paul Manafort, who served as President Trump’s campaign chairman from March to August of 2016, faces criminal charges in federal courts in Virginia and D.C. Here’s what to expect from his Virginia trial, which begins July 31. Q: What is ...

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