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About two-thirds of the way into the Monroe County Bar Association’s annual “Meet the Judges” event for law students, Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Richard C. Wesley gave the 60-or-so audience members a homework assignment. He told the mostly 20-somethings to ...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration is investigating whether President Donald Trump’s charitable foundation violated state tax laws, said a person familiar with the probe. The investigation could complicate a separate civil lawsuit against the foundation if it results in ...

In this time of declining civility, Twitter trolls, shattered norms and batty, bloviating cable TV talking heads on both sides, let us pause for a moment to consider a story about how rearranging furniture can make the world a more ...

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WASHINGTON – The GOP’s bid to transform the federal bench with conservative judges hit its first significant snag Thursday, as the White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds to serve on the powerful and famously liberal 9th Circuit appeals ...

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WASHINGTON – The forced withdrawal Thursday of a Trump judicial nominee over his college writings inflamed the battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with Democrats escalating their demands to see all of his past documents, even though that could ...

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President Donald Trump’s second year in office is proving to be his most successful yet in seeing through his promise to remake the federal judiciary. With the confirmation of Andrew Oldham, 39, on Wednesday, the Trump administration has successfully pushed ...

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WASHINGTON – A Russian company accused by special counsel Robert Mueller of being part of an online operation to disrupt the 2016 presidential campaign is leaning in part on a decision by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh to argue ...

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The legal profession has a reputation for lagging behind other business sectors when it comes to embracing new technology. Consultant surveys have repeatedly revealed a reluctance to accept new technological tools to improve service and practice efficiency, increase cybersecurity and ...

Barclay Damon LLP has merged with Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece P.C., a commercial bankruptcy firm. Effective Aug. 1, the 14 attorneys of the Syracuse-based Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, and its paralegals and staff will join Barclay Damon, which will be the ...

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Attorneys for Monroe County have moved a lawsuit originally filed in state Supreme Court to federal court. Joseph J. Arieno, of Chili, filed the lawsuit against Monroe County and the Sheriff’s Office in state court in February because he was ...

Democrats say Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s own words show he would shield President Donald Trump from special counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal inquiry. The reality is a bit more complicated. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Trump ...

Paul Manafort’s upcoming trial on bank and fraud charges will continue in Alexandria, Virginia, despite his efforts to move the proceedings to Roanoke. The former Trump campaign chairman had argued that the jury pool in northern Virginia is too liberal ...

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