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The Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, D.C., and the Farm Sanctuary, in Watkins Glen, Schuyler County, are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to compel the agency to proactively post documents online regarding compliance with rules on the humane slaughter ...

A former associate of Paul Manafort agreed to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors as part of a guilty plea for failing to register in the U.S. as a foreign agent for his work lobbying on behalf of a Ukrainian political party. ...

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A couple who raised more than $400,000 for a homeless man after he used his last $20 to fill up the gas tank of a stranded motorist in Philadelphia must now turn over what’s left of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A former chauffeur for President Donald Trump on Thursday dropped his lawsuit alleging he was not paid for thousands of hours of work. Noel Cintron’s attorney, Larry Hutcher, said the case has been submitted to arbitration ...

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Colin Kaepernick and his legal team are driving inside NFL territory, forcing the league and its 32 teams to brace for a defensive stand. An arbitrator is sending Kaepernick’s grievance with the NFL to trial, denying the ...

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A recent decision by Monroe County Court Judge John L. DeMarco highlights an increasingly common dilemma faced by judges asked to consider applications for judicial diversion programs from defendants in drug cases. The Aug. 14 decision lays out the case ...

Every case is unique, as is every jury. But experts say several factors seemed to stack up against former Texas police officer Roy Oliver this week when, in an extremely rare outcome, he was convicted of murder for a shooting ...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday sided with Asian-American students suing Harvard University over the Ivy League school’s consideration of race in its admissions policy, the latest step in the Trump administration’s effort to encourage race-neutral admissions practices. The ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed a new law that provides attorney-client privilege to lawyer referral services. Each year thousands of New Yorkers turn to the state’s 20 lawyer referral services (LRS) to help find an attorney for both civil ...

California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed a landmark criminal justice bill into law Tuesday making the state the first to abolish cash bail, transitioning toward a system that gives judges discretion to decide who can go home and who must ...

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HairZoo, the styling salon business that operates 10 locations in the Rochester area, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to close at three locations in the next 30 to 60 days. The company started in 1975 by Gary ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Harvey Weinstein want to appeal a court ruling that lets an aspiring actress’ lawsuit equating Hollywood’s casting couch to sex trafficking move forward. The lawyers filed papers in Manhattan federal court Monday asking a ...

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