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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Read More »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 ...
Read More »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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Read More »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 ...
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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 ...
Read More »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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The Buffalo Bills can’t be sued by a Miami Dolphins fan who was attacked at a game and injured by Buffalo Bills fans. The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Fourth Department, affirmed a lower court ruling on that dismissed ...
Read More »NEW YORK — A former New York state Senate leader and his son were convicted on Tuesday of extortion, wire fraud and bribery charges that they pressured businesses to give the son no-show jobs or else risk losing the powerful ...
Read More »A Liftline Inc. employee will get her job back thanks to a recent ruling from the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Fourth Department. The appellate panel overruled a May 2017 decision by state Supreme Court Justice J. Scott Odorisi, ...
Read More »MGM Resorts International sued the victims of a Las Vegas music festival mass shooting in an effort to block any potential compensation claims against it. The owner of the Mandalay Bay hotel claims a 2002 federal statute wipes out liability ...
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Monday postponed the New York trial of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman until November. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in Brooklyn said jury selection would begin Nov. 5. The judge ...
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