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NY probes short-term, high-interest loans
ALBANY (AP) — New York regulators have begun investigating short-term, high-interest loans secured by borrowers’ homes or other real estate to determine if they violate state laws against predatory lending. […]
Child Passenger Safety Week continues
New York State Police will participate in the National Child Passenger Safety Week, which began Sunday and continues through Saturday. The state police, local law enforcement agencies and highway safety […]
Cuomo wants Astorino to release tax returns
ALBANY (AP) —Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on Republican opponent Rob Astorino to release five years of tax returns. Astorino, the Westchester County executive, has reported income from a national […]
Final notice to apply for COA post
The New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination on Wednesday issued its final public reminder to prospective candidates who wish to submit applications for the Jan. 1 vacancy on the […]
Seventh Judicial District commemorates 9/11
All courts throughout the eight-county Seventh Judicial District on Thursday commemorated the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with a moment of silence before the start of the […]
Republican women struggle to secure party’s future
OLD FORGE — Elise Stefanik is fighting to make history in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains, an expanse of rural America in upstate New York that — like the […]
Rough governor’s primary gives hope to Cuomo foes
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s bumpy win in the Democratic primary is energizing his general election opponents, who said Wednesday that a little-known liberal challenger’s better-than-expected showing exposed big problems for […]
Cuomo gets bruising lesson from Teachout
[UPDATE] ALBANY (AP) — The Democratic primary served as a stinging rebuke to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after a little-known law professor claimed a surprising 35 percent showing and […]
Comptroller gets involved in FairPoint dispute
The comptroller of New York is urging FairPoint’s biggest shareholder to encourage the company to treat its workforce fairly. Thomas DiNapoli expressed concerns about union allegations that FairPoint improperly declared […]
State park usage up
New York state parks, historic sites and campgrounds hosted another successful season with nearly 36 million visits from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, representing a 2 percent increase […]
Funding renewed for legal health program
A new grant is allowing Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc. to re-start its Community Health Advocates program to help people navigate their way through the health care and […]
Commission makes COA recommendations
State Supreme Court Justice Eugene M. Fahey, who sits on the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, is among seven candidates being recommended to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for selection to fill […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Habeas Corpus: Brown v. James
- Fourth Department – Comptroller authority: Scanlon v. Miller-Williams
- Fourth Department – Confidential witness: People v. Sanchez
- Second Circuit – Interest-on-escrow accounts: Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A.; Hymes v. Bank of America, N.A.
- Fourth Department – Relation back doctrine: Poindexter v. The State of New York
- Fourth Department – Double jeopardy: People v. Royal
- Fourth Department – Real property claims — Summary judgment Penn v. Rochester Rev Holdings, LLC
- Second Circuit – Breach of lease agreement: Delsha 60 Ninth, LLC v. Free People of PA LLC
- Court of Appeals – Zoning: Smith et al. v. Town of Thompson Planning Board, et al.
- Fourth Department – Right to Appeal: People v. Nixon
- Court of Appeals – Vehicle and Traffic Law: Second Child, et al. v. Edge Auto Inc., et al.
Law News
- NY Court of Appeals resolves Appellate Division inconsistency
- Oneida County attorney disbarred after Trump pardon
- New trial ordered in child sex abuse case
- Rochester, Monroe County to pay $1.75M to officer blinded in stabbing
- Drug conviction reversed over faulty indictment
- Phillips Lytle names new Rochester office leader
- WNY nursing home fraud settlement could total $9M
- Elmira settles federal lawsuit over police encounter for $2.5M
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