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Three judicial candidates will appear on more than one party line in the Nov. 2 General Election as a result of three minor party primaries Tuesday. Results were still unofficial this morning ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate has failed to repeal a tax provision of the new health care law that even the White House isn’t happy with. Tucked into the law is a requirement that businesses file tax forms ...

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A woman may be required to pay child support to a former same-sex partner who gave birth to a child through artificial insemination, the Appellate Division, Second Department has ruled.

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Pre-Trial Services Corp. this week celebrated its 40th anniversary of providing service to the Monroe County criminal justice system. Timothy Murray, executive director of the Pretrial Justice Institute ...

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Efforts by the American Association for Justice to reverse a 15-year-old tax policy prohibiting lawyers in contingency-fee cases from deducting litigation costs as business expenses in the year in which they are incurred is drawing fire from members of the medical profession, among others.

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A group of defense attorneys and civil rights organizations have filed suit challenging federal rules that allow laptops and other devices to be searched by border security officials. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court ...

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Former New York State Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye has appointed Rochester City Council Vice President Elaine M. Spaull to serve as a member of the New York State Bar Association Special Committee on Youth Courts.

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Among the cases being argued this week before the New York State Court of Appeals is one involving a Rochester man who claims statements he gave police in a rape investigation were obtained by exploitation of an illegal investigatory arrest.

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Wal-Mart and Caterpillar were targets of recent lawsuits claiming the fees associated with their employee’s retirement plans were unreasonable. Wal-Mart is still fighting its suit, but Caterpillar settled and shelled out $16.5 million ...

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More employees who claim that their employers have unlawfully retaliated against them are fighting back — in court. After rising steadily for years, retaliation is now the most asserted claim filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity ...

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A bill that would expand New York’s electronic filing program for certain papers in civil litigation in supreme and other courts is expected to receive the governor’s signature by the end of the week. The legislation will enable Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau ...

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Think 76 is too old to work as a diesel mechanic? Think 60 is too old to teach English as a second language? Think again. Recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission settlements provide an important reminder to employers to judge employment candidates objectively.

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