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The newest judge of the Monroe County Court will be sworn in Friday by New York State Court of Appeals Judge Eugene F. Pigott Jr. Rochester attorney and former county prosecutor Kelly Wolford ...

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First it was the health care bill. Now it is the financial reform package. And soon, authors and advocates of key pieces of legislation important to lawyers will face yet another obstacle to getting those bills to a final vote: the confirmation process for Elena Kagan ...

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Opponents of Rochester’s controversial rental home inspection law vowed to fight two administrative search warrants handed down by state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Stander last week.

The concept of efficient litigation may seem a bit foreign to attorneys. “It’s been the holy grail,” Milwaukee lawyer Paul F. Heaton said recently. To that end, Heaton and others are embracing an evolving concept that attempts to curb litigation costs prior to trial.

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Noting Solicitor General Elana Kagan’s youth, energy, sterling resume and gender, local attorneys and Sen. Kristen Gillibrand see President Obama’s Supreme Court pick as a good choice to replace Justice John Paul Stevens ...

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All will be quiet this week at the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices continue their post-argument season recess. But we do expect some court-related activity at the White House ...

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The nation’s export laws could be revamped soon, raising hopes among exporters here and elsewhere pushing for changes to streamline how they do business.

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A lawyer may ethically play a limited role in representing a client and ghostwrite documents for court proceedings, according to a recent ethics opinion.

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The Hon. David J. Roman was confirmed by the New York State Senate on Tuesday to fill a vacancy on the Oswego County Court bench. He was tapped by Gov. Paterson for the post last month.

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BUFFALO — The death of a baby in New York has led to an unusual legal showdown that forced a judge to decide between an autopsy or organ donation.

NEW YORK CITY — The only Guantanamo Bay detainee to be prosecuted in civilian courts told a judge Thursday that he will waive his right to attend his September trial on terrorism charges if strip search procedures are not changed.

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ALBANY — The New York State Court of Appeals on Thursday reinstated a lawsuit challenging the state’s system for representing poor defendants in criminal cases, rejecting arguments that fixing its failings should be left to the Legislature ...

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