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An appellate court has overturned a decision that required Niagara County to pay for the legal defense of a coroner who took brain matter from the scene of a fatal accident to be used to train cadaver dogs. Russell Jackman, ...

President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul could wreak havoc on prenuptial agreements across the country — and maybe even his own. Prenups often contain provisions about how much a partner would pay in alimony, also known as spousal support. The agreements ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudolph Giuliani said Tuesday that Trump will not agree to an interview with the special counsel until prosecutors allow the president’s legal team to review documents related to the FBI’s use of an informant ...

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NEW YORK — A New York judge set a June 15 deadline Wednesday for lawyers for President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and Trump to make attorney-client privilege claims over data seized in April raids, saying it was important not to ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Officials covered up sexual harassment allegations against the former director of New York state’s DNA database and forensic laboratories, a woman fired from her longtime job with a state agency alleges in a lawsuit. Gina Bianchi’s ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A court-appointed official gave a New York judge in advance of a hearing Wednesday an upbeat report on how fast attorney-client privilege designations are being applied to materials seized from President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. Barbara ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top financial official is warning Facebook, Google and Twitter that they must do more to protect users from fake news, sexual harassment and abuse on their social media platforms. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli called ...

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An appellate court has reinstated a complaint brought by a woman who sued a stable after she was injured by falling off a horse. The plaintiff, Donna Jones, paid for a riding lesson and signed a release saying she “assumes ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is putting limits on the ability of police to search vehicles when they do not have a search warrant. The court sided 8-1 Tuesday with a Virginia man who complained that police walked onto his ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing Arkansas to put in effect restrictions on how abortion pills are administered. Critics of a challenged state law say it could effectively end medication abortions in the state. The justices did not comment ...

A Connecticut man accused of rape was acquitted this week after employing an unusual defense tactic: dropping his pants in court and showing his penis to the jury. Defense attorney Todd Bussert said it was “the only real, viable option” ...

There’s been an avalanche of grim news centered on young immigrants apprehended at the border with Mexico. On Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union published a report documenting abusive encounters between young people and border agents during the administration of ...

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