A businessman pleaded guilty Friday to bribing the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board, the first conviction in a federal investigation into payoffs and other benefits before the panel was disbanded in 2019. John Dalaly appeared in federal court ...
Read More »Split Court of Appeals affirms rape, sex abuse convictions
In a split decision, the New York State Court of Appeals has affirmed rape and sex abuse convictions, rejecting the defendant’s appeal based on what he claimed was “new evidence.”
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Read More »Two new judges could mark a liberal shift for NY’s highest court
At long last, New York’s highest court is fully staffed. On Wednesday afternoon, the state Senate confirmed attorney and former U.S. Supreme Court clerk Caitlin Halligan as an associate judge of the Court of Appeals, the state’s top court, by a ...
Read More »Supreme Court extends access to abortion pill to Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take effect. The court is dealing ...
Read More »Common mistakes, uncommon reactions in 3 separate shootings
In the span of six days, four young people across the U.S. have been shot — one fatally — for making one of the most ordinary and unavoidable mistakes in everyday life: showing up at the wrong place. A man ...
Read More »Murder, robbery convictions upheld despite illegally seized evidence
A New York appeals court has affirmed murder and robbery convictions even though some of the physical evidence in the case was illegally seized.
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Read More »Inflation is putting food out of reach in New York prisons
For the more than 34,000 people in New York’s prisons, commissary prices driven higher by inflation can make it impossible to afford the things that make prison bearable.
Read More »Supreme Court lets Texas death row inmate pursue DNA lawsuit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should have a chance to argue for testing of crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him. The justices, in a 6-3 decision, sent Reed’s ...
Read More »Supreme Court rejects Turkish bank’s arguments in Iran case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Turkish bank’s main arguments for dismissing a lawsuit accusing it of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, but the court sent the case back for additional review. Halkbank, a bank owned by Turkey, had ...
Read More »Drug charges affirmed after second trial
A New York appeals court has affirmed drug convictions after a second trial that was necessary because the judge was accused of impropriety.
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Read More »Retired New York Supreme Court Justice Andrew V. Siracuse dies at 94
Retired New York State Supreme Court Justice Andrew V. Siracuse died April 5 at the age of 94.
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Read More »Supreme Court: New Jersey can quit mob-busting port agency
The U.S. Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from a commission created decades ago with New York to combat the mob’s influence at their joint port. The high court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the Garden State doesn’t need New ...
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