A New York appeals court has reduced an award by more than $230,000 in a lawsuit seeking damages for injuries suffered in a car accident.
Read More »Happy is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person?
She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person? That’s the question before New York’s highest court Wednesday in a ...
Read More »NY agency files discrimination complaint against Amazon
A state agency in New York has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant discriminated against pregnant and disabled workers by denying them “reasonable accommodations” and forcing them to take unpaid leave, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. ...
Read More »With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy
When Chandler Jones realized she was pregnant during her junior year of college, she turned to a trusted source for information and advice. Her cellphone. “I couldn’t imagine before the internet, trying to navigate this,” said Jones, 26, who graduated ...
Read More »5LINX defendant seeks end to post-release supervision
Two of the three defendants in the 5LINX fraud case have asked for an early end to the post-release supervision portion of their sentence.
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Read More »Court expert draws more GOP-friendly New York political maps
A court-appointed expert released a draft of new congressional maps for New York that are more favorable to Republicans than the original gerrymandered political maps drawn by Democrats. The draft maps released Monday would help the GOP by creating five ...
Read More »Buffalo shooter’s previous threat raises red-flag questions
Less than a year before he was accused of opening fire and killing 10 people in a racist attack at a Buffalo grocery store, 18-year-old Payton Gendron was investigated for making a threatening statement at his high school. New York ...
Read More »Rochester teen found dead after 13 years; SC sex offender charged
The body of a 17-year-old girl from the Rochester area who disappeared while visiting South Carolina's Myrtle Beach on spring break 13 years ago has been found.
Read More »Second Circuit split on revoked parole issue
In a split decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the ruling of a District Court judge who sent a defendant to prison for 28 months for violating conditions of his supervised release. Two ...
Read More »New redistricting lawsuit challenges NY Assembly maps
A new lawsuit is attempting to throw out new political maps setting the boundaries of New York state Assembly districts, a challenge that comes amid a broader legal battle over the state's redistricting.
Read More »Clarence Thomas says abortion leak has changed Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas says the Supreme Court has been changed by the shocking leak of a draft opinion earlier this month. The opinion suggests the court is poised to overturn the right to an abortion recognized nearly 50 years ago ...
Read More »Buffalo shooting latest example of targeted racial violence
Black people going about their daily lives — then dying in a hail of bullets fired by a white man who targeted them because of their skin color. Substitute a supermarket in Buffalo with a church in South Carolina, and ...
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