The Supreme Court on Monday accepted two important criminal justice cases for next term but turned down a Georgia death-row inmate who said a juror in his case used racist language and a bed-and-breakfast owner who declined to offer a ...
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court appeared to be splintered Monday about a Republican-drawn plan for legislative districts in Virginia that a lower court said discriminated against black voters. Several justices wondered whether the case was properly before the Supreme Court. ...
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WASHINGTON – A federal judge ruled that portions of a lawsuit may proceed against three men for their alleged involvement in the beatings of protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in 2017. In a ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Colleen ...
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The Rochester Police Department is investigating a suspicious object found Tuesday morning near the entrance to the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building, 100 State St. The object is white with a flat bottom and about the size of a softball cut ...
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An appellate court has upheld a $2 million award for a Hilton couple seriously injured in a motorcycle crash. On April 30, 2004, David Smalley was driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when the motorcycle shut down as they entered a curve ...
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Three decades ago, Lori Ann Bourgeois was guarding fighter jets at an air base. After her discharge, she fell into drug addiction. She wound up living on the streets and was arrested for possession of methamphetamine. ...
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Metro Justice hosted a town hall March 15 on the pending legalization of recreational marijuana. The event — centered around a panel featuring Rochester City School District board commissioner Natalie Sheppard, lead organizer for Metro Justice Mohini Sharma and deputy ...
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The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider whether Lee Boyd Malvo, the teenage half of the Beltway snipers who terrorized the Washington region 16 years ago, may challenge his sentence of life in prison without parole. Malvo, 34, ...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Supporters of a bill to require schools to offer education on sexual abuse awareness are returning to Albany to make another push. The bill, known as Erin’s Law, would mandate age-appropriate lessons to help children understand ...
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Protesters repeatedly shouted “shame” as a northern Virginia county board Saturday unanimously approved a $23 million incentives package for Amazon to build a new headquarters there. The Arlington County Board’s 5-0 vote came after hours of ...
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Last week’s college admissions scandal that has nearly three dozen parents facing criminal charges and possible prison time has struck a chord, leaving even the most cynical parents gobsmacked and wondering: How did we get here? Over the past 20 ...
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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – The man accused of mass shootings at mosques in New Zealand has fired his lawyer and plans to represent himself in court, leading to speculation that he might try to use his trial as a platform ...
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