WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s presidential dreams were undermined by her use of a private email server that included classified information. Donald Trump has risked criminal charges by refusing to return top-secret records to the government after leaving the White ...
Read More »Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an unsecured office in Washington dating from his time ...
Read More »‘A moment about possibility’: 180 new lawyers sworn in
The Monroe County Bar Association admission ceremony for the Appellate division of state Supreme Court, Fourth Department, welcomed 180 new lawyers at the Eastman Theatre.
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Read More »Judge Wolford to get NYSBA award
Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford is one of two women who will be honored by the Women in Law Section of the New York State Bar Association during its annual meeting in New York City.
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Read More »Daughter, boyfriend plead guilty to killing mother as teens
A young woman and her boyfriend have pleaded guilty to fatally shooting the woman’s mother in her Rochester-area home in 2020. Hannah Thomas, who was 17 years old at the time of the killing and is now 19, pleaded guilty ...
Read More »Dog bite lawsuit reinstated
A New York appeals court reinstated a lawsuit seeking damages for a child who was bitten by a dog.
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Read More »Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit
New York can for now continue to enforce a sweeping new law that bans guns from “sensitive places” such as schools, playgrounds and Times Square, the Supreme Court said Wednesday, allowing the law to be in force while a lawsuit ...
Read More »School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road
Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem — in their case, ...
Read More »New York GOP says Santos ‘disgraced’ House, should resign
Local Republican leaders in New York on Wednesday called for the immediate resignation of their new GOP congressman George Santos, who is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family ...
Read More »Personal injury lawsuit against Buffalo proceeds
A New York appeals court has denied a motion from lawyers for the city of Buffalo seeking to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit.
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Read More »Liberal senators oppose NY governor’s pick to lead top court
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was urged Monday to withdraw her chief judge nominee by liberal lawmakers who claim he’s too conservative and would tilt the state’s top court too far to the right. Hochul nominated Hector D. LaSalle to ...
Read More »Hochul plans $1B investment in mental health care
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans Tuesday to add 1,000 beds for inpatient psychiatric treatment and create 3,500 housing units to address gaps in the state’s mental health care system. “We have underinvested in mental health care for so ...
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