NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have spelled out more details of the allegations against the chair of former President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, who’s accused of secretly working as an agent for the United Arab Emirates to influence Trump’s ...
Read More »Court reverses burglary conviction not proven beyond reasonable doubt
A New York appeals court has reversed a burglary conviction and dismissed the indictment because the case may not have been proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Read More »Harter Secrest Emery launches online training platform for employers
Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP has launched an online training platform with on-demand curriculum to assist employers in delivering comprehensive and legally compliant information.
Read More »Grand jury indicts man in Buffalo supermarket shooting
The white man accused of killing 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo appeared in court Thursday, standing silently during a brief proceeding attended by some relatives of the victims after a grand jury indicted him. Payton Gendron, 18, ...
Read More »New York’s hasty redistricting rewrite draws ire of locals
New Yorkers pride themselves on the dynamism of their metropolis, where it can feel totally different on the next block, where tourists walking in Chinatown quickly find themselves in Little Italy, where a neighborhood can be a proxy for a ...
Read More »Jury award in car crash case reduced by over $230K
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 ...
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