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A state appeals court has vacated a guilty plea, dismissed the indictment, and granted a defense motion to suppress the physical evidence and statements in a drug case.

Tagged with: Fourth Department Jai Betsey-Jones

Legal experts praised Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in her final day of Senate hearings on Thursday, with a top lawyers’ group saying its review found she has a “sterling” reputation, “exceptional” competence and is well qualified to sit on the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked the state of New Jersey from withdrawing from a bistate commission formed in the 1950s to investigate corruption at the New York region’s ports. The court’s order sided with the state of ...

BROCKPORT — A talk by a former Black Panther who was imprisoned for nearly 50 years for killing two New York City police officers will be moved online to help “mitigate any potential security concerns,” officials at the college that ...

A New York appeals court has reversed a drug conviction and dismissed the indictment because of an illegal police search.

Tagged with: Fourth Department Jason M. Singleton

A town justice in Cattaraugus County has resigned after the start of an investigation into allegedly improper conduct.

Tagged with: Cattaraugus County New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct

WASHINGTON — Federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson faced down a barrage of Republican questioning Wednesday about her sentencing of criminal defendants, as her history-making bid to join the Supreme Court veered from lofty constitutional questions to attacks on her motivations ...

Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan Wednesday intended to end racial and ethnic discrimination in the appraisal of home values, part of a broader federal effort to address a wealth gap that systemic inequality has perpetuated. The plan contains ...

A New York appeals court has dismissed several sex abuse convictions and granted a new trial for the defendant on two remaining charges.

The New York State Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of Janet Jordan.

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NEW YORK — Two years into New York’s bold quest to eliminate pretrial incarceration for most crimes, state officials are considering abandoning some bail reforms — and locking up more people upon arrest — amid public pressure to curb rising ...

New York's highest court ruled that fantasy sports contests like those run by FanDuel and DraftKings are allowed under the state constitution.