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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Outrage is spreading over a shooting of a black man that led to murder charges more than two months later against a white father and son, but “all that matters is what the facts tell us,” ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate rocketed to 14.7% in April, a level last seen during the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record — stark evidence of how the coronavirus has ...

When the coronavirus pandemic began, business owners were hoping law firms could help interpret leases, emergency funding applications and insurance policies. Now, with New York taking steps to begin a phased-in reopening of the economy, labor and employment lawyers are ...

When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo set a May 15 date for select businesses in upstate regions to reopen, he did so with several caveats. Whether Rochester meets those requirements remains to be seen, but it is not too early ...

Tagged with: covid19 lorisa larocca Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP

A federal judge has ordered the release of a man convicted of drug and weapon charges because of concerns about coronavirus. After being freed, the inmate has been ordered to travel to Rochester and self-quarantine in his father’s home for ...

Tagged with: david g. larimer Luis Quintero U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer

WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two political insiders involved in the “Bridgegate” scandal that ultimately derailed the 2016 presidential bid of then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The justices found evidence of deception, ...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that became a rallying cry for Trump and his supporters in attacking the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday removed jail as a punishment for violating his coronavirus restrictions following outcry by conservatives over a Dallas salon owner who was locked up for refusing to keep her business closed. ...

Since 1996 The Daily Record has been recognizing high-achieving leaders in the legal industry at its awards celebrations. During a year we normally host five awards events honoring more than 100 legal, real estate and construction leaders from across western ...

The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, in a split decision, reversed a lower court, and reinstated assault charges that had been reduced by a judge in Livingston County. The prosecutor appealed the judge’s decision and the Fourth Department agreed ...

Tagged with: Fourth Department Sadie Harwood

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed concerned Wednesday about the sweep of Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a religious or moral objection to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women required by the ...

A bankruptcy filing by New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese freezes sexual abuse lawsuits and could help bury the details of alleged coverups of predator priests and thousands of internal emails documenting a behind-the-scenes alliance with the New Orleans Saints. Attorneys ...