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Legal Aid Society launches domestic violence helpline
The Legal Aid Society of Rochester (LASROC) has launched a new Domestic Violence Legal Services Helpline — (585) 204-0199. The announcement is a response to the reduced court functions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From April 2019 to March 2020, the Society provided legal assistance and support in more than 1,400 domestic violence cases. Many […]
Woman calls 911 for pizza to save abused mother
At first, the dispatcher sounds bemused. “You called 911 to order a pizza?” Tim Teneyck said. “Uh . . . yeah,” she said. Teneyck said she had the wrong number, but the caller was persistent. Then he realized this wasn’t just another mistaken dial. The call led police in Oregon, Ohio, to arrest a man […]
Prosecutor may overlook domestic violence charges for same-sex couples, he says
The chief prosecutor in Coffee County, Tennessee, implied that he would not prosecute domestic violence of same-sex couples, according to recently released video of a 2018 event. Craig Northcott was recorded telling participants at a bible conference what happens when voters elect a “Good Christian man as D.A,” according to video released Monday by Nashville […]
$750,000 domestic violence grant announced for Monroe County
As a means to implement the Violence Against Women Act locally, Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-Perinton, announced a $750,000 federal grant intended to combat domestic violence in Monroe County. The funding will be disbursed to Willow Domestic Violence Center, Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Monroe County Probation, Rochester Police Department Domestic Abuse Response Team, RPD Victim’s […]
Court: Violence law unfair to gay South Carolina couples
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — People in same-sex relationships in South Carolina should get the same legal protections against domestic violence as heterosexual couples, the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday, deeming a portion of the state’s criminal domestic violence statute unconstitutional. The court had been asked to weigh in after a woman tried to get a […]
ICE detains woman seeking domestic abuse protection at Texas courthouse
A hearing in El Paso County went from ordinary to “unprecedented” last week when half a dozen Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at a courthouse where an undocumented woman was seeking a protective order against the boyfriend she accused of abusing her. The woman, a citizen of Mexico who was living in El […]
$7.7 million from New York to help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault
New York state is getting $7.7 million from the federal government to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration said Tuesday that the money will go toward counseling and legal help for victims, law enforcement investigations and prosecutions, and training for police and judges. Cuomo, a Democrat, says the money […]
Rochester lawyer to co-chair effort to help domestic violence victims
Empire Justice Center Senior Attorney Amy Schwartz will co-chair a new initiative to improve access to legal services for domestic violence victims announced by the New York State Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York. Schwartz will share the leadership role with Judy Harris Kluger, a former New York […]
Commentary: Leagues need playbook on domestic violence policy
The WNBA’s Tulsa Shock made an announcement on May 15 that it supported the league’s suspension of the team’s star player, two-time All Star forward Glory Johnson. She was suspended for seven games following her arrest on a domestic violence charge. That’s the part that matters. Here’s the part that doesn’t. It does not matter […]
Agencies discuss plans for ending domestic violence
Four domestic violence-related deaths in the past year in the Rochester community — two each in the city and suburbs — highlight the need for continued efforts and resources to combat the problem permeating all levels of society. “This is a problem that continues to plague our community,” said Carl Hatch-Feir, chair of the Rochester […]
Commentary: Domestic violence victims are not public nuisances
Public nuisance ordinances are becoming the rage among municipalities. The City of Rochester has one. The Borough of Norristown, just outside Philadelphia, had one. Hopefully, Rochester does not follow the example of Norristown. In the words of the Rochester ordinance, there exist “flagrant violation(s) of certain Penal Laws and Municipal Code provisions” in the use […]
Standing against domestic violence
Monroe County reports of domestic violence are above state rates, with rates in the city of Rochester nearly 2.5 times the statewide rate, according to a report issued Wednesday by Alternatives for Battered Women and Rochester/Monroe County Domestic Violence Consortium. The two agencies hosted a press conference to kick off Domestic Violence Awareness month and […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
Law News
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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