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Trump is remaking the federal judiciary
WASHINGTON – After three years in office, President Donald Trump has remade the federal judiciary, ensuring a conservative tilt for decades and cementing his legacy no matter the outcome of […]
Group looking at harassment in the judiciary suggests sweeping changes
The group tasked by Chief Justice John Roberts with examining harassment in the federal judiciary found inappropriate conduct, while not pervasive, is also “not limited to a few isolated instances” […]
Analysis: Trump’s personal attacks on judges are ‘worse than wrong’
Dealing with another legal blow that blocked another executive order this week, President Donald Trump did something familiar. He attacked the judiciary. Again. And ever so aggressively. A White House […]
Appeals court judges rebuke Trump for ‘personal attacks’ on judiciary
Five judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit implicitly took President Donald Trump to task for his disparaging comments on judges and the judiciary. The response, […]
Commentary: Trump’s unworthy attack on the federal judiciary
It’s no surprise that President Donald Trump initiated a Twitter attack Saturday on federal judge James Robart for freezing the executive order on immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries. The ultimate […]
Roberts praises district judges in year-end report
WASHINGTON — The federal courts in general and the Supreme Court in particular were a focal point of the contentious 2016 election campaign, but Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. continued […]
Trump can reshape American judiciary
Donald Trump is set to inherit an uncommon number of vacancies in the federal courts in addition to the open Supreme Court seat, giving the president-elect a monumental opportunity to […]
Right to counsel video available
A new “Court Shorts” video, focusing on the Sixth Amendment right to counsel, has been released by the federal judiciary, expanding a series of short video and audio podcasts that […]
House committee debates judicial vacancies
Vacancies in the federal judiciary, including 37 emergencies, remain throughout the country as Congress continues to debate filling seats on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia […]
Judiciary still open
The federal judiciary will remain open for business through Oct. 17, according to a release from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. When no funding mechanism was in place […]
Judiciary will remain open if government shuts down
In the event of a government shutdown Tuesday, the federal judiciary will remain open for business for approximately 10 business days. On or around Oct. 15, the judiciary will reassess its […]
Judiciary seeks funding support from president
The federal judiciary is appealing to President Obama for the funding necessary in fiscal 2014 to perform its essential constitutional functions. Without it, the federal courts face additional reductions in […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Collateral estoppel: Busch v. County of Erie, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Best evidence rule: People v. Coggins
- Fourth Department – Unlawful inventory search: People v. Boatwright
- Second Circuit – Fossil-fuel powered appliances: Assoc. of Contracting Plumbers v. CNY; Mulhem Gas Co., v. Mosley
- Fourth Department – Dismissal of the indictment: People v. Anderson
- Fourth Department – Municipal liability: Battey v. Village of Youngstown
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Cindy W. v. Waterloo Central School Dist.
- Court of Appeals – Hateful Conduct Law: Volokh, et al. v. James
- Second Circuit – Free Exercise: Miller v. McDonald
- Court of Appeals – Recording police activity: Reyes v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Tax liens and levies: Besicorp v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Law News
- Genesee Valley Club to pay $1.05M to settle federal case
- Major Rochester-area auto dealer accused of fraud in federal loan program
- Rochester attorney Donald O. Chesworth Jr. has died
- Split NY appeals court affirms conviction in kidnapping of daughter
- Greece man accused of stealing from class-action settlement funds
- NY AG investigating Schuyler County death involving DOCCS officer
- Rochester man files suit over ‘warning notice’ from ICE
- Lawsuit dismissed in Rochester police chase car crash
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