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Cuomo unveils 3-part plan to combat hate crimes in NY state
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed the New York State Police to create a special unit to investigate reports of hate crimes in the wake of what he […]
Gov. Cuomo: Want Uber upstate? Call your lawmaker
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says upstate residents who want to see Uber in cities like Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester should call their state lawmakers. The Democratic governor told reporters […]
New York has new hotline to report bias and discrimination
New York state has a new toll-free hotline to report incidents of bias and discrimination. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the launch of the hotline Tuesday after what he called a […]
New York state announces $21M for homeless housing
New York state has awarded more than $21 million to eight housing projects designed to serve previously homeless people. The projects announced Thursday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s administration will […]
NY commission seeks artists to create LGBT memorial
A state commission is searching for artists to design an LGBT memorial honoring victims of hate, intolerance and violence, including those killed in June’s attack in an Orlando gay nightclub. […]
New York to invest $55M in tourism
New York state has a $55 million plan to increase tourism. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the money will pay for advertisements and campaigns to promote state attractions, as […]
Cuomo vetoes opioid abuse, caregiver, database bills
ALBANY— Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed three bills, including a measure he says would roll back efforts to fight prescription opioid abuse with a “loophole” in the state law requiring […]
Cuomo to ‘set aside’ cash from developers facing charges
ALBANY — Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s re-election campaign will “set aside” $350,000 it received from developers facing federal corruption charges — while two other elected officials plan to […]
New York has new rules for gift cards
New York state has new rules governing fees imposed on gift cards. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a measure into law Monday prohibiting businesses from imposing user fees on the unused […]
In NY, pets and people can be buried together
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that will allow New Yorkers to be buried with their pets in the same cemetery. “For many New Yorkers, their pets […]
Cuomo proposes $2 billion for affordable housing
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed releasing $2 billion in funding to help create more than 100,000 units of affordable and supportive housing over the next five years, and is asking […]
Cuomo signs changes to alcoholic beverage law
Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Rochester Wednesday to sign legislation to modernize the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Law and help announce a major expansion of Genesee Brewery. The changes to […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Interest-on-escrow accounts: Cantero v. Bank of America, N.A.; Hymes v. Bank of America, N.A.
- Fourth Department – Relation back doctrine: Poindexter v. The State of New York
- Fourth Department – Double jeopardy: People v. Royal
- Fourth Department – Real property claims — Summary judgment Penn v. Rochester Rev Holdings, LLC
- Second Circuit – Breach of lease agreement: Delsha 60 Ninth, LLC v. Free People of PA LLC
- Court of Appeals – Zoning: Smith et al. v. Town of Thompson Planning Board, et al.
- Fourth Department – Right to Appeal: People v. Nixon
- Court of Appeals – Vehicle and Traffic Law: Second Child, et al. v. Edge Auto Inc., et al.
- Second Circuit – Fair Labor Standards Act: Provencher, et al. v. Bimbo Food Bakeries Distribution, LLC, et al.
- Fourth Department – Extreme Risk Protection Act: NYS Police v. Galliher
- Fourth Department – Division of Human Rights: NYS Assembly v. NYS Div. of Human Rights, et al.
Law News
- Oneida County attorney disbarred after Trump pardon
- New trial ordered in child sex abuse case
- Rochester, Monroe County to pay $1.75M to officer blinded in stabbing
- Drug conviction reversed over faulty indictment
- Phillips Lytle names new Rochester office leader
- WNY nursing home fraud settlement could total $9M
- Elmira settles federal lawsuit over police encounter for $2.5M
- Lawsuit claims Chili man was cheated out of home equity
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