WASHINGTON — In a major test of presidential power, federal appeals courts are starting to hear legal challenges to President Barack Obama’s decision to bypass the Senate in appointing three members to the National Labor Relations Board. The challenges in ...

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There will be plenty of hubbub during the upcoming inauguration season that will kick off President Barack Obama’s second term. But don’t expect a reception at the U.S. Supreme Court; there will be none. Unlike in 2008, when Chief Justice ...

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President Barack Obama has signed into law a measure that extends for five more years 29 federal bankruptcy judgeships that were set to expire.   The Temporary Bankruptcy Judgeships Extension Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-121, temporarily saves dozens ...

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President Barack Obama has nominated a western New York judge to serve on the U.S. District Court. The president announced Monday that he had nominated Monroe County Judge Frank Paul Geraci Jr. for the federal bench for the Western District ...

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ALBANY — In separate speeches, President Barack Obama and Gov. Andrew Cuomo made clear a central theme that will emerge as this presidential campaign, and perhaps the next, plays out: The economy is getting better.   During a Tuesday visit, ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s proposal to impose a “Buffett rule” tax on the rich is generating enormous political wattage, but the plan itself would directly affect only a tiny fraction of Americans. Only around 210,000 taxpayers — a bit ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed legislation that will help small businesses and make it easier for startups to raise capital. Obama says it’s a “potential game-changer” for American entrepreneurs hoping to build and sell the next big ...

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When President Barack Obama signs the STOCK Act into law Wednesday, among those joining him with be Rep. Louise Slaughter of Fairport, who pushed for passage of the legislation for more than six years. The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge ...

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A mental health evaluation will be scheduled for a Rochester woman accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama after complaining about child custody laws. Federal Magistrate Judge Jonathan W. Feldman ordered the evaluation Tuesday after making the motion himself ...

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A Rochester woman accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama is due back in court today. Christine Wright Darrisaw, 36, of Rochester, was charged Friday. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Gestring, the alleged threat was made Feb. ...

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The proposed fiscal 2013 budget released by the White House in February outlines a number of the administration’s priorities related to lawyers, from an increase in enforcement of federal employment and labor laws to more focused attention on food and ...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama made an unexpected visit last Friday at a White House community leaders briefing attended by John A. Schuppenhauer, a Canandaigua attorney and president of NYSARC Inc. The briefing, organized by The Arc and the ...

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