Can a sitting president be indicted? Two eminent constitutional scholars have tried in the past few days to answer that question. One, Chapman University’s Ronald Rotunda, said “yes.” The other, Harvard’s Cass R. Sunstein, said “no.” They both make good ...

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Rochester Institute of Technology has chosen David Munson Jr. to be its next president. Munson is a former dean of the University of Michigan College of Engineering. He will take over at the private college on July 1 following the ...

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WASHINGTON — As a businessman, Donald Trump has kept the courts busy. That’s hardly likely to change when he enters the Oval Office, creating an unusual and potentially serious problem for a sitting president. Only a handful of presidents have ...

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Tracy R. Armstrong, who is director of communitywide marketing for the Rochester Riverside Convention Center and Visit Rochester, has been elected president of the Rochester Rotary Club. The term expires in June 2015. Armstrong manages and directs a $1.6 million ...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday limited the president’s power to fill high-level administration posts with temporary appointments, ruling in favor of Senate Republicans in their partisan clash with President Barack Obama. But the justices stopped short of ...

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Incoming New York State Bar Association President Glenn Lau-Kee said he intends to carry on many of the priorities started by outgoing President David M. Schraver. Schraver, who is partner at Nixon Peabody in Rochester, got the discussion started on ...

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Although he plans to continue efforts to lobby state legislators on the critical need for authorizing 20 new Family Court judges by the end of the month, David M. Schraver’s one-year term as president of the New York State Bar ...

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Monroe County Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo was sworn in Jan. 27 as president of the New York State Association of County Clerks during the group’s legislative conference. Dinolfo, who was first elected by her fellow clerks in 2011 to serve as ...

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Fatimat O. Reid, the new president of the Rochester Black Bar Association, is excited to lead the organization this year as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Many events are being planned, she said, including a welcoming reception in February for ...

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Monroe County Clerk Cheryl Dinolfo has been elected by her fellow county clerks to serve as the president of the New York State Association of County Clerks. Dinolfo, who was first elected in 2011 to serve as third vice president, ...

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Michael J. Ryan, the new president of the Bar Association of Erie County, plans to formalize pro bono services, particularly to veterans. Having served in the Army during the Vietnam War, Ryan is empathetic to the special needs of veterans ...

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The Rochester Black Bar Association is an anchor for its new president, Sara L. Valencia, a municipal attorney for the city of Rochester. She credits it with helping her succeed in her career and said it is one of the ...

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