TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey judge has ordered a teen who accused a man of rape to turn over access to her Facebook account, providing another example of social media’s growing use in courtrooms and the resulting privacy concerns. ...

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ALBANY (AP) — State regulators will conduct a review of the merger between Time Warner Cable and Comcast to determine whether the union is in the best interest of New York customers. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said the $45.2 ...

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NEW YORK — Sen. Charles Schumer stood by the World Trade Center on Sunday, demanding that federal officials review security after daredevils twice sneaked to the top of the site’s signature, 104-story skyscraper. Schumer’s request comes after a teenager was ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review the hate crime conviction of a New Mexico man who participated in branding a swastika on the arm of a Navajo man with mental disabilities. The court acted Monday ...

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WASHINGTON — The White House said President Barack Obama will travel to the Justice Department to announce the results of his review of National Security Agency surveillance programs. It was previously announced that Obama would deliver the speech on Friday. ...

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NEW YORK — The state’s highest court should consider New York City’s first-of-its-kind effort to cut down on big, sugary soft drinks, city lawyers argued in a request made public Monday. The request had been expected after a mid-level appeals ...

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BUFFALO — New York Sen. Charles Schumer and U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins are asking the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Inspector General for an independent review of the Buffalo VA medical center. The separate requests Tuesday follow reports that more than ...

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Disappointed with an Appellate Division decision dismissing his petition to stop an investigation by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, a town justice in Onondaga County plans to seek a review by the Court of Appeals. Salina Town Justice Andrew ...

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Law school professor John C. Eastman will review the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest term July 9 when the Rochester Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society presents “A Supreme Court Roundup.” Eastman, a Henry Salvatori, professor of Law & Community Service ...

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are reviewing what JPMorgan Chase told investors about its finances and the risks it took weeks before suffering a multibillion-dollar trading loss. Mary Schapiro, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, told the Senate Banking Committee ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit National Labor Relations Act Vacated Decisions — Review NLRB V. County Waste of Ulster 10-3359-ag (L) Judges Sack, Katzmann and Parker Background: The National Labor Relations Board petitioned to enforce an order ...

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Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on Wednesday unveiled the details of the multi-state mortgage foreclosure working group created to review the practice of “robo-signing” and other issues that have arisen against banks and mortgage processing firms.

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