NEW YORK — The woman at the center of the trial of Emmett Till’s alleged killers has acknowledged that she falsely testified he made physical and verbal threats, according to a new book. Historian Timothy B. Tyson told The Associated ...

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A Victor man convicted of first-degree sexual abuse will get a new trial because of an error in the jury selection process and a judge’s decision to exclude a defense witness. Todd M. Collins, 36, was convicted in December 2014 ...

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WASHINGTON — The brother of Ethel Rosenberg, who was a star witness against his sister and brother-in-law in a sensational Cold War atomic spying case, minimized his dealings with his sister during an earlier appearance before a grand jury and ...

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Defense counsel’s failure to object to the testimony of seven nonexpert witnesses about consistent statements a child victim of sexual abuse made before trial did not make her accusations more credible, a divided Appellate Division, Fourth Department ruled. Two of ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — When Edward Lane testified about corruption at a community college program he headed in Alabama, he was fired. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday considered whether the First Amendment protects Lane and millions of other public employees ...

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ALBANY — A midlevel New York court has upheld allowing a therapeutic “comfort dog” to help a girl testify about sexual abuse. The Appellate Division rejected Victor Tohom’s appeal of his 2011 convictions for predatory sexual assault against a child. ...

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A hearing will be conducted to determine if written testimony from a new witness could possibly clear a convicted murderer. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department on Friday granted a hearing for Rodney D. McFarland under Criminal Procedure Law Section 440.30 ...

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WASHINGTON — Feisty and cagey, ex-President Richard Nixon defended his shredded legacy and shady Watergate-era actions in grand jury testimony that he thought would never come out. On Thursday, it did. Offering a rare look into confidential grand jury proceedings, ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Disability Non-exertional Limitations — Testimony Scott v. Astrue 10-cv-272A Judge Arcara Background: The plaintiff commenced the action seeking review of the final decision by the commissioner of Social Security that denied the plaintiff Social Security benefits. ...

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Although federal law and every other state in the nation requires disclosing the identity of expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases, New York only requires each side to indicate experts’ basic credentials, qualifications and a rough outline of their argument.

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A Food and Drug Administration food advisory committee met in Washington, D.C., last week to hear testimony and examine the effect food dyes have on hyperactivity and ADHD in children. Last Friday, the panel concluded that although more study is needed ...

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BUFFALO — Gunshots and screaming can be heard in the background of a 911 call played for jurors as testimony resumed Monday at the quadruple murder trial of a man accused of firing into a crowd of party-goers outside the Buffalo restaurant.

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