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Chief Justice Roberts helps celebrate federal court quasquicentennial
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts helped celebrate the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York's 125th anniversary.
Supreme Court says federal courts don’t have a role in deciding partisan gerrymandering claims
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives decided Thursday that federal courts do not have a role to play in deciding whether partisan gerrymandering goes too far. The 5 -4 decision […]
Supreme Court rules in favor of federal agency expertise on ambiguous regulations
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a long-standing precedent that says judges should generally defer to a federal agency’s expertise when ambiguous regulations are challenged. But the court’s […]
Supreme Court sides with apparel maker claiming First Amendment rights violated
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the federal government’s ban on registering “immoral” and “scandalous” trademarks, saying it violates the First Amendment. “The most fundamental principle of […]
Supreme Court overturns murder conviction in case that raised questions of racial bias
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the most recent conviction of a Mississippi man who has been tried an extraordinary six times for a quadruple murder in […]
Supreme Court rules that giant cross honoring military dead may remain on public land
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a 40-foot cross erected as a tribute to war dead may continue to stand on public land in Maryland, rejecting arguments that […]
Supreme Court opens pivotal term with Trump nominee in place
WASHINGTON — Disputes over a wedding cake for a same-sex couple and partisan electoral maps top the Supreme Court’s agenda in the first full term of the Trump presidency. Conservatives […]
Ex-New York speaker can appeal case to Supreme Court
NEW YORK (AP) — Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver can ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his case rather than go straight to a retrial after appeals judges […]
Sheldon Silver’s lawyers want Supreme Court to review case
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is counting on the U.S. Supreme Court reviewing the case before the once-powerful politician endures a […]
Supreme Court term ended much different than it began
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court began its term nine months ago with Merrick Garland nominated to the bench, Hillary Clinton favored to be the next president, and the court […]
Justices strike down gender differences in citizenship law
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of an unusual immigration law that treats fathers and mothers differently when it comes to conferring citizenship on […]
Gorsuch dives into the fray at first Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON — Justice Neil Gorsuch dived into the public side of his new job Monday, piping up early and often as he took his seat on the Supreme Court bench […]
Case Digests
- Court of Appeals – Criminal possession of a weapon: People v. Burgess
- Second Circuit – Conflict of laws: Maritime Law Matter of the Complaint of Verplanck Fire District
- Fourth Department – Long-arm jurisdiction: McInnis v. A.O. Smith Water Products, et al.
- Fourth Department – Right to counsel: People v. Maull
- Court of Appeals – Vehicle stop: People v. Ehinmiakhena
- Fourth Department – Child neglect: Matter of Akeem M.
- Fourth Department – Request to proceed pro se: People v. Love
- Fourth Department – Zoning: Kotary v. Town of Floyd
- Fourth Department – Aggravated driving while intoxicated: People v. Joyner-Pounds
- Fourth Department – Murder: People v. Jones
- Fourth Department – Child visitation: Hoover v. Ester
Law News
- Lawsuit claims Chili man was cheated out of home equity
- Appeals court affirms custody issue, but reverses $18,000 sanction
- NY appeals court reverses child custody decision, remits case to Family Court
- Donald Chesworth retires after distinguished legal career
- Lawsuit accuses Rochester police of property damage during search
- Five attorneys honored by Monroe County Bar Association
- Split NY appeals court affirms manslaughter conviction
- Fourth Department rules ‘law office failure’ does not excuse late filing
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