MAYVILLE – A man arrested in connection with a 2008 cold case death in Chautauqua County has taken a plea deal. A Chautauqua County Court Clerk tells WNYNewsNow Rance “Randy” Freeman, Jr. plead guilty to […]
COHOES — A city court judge in upstate New York set bail in a misdemeanor case Wednesday, despite a new state law that eliminates cash bail for most non-violent offenses. Cohoes City Court Judge Thomas […]
ALBANY — A New York judge has struck down a law that would have created a state commission tasked with investigating prosecutorial misconduct. Justice David Weinstein declared the law unconstitutional in a decision issued Tuesday, […]
NEW YORK — State and federal authorities sued imprisoned entrepreneur Martin Shkreli on Monday over tactics that shielded a profitable drug from competition after a price hike made the so-called “Pharma Bro” infamous. Shkreli was […]
NEW YORK — The son of former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins was spared a prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty in an insider trading conspiracy with his father. U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick ordered 27-year-old […]
MAYVILLE – A 74-year-old woman convicted in the death of a Town of Busti man last year is now being sued by his family. Marylou Johnson, the Town of Busti woman who previously plead guilty […]
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court upheld former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s corruption conviction Tuesday but ordered a resentencing after reversing the conviction on some charges. The ruling by a three-judge panel […]
NEW YORK — A judge must decide the fate of former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins after his lawyers and prosecutors disagreed over how he should be punished for conspiring in an insider trading scheme. U.S. […]
MAYVILLE – The man accused of setting a fire that destroyed the historic Mayville Diner is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon. A Town of Chautauqua Court Clerk tells WNYNewsNow that Michael Ellis, 40, […]
ROCHESTER – The man sentenced in the 2012 death of Clymer School Superintendent Keith Reed is appealing his conviction. According to the New York State Fourth Department Appellate Court calendar, representatives of Anthony Taglianetti are […]
ALBANY — Churches, youth groups and schools were hit by a tsunami of lawsuits in 2019 after New York gave survivors of childhood sexual abuse a one-year window to sue over allegations ordinarily barred by […]
ROCHESTER – The Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office pushed to overturn a suppression of evidence decision in the trial of a Jamestown man accused of setting several fires in 2017 on Monday. Assistant District Attorney […]
ALBANY — A church and anti-abortion pregnancy centers want to strike down New York’s new law that prevents employers from discriminating against employees over their reproductive health decisions. The groups filed a lawsuit this month […]
ALBANY — New York’s court system is planning to expand the gender options on jury documents to be more inclusive of people who do not identify as male or female. The system aims to have […]
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York officials that was aimed at preventing the release of his tax returns. Judge Carl Nichols handed down a 19-page ruling, […]
ALBANY — A judge has dismissed an election official’s lawsuit against new rules weakening the powers of an independent elections law watchdog. The Albany Times-Union reports State Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Nichols’ ruling last month […]
ALBANY — A federal judge has dismissed one of several lawsuits challenging a New York law set to allow immigrants without legal documents to seek driver’s licenses. U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford dismissed Friday a […]
ALBANY — Federal prosecutors say a former New York attorney has been sentenced to more than 5 years in prison after stealing millions and defrauding his law firm and clients. A plea agreement says Albert […]
WATERLOO — A judge has reserved decision on a request to block a New York law that eliminated religious exemptions for student vaccines. The request Tuesday came in the case of an Amish father who […]
ALBANY — A group of upstate New York district attorneys raised concerns Monday over the rollout of a new law that aims to give defendants more information about their cases, arguing they will need more […]
ALBANY — A new law in New York allows breastfeeding mothers to delay jury duty for up to two years. The law signed Monday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo requires mothers who want to postpone […]
CLEVELAND — Efforts to settle thousands of lawsuits related to the nation’s opioid epidemic intensified Wednesday ahead of the scheduled start of arguments in the first federal trial over the crisis. A person with knowledge […]
WASHINGTON – The biggest cases before the Supreme Court are often the last ones to be decided, and the focus on the court will be especially intense in June, just a few months before the […]
NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday against a loan servicer that handles a student loan forgiveness program for public service workers over how the program has been managed. Attorney General […]
NEW YORK – Local government lawsuits against the family that owns Purdue Pharma should be allowed to proceed even as the company attempts to reach a nationwide settlement in bankruptcy court over the toll of […]
BUFFALO – A City of Jamestown man plead guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition Friday in a Buffalo courtroom. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. reports that Willie C. Graham […]
NEW YORK – A Long Island county that includes the Hamptons is within its rights to visit the homes of sex offenders to verify addresses, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit […]
BINGHAMTON – A former gym teacher has admitted pretending to be a teenage boy and persuading three girls to record sexual acts so he could watch them. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 41-year-old Justin Hobbie […]
ALBANY – Victims of workplace harassment in New York will no longer have to prove the conduct was “severe and pervasive” to make their case in court. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new legal […]
WASHINGTON – The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly approved a roughly $5 Billion settlement with Facebook. That’s according to the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, both citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. […]
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