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 …
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