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The new name for the Syracuse University College of Law’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic honors Sherman Levey, its founder and longtime co-director, who was an attorney with local firms including Harris Beach and Boylan Code.
State Supreme Court Justice Vincent Dinolfo rendered his verdict in the case against Sudipt Deshmukh M.D., one of two physicians in New York to face manslaughter or murder charges over opioid-related deaths of patients.
Panelists at the Rochester Beacon’s May 23 online discussion, “The AI Dilemma: Risks, Rewards & Regulation,” agreed that advanced artificial intelligence will bring wide-ranging benefits but not without significant risks.
Jay Eastman, who founded three Rochester-area tech firms and championed the optics industry, died in April.
Joseph M. Lobozzo II, who died May 12, built JML Optical Industries from a one-man operation into a multimillion-dollar business. He also was a generous contributor to RIT and UR.
Data collected in the 10-year project will help researchers better understand how Parkinson’s symptoms advance.
In the first increase since 2004, the rate paid to assigned counsel is doubling. But some say while the hike is overdue, it falls short.
After nearly 600 years, the Vatican has formally disowned the Doctrine of Discovery. But its legacy remains at the heart of the debate over European nations’ colonization of the New World—including Upstate New York—and whether to “cancel” Columbus.
Mayor Malik Evans announced plans to take legal action against the automakers over their failure to install immobilizing technology, resulting in a wave of car thefts.
The suit, filed by a former Democrat and Chronicle editor and content strategist who is white, seeks class action status.