Bankruptcy Court Judge Paul Warren rejected the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester move to block the reactivation of state court sexual-abuse claims against parishes.
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Finding ways to solve Rochester’s homicide crisis
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The Rochester Beacon’s latest online event focused on what’s causing the city’s rising homicide rate and possible solutions.
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Draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion triggers shock, resolve
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A rally at Parcel 5 over the weekend drew hundreds protesting the court’s apparent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Initiative focuses on trauma of gun violence
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RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives hopes to develop a national model for helping victims deal with the trauma after they get medical care.
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Judge gives Catholic diocese a temporary reprieve
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A freeze on state court sexual-abuse cases targeting dozens of the diocese’s parishes will remain in place for now, but they could be revived in roughly two months.
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Abuse survivors fire back at Rochester diocese
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In opposing a bid to reinstate a freeze on state court cases, the survivors’ attorney accuses the diocese of trying to “wear down survivors in an effort to get them to accept an unreasonable settlement.”
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Diocese moves to reinstate freeze on cases
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester seeks a Bankruptcy Court trial, in a move to counter the reactivation of state court sexual-abuse claims against parishes.
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Morgan pleads guilty to single felony count
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Under a plea agreement to end his multiyear criminal case, real estate developer Robert Morgan would face no prison time but could be fined up to $250,000.
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Pink slips sent to unvaccinated court employees
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The state court employees were repeatedly warned over the past six months that failure to comply with the court system’s July 2021 vaccine mandate could result in their termination.
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New analysis finds eviction filings, crime rates are correlated
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A new Cornell ILR Buffalo Co-Lab data portal says “eviction filings and crime are related in ways that cannot be explained by chance alone.”
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Sexual-abuse claims against parishes revived
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Cases filed in state court against individual churches and other organizations affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester were put on hold early in the diocese’s bankruptcy. Last week, that agreement lapsed.