The U.S. Supreme Court is examining the power of federal district court judges to issue nationwide injunctions—such as one issued in Rochester nearly four decades ago.
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The New York State Police are feeding ICE a gang database
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A New York Focus investigation: For 20 years, state police have been quietly building a database of suspected gang members — and they’re feeding it to Donald Trump’s administration.
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Wrongfully convicted man seeks $200 million in suit
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Michael Rhynes, whose double-homicide conviction was vacated after he served nearly four decades in state prison, alleges Monroe County prosecutors and Rochester police conspired to frame him.
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New insights into RPD traffic stops
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A working paper from the Center for Public Safety Initiatives at Rochester Institute of Technology shows a downward trend in traffic stops since 2017.
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Centralized arraignments begin in Monroe County
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The Centralized Arraignment Part Court will handle arraignments for nearly two dozen city, town and village courts countywide.
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SmART Streets project combines art and pedestrian safety measures
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The new initiative, led by Reconnect Rochester, aims to reduce crashes in the center city.
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When conviction integrity units exonerate the innocent, prosecutors escape blame
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A New York Focus investigation found that half of CIU exonerations in the state involve prosecutorial misconduct, but DAs rarely acknowledge who got it wrong.
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A $12.5 million verdict
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The first case with a judgment against the Rochester City School District and Edwin Fleming, a former East High School music teacher accused of sexually abusing girls, was decided on Feb. 24.
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Murder charges filed in death of Marcy inmate Brooks
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Robert Brooks, from Rochester, died in December after several corrections officers beat him and hoisted him by the neck in Marcy Correctional Facility.
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Evans announces new community emergency responder plan
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The city will adopt an approach used by other cities based on recommendations from the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.
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DAs promised to help wrongfully convicted New Yorkers. In many cases, they made things worse.
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A New York Focus investigation identified dozens of cases in which the units denied a wrongful conviction application, only for a judge to later exonerate them.