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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.
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.
The “unprecedented investment” in the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will put more deputies on the road and create a Regional Investigative Operations Center.
The PAB last week provided updates on its operations and answered questions from City Council members.
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.
As a journalist, Amy Bach exposed inequities in the criminal justice system—but that wasn’t enough. In 2011, she founded Measures for Justice, a Rochester-based nonprofit that provides data tools and services to help communities change the system.
Four months after the cases were sent to the state’s Workers’ Compensation Board for a ruling, no action has been taken or scheduled—prompting an abuse survivor’s plea to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
A new FBI report shows a rise in hate crimes across the nation, but Monroe County may be an exception. Still, this region is not immune to the threat.