Justice & Public Safety
Oak Hill lands another PGA amid internal tensions
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The country club will host its fifth PGA Championship a decade from now but this month faces a special membership meeting with a focus on its bitter internecine lawsuit.
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Green named Monroe County district attorney
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Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Irondequoit Town Judge Brian Green to replace Sandra Doorley, who stepped down at the end of August.
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When ‘waiver of appeal’ and ‘interest of justice’ collide
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In New York, appellate courts have rebuffed efforts by defendants to reverse course after an agreement not to challenge a plea of guilty. Now, a case stemming from a 2020 fatal shooting in Greece could mark a significant change.
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New York’s AG wanted to review innocence claims. Prosecutor politics got in the way.
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The conviction review bureau launched by then-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has investigated just a handful of innocence claims of the hundreds it’s received since 2012.
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ICE raid disrupted by crowd of opposition
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Activists and community leaders arrived Tuesday morning as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers targeted roofers on a project near the George Eastman Museum, leading to a standoff.
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‘No arrests’: In New York, some police can drink, drive and avoid charges
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Officers in New York State crashed their official vehicles, hit other motorists and arrived to work reeking of alcohol. And yet, they sometimes evaded criminal punishment, an investigation found.
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How 10,000 police disciplinary records were obtained
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The New York Times and New York Focus gathered thousands of files from around half of New York State’s nearly 500 law enforcement agencies.
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Court approves $246 million diocese bankruptcy settlement
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After a nearly six-year legal fight, hundreds of survivors of abuse by priests and other church officials in the Rochester diocese will receive payments.
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The sanctuary city battle
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Sued in April by the Trump administration over its sanctuary city policy, Rochester is not backing down: City Council this week codified the city policy. But the legal fight is far from over.
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Non-police crisis response pilot set to launch
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Hope First Roc, based on recommendations made after the death of Daniel Prude, will start this fall.