Category: Courts

Protesters staged a mock tribunal outside a Cornell University trustees meeting Friday, pressing university leaders for changes in their response to sexual assault allegations involving former fraternity members. The demonstration began at … more: Cornell protesters stage mock tribunal outside trustees meeting

A Schuyler County jury found a Naples contractor and his company guilty Friday of stealing more than $50,000 from a customer's home improvement deposit. Joel Smith, 67, and Naples Contracting Inc., also known … more: Naples contractor and company convicted of stealing over $50,000 from customer

A pediatric health network and its technology contractor will pay New York $2.1 million after a 2024 data breach exposed records belonging to about 825,000 state residents, Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday. … more: Pediatric health network, vendor to pay New York $2.1 million after data breach

Jane Doe's attorney argues that a proposed gag order in the Cornell Seven civil case would silence his client and violate the First Amendment. His objection follows Cornell's request for clearer limits and … more: Jane Doe’s lawyer opposes gag-order request in Cornell Seven case

Toggenburg Mountain has been sold to a new owner who plans to reopen the Syracuse-area ski resort for the 2027-28 season, a step toward restoring competition after its former owner bought and … more: Toggenburg Mountain sale sets up planned 2027 reopening after antitrust case

Charlene Childers’ effort to shorten her 28-year prison sentence now hinges partly on whether a Wayne County judge accepts her account of abuse after she acknowledged giving false testimony in the … more: Sodus homicide accomplice admits lying at trial as she seeks shorter sentence

Dollar General will provide $1.875 million in food and personal items to Rochester-based Foodlink and change its pricing practices at New York stores under a settlement announced Thursday by Attorney General Letitia … more: Dollar General to give Foodlink $1.875 million in goods in New York pricing settlement

New York Attorney General Letitia James and 16 other state attorneys general are urging Congress to give survivors and state law enforcement a way to challenge the federal government's handling of records … more: James joins call for second Epstein files transparency bill

A Dundee man already serving a 10-year prison term was sentenced Wednesday to an additional 24 years to life for predatory sexual assault against a child. Ronald Chilson, 50, received the sentence … more: Dundee man sentenced to 24 years to life for child sexual assault

Cayuga Nation leader Clint Halftown and former Nation police chief Mark Lincoln have withdrawn their defamation lawsuit against Fayette resident Charles Bowman, according to the Finger Lakes Times. A stipulation filed … more: Cayuga Nation leaders withdraw defamation suit against Fayette man

New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of other state attorneys general are asking a bankruptcy court to require child-safety and privacy protections if a major chatbot company is … more: New York AG seeks child safety and privacy safeguards in Character.AI bankruptcy

New York Attorney General Letitia James is warning voters not to rely on realistic-looking AI images, audio or video — or answers from AI chatbots — for information about the Nov. 3 … more: New York warns voters to verify AI-generated election claims before sharing

An injury takes more from a person than money. Sleep gets harder, hobbies disappear, and simple tasks start to hurt in ways no bill can capture. New York law answers this … more: What Is Pain and Suffering in a New York Personal Injury Claim?

Seven people have pleaded guilty in a western New York drug-trafficking case, and six have been sentenced, according to an Oct. 13 announcement from Attorney General Letitia James. One defendant is still … more: Seven plead guilty in western New York drug ring, six sentenced

An Albany man pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine after federal investigators documented eight drug sales between March and August 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of … more: Albany man pleads guilty to crack cocaine distribution

A Syracuse man was detained after appearing in federal court on a charge of receiving child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York. Thomas … more: Syracuse man held on federal child sexual abuse material charge

A Menands man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York. Jonathan … more: Menands man sentenced to nine years in child sexual abuse material case

A Utica man was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New … more: Utica man sentenced to five years in child sexual abuse material case

New York Attorney General Letitia James and the Federal Trade Commission are asking a federal judge to hold Martin Shkreli in civil contempt, alleging that he traded pharmaceutical stocks and promoted related trades … more: New York, FTC seek contempt finding against Shkreli over drug-industry ban