Sunday, November 20, 2011

New York State Court of Appeals to Decide Tompkins County School Harassment Case

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From the Ithaca Journal : ALBANY -- The state's highest court has agreed to hear the Ithaca City School District's appeal of a findi...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Tompkins County: Attorneys to Discuss Hydrofracking Risks and Rewards

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The Ithaca Journal : Legal opportunities and risks for municipalities banning hydraulic fracturing will be discussed at 6:30 p.m. Thursday a...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Technology in today's courtroom

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From Gannett News : The use of recordings and projected photos in courtrooms is not new. Overhead projectors and tape recorders have been us...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

New York Town Extends Landfill Moratorium

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Finger Lakes Times : The [Ovid] Town Board has extended its moratorium on new landfills or monofills for another year. The board imposed the...
Monday, September 19, 2011

New York's Good Samaritan Law Takes Effect

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New York State's Good Samaritan law is now in effect. The law is designed to curb accidental deaths from overdoses. It encourages witne...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Schools are open. Drive safe. Avoid tickets.

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New York State schools begin classes this week. This means that many school speed limits are, again, in effect. Typically, these speed limi...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Texas Man Kicked Off Jury For Trying To 'Friend' Defendant

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AOL News : A North Texas juror got an unfriendly reaction from a judge after he tried to 'friend' the defendant on Facebook.... ...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Some New York State Courts Closed from Hurricane Irene

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According to the New York State Office of Court Administration , a number of courts, including several in the Southern Tier of upstate New Y...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Seneca County Group Targets Underage Drinking

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The Seneca County Substance Abuse Coalition has received a grant to address the issue of underage drinking. The first step is a survey o...
Monday, August 1, 2011

Federal courts again experiment with allowing cameras

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From the Citizen Media Law Project : The program, which was approved by the U.S. Judicial Conference last year and allows court-operated cam...