Saturday, July 28, 2012

Legal links of interest: week ending July 28

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A number of stories about the law and lawyers in the news this week: The Daily Record : Addressing threats to an independent judiciary Reas...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

New law to help low-income defendants make bail: charities may now post misdemeanor bonds

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New York State enacted legislation today (July 18, 2012) that allows the creation of charitable organizations which could post up to $2,000 ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Ovid Attorney Steven Getman Requested to Draft Fracking Moratorium

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Ovid Gazette : [Ovid Town Supervisor] Prouty opened the floor for discussion of hydro-fracking.... Discussion moved to the topic of a morato...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

Governor Cuomo signs law approving Ovid-Lodi Court consolidation

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Finger Lakes Daily News : Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed off on a measure that will consolidate the Ovid and Lodi town courts after the fi...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Energy Company To Allow Upstate New York Landowners To Renegotiate Natural Gas Leases

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Following an investigation by New York State, Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. will allow over 4,400 landowners who were locked into potentiall...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

New York bill to protect against out of state robocalls

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New York State residents may soon have new safeguards against intrusive telemarketing calls. The New York State Senate gave final legislativ...
Friday, June 8, 2012

New York’s highest court issues new decisions

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The New York State Court of Appeals has issued a number of new decisions this week on several important issues in civil and criminal law. Am...
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Ovid, Lodi Boards back court consolidation

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FingerLakes1.com Local Network The Towns of Ovid and Lodi have passed a joint resolution to consolidate their two town courts into a single ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Seneca Lake Scenic Byway Plans Move Forward

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Highlighting Route 414′s natural beauty; committee awaits byway designation : The coming designation of State Route 414 from Lodi in Seneca ...
Saturday, May 5, 2012

Study: 13 million Facebook users aren't protecting their privacy

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According to a new study by Consumer Reports , approximately 13 million Facebook users in the United States either ignore, don’t know how to...