Sunday, October 14, 2012

Legal Links of Interest for the week ending October 12, 2012

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Some of the stories about the law and lawyers in the news this past week: ·          One Million Motorists Skipped Out On $35M InUn...
Friday, October 5, 2012

Legal links of Interest for the week ending October 5, 2012

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A number of stories about the law and lawyers in the news this week: Judge rejects birth mother & gives custody to partner : A Fa...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

New York Partnership to Improve Access to Legal Services for Seniors, the Disabled

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 New York State officials have announced a partnership between the State Office for the Aging, the State Office of Court Administration and ...
Monday, August 20, 2012

New law protects New York social workers

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New York State has enacted legislation to enhance the penalties for assaulting employees of a county social services district while in perfo...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

State designates first Seneca Lake Scenic Byway

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Finger Lakes Media : An 18 mile stretch of Route 414, between Watkins Glen and Lodi, was made an official scenic byway, Thursday, Aug. 2. Th...
Saturday, August 4, 2012

New York’s DNA databank expansion now in effect

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On Wednesday (August 1), New York State’s all-crimes DNA bill went into effect. This law makes New York the first state in the nation to req...
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...