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Diversifying jury pools
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that should increase the number of people who can be included in jury pools for US District Courts in New York State. The legislation was introduced by State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle. Broadening the jury pool should make the panels more diverse. And random selection of jurors who better […]
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NY’s top court says local governments can ban fracking
Fracking bans in the towns of Dryden and Middlefield will stand under a ruling issued this morning by the state’s top court. A panel of State Court of Appeals judges said that towns and villages can use zoning laws to prohibit fracking, as Dryden and Middlefield did. They basically said that oil and gas drilling, […]
