A grand jury has decided that Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson should not face any charges for shooting and killing Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager.
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Adding to the family
Family courts across New York, dealing with a steady rise in caseloads, should soon get some help. When New York lawmakers passed the 2014-15 state budget, they included $5 million to fund 20 new Family Court judges. But that’s only part of what the Legislature needs to do. It also needs to pass legislation to […]
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Cuomo’s plan to educate inmates makes sense
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to give state prison inmates access to college degree programs has got critics sharpening their knives. A trio of Republican Congress members are behind the latest move against Cuomo’s plan. House Representatives Chris Collins, Tom Reed, and Chris Gibson have introduced legislation, the Kids before Cons Act, that would prohibit the […]
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For the poor, search for equal justice continues
Life as a defense attorney for the poor often means long days, modest pay, and crushing caseloads. In the Monroe County Public Defender’s Office, attorneys in some bureaus handle more than double the number of cases recommended by national guidelines. The heavy workload has kept the office from providing some defendants in town and village […]
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“Out of the Furnace”
An odd prologue sets the tone and establishes the central subject of “Out of the Furnace.” Harlan DeGroat (Woody Harrelson), a rural drug dealer and gang leader, anonymous at that point in the film, watches a movie at a drive-in theater, complains of feeling nauseated, then when his girlfriend expresses concern, shoves a hot dog […]
