Governor signs 10 new gun laws as Monroe County see first-ever ‘red-flag’ petitions
ALBANY, N.Y. (WHEC) – Governor Kathy Hochul signed 10 new gun laws. One raises the age to buy a semi-automatic weapon to 21. Another strengthens the state’s red flag…
Legal ramifications students face over school threats
SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Even if threats by students don’t turn into acts of violence, they can face serious legal consequences. Making a school threat can carry a…
Depp-Heard verdict will have chilling impact on #MeToo, advocates fear
Drew Dixon is one of several women who came forward with rape allegations against hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons in December 2017. For more than 20 years, she had kept silent. The…
Security Clearances: What You Need to Know as a Cleared Professional
How does continuous monitoring impact cleared professionals and self-reporting? The big difference is, under the periodic reinvestigations, individuals knew how long they had…
Pentagon under pressure to protect abortion access
Lawmakers and advocates are pressing the Department of Defense to protect access to abortion for servicewomen as the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the landmark Roe v.…
Police seek cell phone access to solve SUNY Oneonta student’s freezing death
ONEONTA, NY. (NEWS10) — Four months later, and still no sign of closure in the death of SUNY Oneonta student Tyler LoPresti-Castro. His family says it’s been an agonizing…
Niskayuna woman wins lawsuit against Twitter
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A Niskayuna woman scored a major victory against a social media giant late last week. The State Supreme Court ruled that 21-year-old Caroline McGraw…
Judge allows Niskayuna woman to subpoena Twitter for ID of tormentor
SCHENECTADY — A Niskayuna woman scored a win in her attempt to squeeze out of Twitter the identity of the person or persons she says have been harassing her on the social media…
Tully Rinckey’s Syracuse, Binghamton Offices Have New Managing Partners
The Syracuse and Binghamton offices of law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC have new managing partners. The firm has promoted Sabastian Piedmont to managing partner of its Syracuse office,…
GovExec Daily: MSPB, Discrimination and Whistleblowers
Federal employees making allegations of discrimination by their agency, whether against themselves or others, are not entitled to whistleblower protection, the Merit Systems…