In what one New York State Police official called "one of the most horrific crimes" they have investigated, five people have ...

Trini E. Ross, the first Black woman to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, resigned from the ...

Introduction On February 10, 2025, a historic discussion took place among Black judges who grew up during the era of segregation in the United States. These judges, now pillars of the legal profession ...

A federal judge denied a request from former Saratoga Springs elected officials and city police leaders to dismiss a Lexis ...

Black lawmakers representing the legislature’s Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian (BPHA) Caucus unveiled an “Empower ...

Rowan Wilson, the chief judge of New York State’s highest court, used his State of the Judiciary address to push back against ...

New York’s prisons are teeming with aging inmates at increasing costs to the taxpayer, and people are no safer from crime, ...

Black queer and trans political leaders have long been at the forefront of achieving progress and securing human rights.

The elected town supervisor in Irondequoit is accused of sexually harassing a female worker, including making sexual comments ...

New York's Commission on Judicial Conduct investigates judges accused of misbehavior, malfeasance and occasional criminal ...

State Sen. April Baskin on Wednesday highlighted decades of racism in Buffalo's past and decried Trump administration efforts to "erase Black people" in a speech to support a resolution marking ...

Hati Matar, a 26-year-old from New Jersey who allegedly nearly killed Rushdie, wore a blue button-up shirt, black pants — and ...