Summer law intern program victim of cuts
Funding is not available this year for the LawPrep Summer Internship Program, so program coordinator Jack Hurley is hoping his colleagues in the legal profession will fill the gap. Instead of just...
View ArticleRochester PD takes steps to avoid layoffs
A series of budget cuts and efficiencies to avoid the pending layoff of nine police officers are being proposed by Mayor Thomas S. Richards and Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard. The cost-cutting,...
View ArticleGOP candidates would cut federal judges’ power
WASHINGTON — Most of the Republican presidential candidates want to wipe away lifetime tenure for federal judges, cut the budgets of courts that displease them or allow Congress to override Supreme...
View ArticleBudget cuts clog justice system
ATLANTA — Prosecutors are forced to ignore misdemeanor violations to pursue more serious crimes. Judges are delaying trials to cope with layoffs and strained staffing levels. And in some cases, those...
View ArticleNY bar association says budget cuts slowed courts
ALBANY — Funding cuts for the state’s courts have led to shorter hours and disruptive delays in cases, and they have even forced people to go through slow lines at metal detectors twice a day at...
View ArticleJudiciary: Budget cuts would ‘cripple’ federal courts
Federal judiciary officials, announcing the close of six federal court facilities, said that automatic budget cuts that will take place if Congress fails to agree on a budget plan would deal another...
View ArticleLooming budget cuts threaten access to justice
Unless automatic federal budget cuts are averted by Congress before March 1, access to the nation’s justice system could be undermined New York State Bar Association President Seymour W. James Jr....
View ArticleObama warns sequester will cause job losses
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is warning that “people will lose their jobs” if across-the-board budget cuts take effect as scheduled next week. Obama says the $85 billion in cuts — known as the...
View ArticleUS budget cuts ground June air show
US budget cuts ground June air showA western New York air show has been postponed because of the federal government sequestration budget cuts. The promoters of the Rochester International Air Show...
View ArticleJudiciary sequestration concerns heard
The pain being felt by the judiciary as the result of budget cuts is being reviewed by a congressional subcommittee, which Tuesday heard from a number of stakeholders increasingly fearful about the...
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