federal court

Lawsuit seeks end to NY’s ban on jurors with felony records

MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Dec 08, 2022

NEW YORK — A New York civil rights organization sued the state’s court system Thursday seeking to overturn a law barring people with felony conviction...

Letters To Editor, New York, Opinion

They are rights, not privileges

Oct 12, 2022

Thank you to the federal court for striking down New York state’s unconstitutional restrictions on possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens. I f...

Western New York

Woman in international same-sex child custody case in Buffalo court

Feb 27, 2021

BUFFALO (AP) — A woman charged with fleeing the United States for Nicaragua with her daughter rather than share custody with her former same-sex partn...

News, NY State News

NY’s federal courts to go full year without a jury trial; state headed in same direction

DOUGLASS DOWTY syracuse.com

Dec 08, 2020

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Upstate’s top federal judge has ordered all jury trials suspended until March — a full year after the coronavirus pandemic began. Chi...

Commentary, Local Columnists

From the Right: Trump made politics (gasp) political

NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald

Dec 19, 2019

As Democrats in the House of Representatives voted for articles of impeachment against President Trump, Americans should reflect on their audacity. Ne...

Oct 09, 2019

ERIE, Pa. — A resident of Allegany, N.Y., has been sentenced in federal court to two years of probation, ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and complete 50 ...

Allegany County News, Local News, News

Ecuador rejects US on extradition of Paul Ceglia

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Jun 11, 2019

Ecuador has released a former Wellsville-area man and turned down an extradition request from the United States, where he was arrested after falsely c...

Local News, News

Thompson introduces bill to clarify law on mineral rights in national forests

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Jan 05, 2019

BRADFORD, Pa. — Congressman Glenn Thompson is hoping the third time’s the charm with a bill regarding mineral rights on national forests, including th...

Allegany County News, Crime News, Local News, ...

Wellsville man wanted for Facebook fraud fighting extradition

BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald

Jan 02, 2019

The Wellsville man who claimed to own half of Facebook and led authorities on an international manhunt is continuing to fight extradition from South A...