human rights

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield la...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — ASyracusecity court judge’s refusal to marry a same-sex couple appears to be a first inNew York state. The stateCommission on Judicia...

Republican lawmakers in Western New York are urging constituents to reject what they call “a dangerous constitutional amendment on the ballot” this fa...

“Vote NO on Proposition 1” There is a dangerous constitutional amendment on the ballot this coming Election Day that, in our opinion, is cause for sig...

BUFFALO — The U.S. Attorney’s office in Buffalo announced Thursday that an Allegany County man had been charged in connection with the alleged possess...

Many of my neighbors are curious about the New York state Equal Rights Amendment (Prop 1) on the ballot. They ask, “Don’t we already have enough right...

On the back of your ballot in New York state is “Proposal number one, an amendment. It’s presented as an “Amendment to Protect Against Unequal Treatme...

LITTLE VALLEY — Jessica A. Ungaro, first assistant district attorney in Cattaraugus County, has been honored by Connecting Communities in Action as a ...

ALBANY — Democrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New York’s ballot because they believed it could energize liberals eager to protect abo...

OLEAN — Friends and supporters of Interfaith Caregivers gathered Friday at the organization’s West State Street location to celebrate its 40th anniver...

Across the country, people flock to states for forbidden activities, materials and procedures. For some it’s casinos, others marijuana, but for New Yo...

BERKELEY, Calif. (TNS) — What role, if any, will the Supreme Court play in the November presidential election? That is the crucial, unknowable questio...

ALBANY (TNS) — Some supporters of a ballot proposal in New York this year say it would codify abortion laws in the state constitution, while many oppo...

Cattaraugus and Allegany counties will each receive more than $172,000 to help offset costs of developing plans to prevent domestic terrorism. The gra...

The Seneca Nation of Indians will receive a $675,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women. The funding, awarded thr...

LITTLE VALLEY — An Erie County attorney is facing a misdemeanor charge for allegedly offering to pay bail for a jailed Cattaraugus County client for s...

EAST MEADOW — A pro-Palestinian protester wearing a keffiyeh scarf has been charged with violating a suburban New York City county's new law banning f...

Making changes to the New York State Constitution should never be done lightly. It’s an important, foundational document that offers many critical pro...