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Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Paige Archambeault is delighted by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says it's ok for police to take DNA at the time of arrest. She has been fighting for such a law in New York State since her mother, Carol Nelson was murdered in 2007.

Monday, June 03, 2013  A divided Supreme Court says police can legally take DNA without a warrant from those arrested in hopes of using it to solve old cases.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  A state judge has ordered a company in northern New York to stop selling service dogs that its owner claims help people who suffer from seizures by sensing them in advance and signaling for help.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to a strict New York law that makes it difficult for residents to get a license to carry a concealed handgun in public.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  For a second day, demonstrators are outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear a case involving gay marriage. Wednesday’s crowd is somewhat smaller than Tuesday’s and includes mostly gay marriage supporters holding American and rainbow flags.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The Supreme Court could end up avoiding a major national ruling on whether America's gays have a right to marry.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A group of about 52 Camillus residents is suing Honeywell International over the dumping of contaminated sludge dredged from Onondaga Lake in their community.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The Supreme Court is wrestling with the fate of a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Property owners in the Radisson community have finally won their battle with the YMCA.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A former college student accused of fatally beating his girlfriend inside her upstate New York dorm room is due in court.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Local women's rights activists discuss significane of the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision which made abortions legal in the U.S.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Supreme Court has turned down an effort by the Republican National Committee to end a 30-year-old court order aimed at preventing intimidation of minority voters.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Columbia University professor who wrote "A Beautiful Mind" has filed suit against the school over almost $1 million that she says she's owed

Monday, January 07, 2013  The Supreme Court says it will hear two days' worth of arguments over laws affecting gay marriage during the last week of March.