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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Two former Syracuse University basketball ball boys are asking a judge to reinstate their slander lawsuit against the school and coach Jim Boeheim.

Friday, March 15, 2013  A New York federal appeals court says environmental activists can try to prove that a chemical found in some soaps is potentially dangerous.

Monday, March 11, 2013  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city will appeal a judge's ruling that struck down a pioneering ban on big sugary drinks just hours before it was supposed to take effect.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Listen to great music and help the homeless population in Syracuse at the same time this weekend. An event called "A Capella for the Fellas" will be held this Saturday, February 16, at Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University. The show starts at 7pm.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  *Update*---James Southerland will play today. Niko Tamurian reports that he is warming up with the team.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of three men sentenced in connection with the death of a New Hartford police officer back in 2006.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  New York's highest court says street gangsters that commit assaults and murders are not terrorists under the statute enacted after hijackers crashed jets into the World Trade Center on 9/11.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  The notorious Stacey Castor was back in Onondaga County Court Thursday morning, appearing before Judge Joseph Fahey, following a ruling on her appeal.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  New York's top court will not hear a challenge to the state's 2011 law legalizing same-sex marriage, ending the most prominent objection to the law.

Friday, October 19, 2012  A federal appeals court in Manhattan has rejected claims by Onondaga Nation that it is entitled to land stretching through Syracuse and down the middle of New York state.

Friday, October 05, 2012  The man accused of killing the mother of his child has just seen his murder indictment reinstated.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  A federal appeals court in New York is set to hear arguments later this month over the legality of the Defense of Marriage Act.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Attorneys for Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union want a federal appeals court to rule that clicking "Like" on the social networking site is constitutionally-protected free speech.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  It's official - cheerleading is not a varsity sport. A Manhattan appeals court ruled yesterday that cheerleading is not a varsity sport under Title IX.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  An appeals court says New York City cannot try to scare smokers by requiring grotesque images of diseased lungs and decaying gums at stores that sell cigarettes.