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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.

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.

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.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  A federal appeals court in New York has given new life to a man's claims that he was unjustly convicted in the 1987 murder of a pediatric nurse in Syracuse.

Friday, October 21, 2011  A federal appeals court panel says a tax dispute between the Oneida Indian Nation and two upstate New York counties is no longer a federal matter, but could be fought in state courts.

Monday, October 17, 2011  Residents of the disputed lands say they've 'turned a corner' in the 40 year dispute

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday left in place an order exempting Seneca Indian Nation mail-order businesses from complying with the taxing laws of states where they sell cigarettes.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  A federal appeals court has lifted stays that blocked New York's effort to collect taxes on cigarette sales by Indian-owned businesses to non-Indians.