Editorial: Conflict in the court
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No doubt you’ve noticed how, in traditional iconography, the figure of Justice wears a cloth tied over her eyes. You never see her, say, squeezing her eyes shut and saying, “Don’t worry, I won’t peek, trust me.” The symbolism here says more than “Justice is blind”; it also says, “Rest assured, we’re making sure she’s impartial.”
In a recent foreclosure case, Janet DiFiore, New York’s chief judge, ruled in favor of clients represented by the law firm Greenberg Traurig. As first reported in the New York Law Journal, there was something Judge DiFiore had not disclosed: She’s a Greenberg Traurig client. The firm is representing her in a lawsuit filed last year over the court system’s move to save money by showing a bunch of senior judges the door.
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Northway overpass closure traffic disruptions to last weeks | The Daily Gazette
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April 15, 2021
The underside of the Sitterly Road overpass on I-87 was damaged after a truck carrying a boom lift struck the Clifton Park bridge on Wednesday.
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The two towns around Northway Exit 9 are anticipating extended local traffic disruptions because of the boom rig accident Wednesday morning that seriously damaged the Sitterly Road overpass over the Northway, closing that bridge indefinitely, pending repairs.
Two out of three Northway lanes re-opened before the Thursday morning commute, relieving the shocking wave of additional traffic on local roads that was seen after Wednesday morning’s crash, which abruptly closed all the southbound lanes but the situation on Thursday wasn’t anywhere near normal, either.
State troopers ticket driver in crash that closed Northway
April 15, 2021
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1of11Buy PhotoA view of the Sitterly Road overpass above Interstate 87 on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Clifton Park, N.Y. A truck towing a trailer with a boom lift and traveling south on I-87, struck the bridge Wednesday morning, resulting in all lanes of I-87 southbound to be shut down to traffic. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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State officials said a boom lift hit the Northway overpass for Sitterly Road in Clifton Park Wednesday morning, forcing State Police to close the highway for hours. This photograph shows some of the damage caused by the collision.New York State PoliceShow MoreShow Less
Some southbound lanes reopened after Northway crash, troopers said timesunion.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesunion.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.