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Catholic Academy Defies Secular Collapse
In a country drifting from its spiritual roots, one institution is digging in and pushing back. St. Louis de Montfort Academy isn’t chasing trends—it’s rejecting them outright. While churches close, faith fades, and moral clarity dissolves into cultural confusion, this rural Pennsylvania boarding school is building something rare: conviction. With Latin Mass, classical education, and…
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Who’s His Lawyer? Erie Assigned Counsel Program Goes Silent
Erie County’s indigent defense system is cracking under pressure—and now the silence is louder than the scandal. A jailed defendant claims the law mandates his release, yet no motion gets filed. The Assigned Counsel Program won’t say who his lawyer is. Court dates vanish. Files go missing. And when journalist Richard Luthmann asked basic policy…
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Remembering Vincent A. Carbonell Esq.
Dr. Vincent A. Carbonell, Esq. wasn’t just a businessman or legal mind—he was a force for human uplift. From founding United Reprographic Services to serving on the NYLS board, Vin’s legacy stretched across law, business, and philanthropy. He sent dozens through law school with quiet generosity and mentored friends like David Weigel and Richard Luthmann.…
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Erie County $40M Lie
Erie County’s poorest residents are staring down the barrel of a bureaucratic overhaul that could gut their legal defense — all based on shaky math and political spin. County Executive Mark Poloncarz is pushing to dismantle a decades-old system that works, citing savings that don’t exist and problems that barely register. The numbers don’t lie…
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Benny the Blade Battles Everybody
Battista “Benny the Blade” Geritano, a known Gambino associate, continues to fight his 2013 Brooklyn bar stabbing conviction. His newly compiled Evidence Book exposes missing video, conflicting witness statements, grand jury procedural gaps, and clerical anomalies. Despite these discrepancies, courts have repeatedly rejected his claims. Fusco, the stabbing victim, could not identify the stabber, yet…
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Kamillah and Diane’s Hopes Dashed in NY-11 Gerrymander Fail
New York Democrats thought they had Staten Island sliced, diced, and ready to flip. Then the Supreme Court stepped in and blew the whole scheme to pieces. The failed NY-11 redistricting plot didn’t just preserve the city’s only Republican seat—it torched the political futures of two ambitious insiders. Kamillah Hanks and Diane Savino were already…
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Jailed Erie County Whistleblower Exposes Corruption and Maybe Hochul
A jailed whistleblower says he holds the thread that could unravel a political machine reaching from Tonawanda to Albany. Ryan Flynn, cousin of former Erie County District Attorney John Flynn, claims he exposed corruption in Erie County’s $20 million Assigned Counsel program. Now he says he’s been thrown in jail to keep him quiet. Flynn’s…
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The Calculus of Impunity
A snowball hits a police officer in Washington Square Park. The mayor shrugs and calls it a “snowball fight.” But the video tells a different story — masked agitators pelting NYPD officers with debris while crowds jeer and cameras roll. Officers were injured. Yet City Hall’s reaction suggests the attackers may face no consequences. Critics…
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Albino Abuser Ambrose Lies in Connecticut Federal Court
Christopher Ambrose—first and foremost a credibly accused abuser of his children—is now facing something rarer than a family-court ruling: scrutiny. The disgraced TV writer and suspended attorney who sued forensic psychiatrist Dr. Bandy X. Lee for defamation swore he was too poor to pay a $405 filing fee. But his sworn affidavit is now unraveling…
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SCOTUS Saves NY-11 Seat
The United States Supreme Court just saved Staten Island from political dismemberment. In a 6–3 emergency stay, the Court halted a Manhattan judge’s order that would have redrawn New York’s 11th Congressional District ahead of the 2026 midterms. The move preserves Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ seat — the only Republican congressional district in New York City.…
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