General Issue

The General Issue is the oldest and most expansive Albany Law Review publication. This year, the General Issue will include articles related to the power of appointment legislation in New York, the Affordable Care Act, the Tobacco Control Act, hydraulic fracturing, franchise relationship laws, and the legal significance of opinions from the Attorney General.  In addition, the General Issue will feature articles written in conjunction with the Albany Law Review symposium, What Are We Saying? Violence, Vulgarity, Lies . . . And The Importance Of 21st Century Free Speech.

Volume 76

Dedication

Erika Hauser & Kanika Johar, Dean Penelope Andrews: Advocacy, Leadership, Vision, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 3 (2012/2013).

Articles

Ira Mark Bloom, Power of Appointment Legislation in New York: It's Time for Modernization, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 9 (2012/2013).

Alicia Ouellette, Health Reform and the Supreme Court: The ACA Survives the Battle of the Broccoli and Fortifies Itself Against Future Fatal Attack, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 87 (2012/2013).

Danielle Weatherby & Terri R. Day, The Butt Stops Here: The Tobacco Control Act's Anti-Smoking Regulations Run Afoul of the First Amendment, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 121 (2012/2013).

Gregory R. Nearpass & Robert J. Brenner, High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing and Home Rule: The Struggle for Control, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 167 (2012/2013).

Robert W. Emerson & Uri Benoliel, Are Franchisees Well-Informed? Revisiting the Debate Over Franchise Relationship Laws, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 193 (2012/2013).

Arthur H. Garrison, The Opinions by the Attorney General and the Office of Legal Counsel: How and Why They Are Significant, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 217 (2012/2013).

Book Review

Randolph F. Treece, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Third Edition (Robert L. Haig, Editor-in-Chief), 76 Alb. L. Rev. 253 (2012/2013).

Comments

Michelle Mallette-Piasecki, Missing the Target: Where the Geneva Conventions Fall Short in the Context of Targeted Killing, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 263 (2012/2013).

Kanika Johar, An Insider's Perspective: Defense of the Pharmaceutical Industry's Marketing Practices, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 299 (2012/2013).

Anne Jelliff, Catholic Values, Human Dignity, and the Moral Law in the United States Supreme Court: Justice Anthony Kennedy's Approach to the Constitution, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 335 (2012/2013).

Mary L. D'Agostino, New York State's 2007 Worker's Compensation Reform: Success or Failure?, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 367 (2012/2013).

Symposium: What Are We Saying?  Violence, Vulgarity, Lies . . . and the Importance of 21st Century Free Speech

Foreword

Ronald K.L. Collins, Exceptional Freedom–The Roberts Court, the First Amendment, and the New Absolutism, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 409 (2012/2013).

Articles

Robert M. O'Neil, Hate Speech, Fighting Words, and Beyond–Why American Law is Unique, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 467 (2012/2013).

Rodney A. Smolla, Categories, Tiers of Review, and the Roiling Sea of Free Speech Doctrine and Principle: A Methodological Critique of United States v. Alvarez, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 499 (2012/2013).

Jeffrey C. Barnum, Encouraging Congress to Encourage Speech: Reflections on United States v. Alvarez, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 527 (2012/2013).

Majorie Heins, The Supreme Court and Political Speech in the 21st Century: The Implications of Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 561 (2012/2013).

R. George Wright, Are There First Amendments "Vacuums?": The Case of the Free Speech Challenge to Tobacco Package Labeling Requirement, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 613 (2012/2013).

Robert D. Richards & David J. Weinert, Punting in the First Amendment's Red Zone: The Supreme Court's "Indecision" on the FCC's Idecency Regulation Leaves Broadcasters Still Searching For Answers, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 631 (2012/2013).

Marvin Ammori & Luke Pelican, Media Diversity and Online Advertising, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 665 (2012/2013).

Martin H. Redish & Michael J.T. Downey, Criminal Conspiracy as Free Expression, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 697 (2012/2013).

Essay

Benajmin P. Pomerance, Welcome & Opening Remarks, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 753 (2012/2013).

Floyd Abrams, Alan B. Morrison & Moderator: Ronald K.L. Collins, Debate on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 757 (2012/2013).

Alan B. Morrison, Susan N. Herman, Robert M. O'Neil, Ronald K.L. Collins, Robert D. Richards & Adam Liptak, Panel Discussion on Recent U.S. Supreme Court Free Speech Decisions & the Implications of These Cases for American Society, 76 Alb. L. Rev. 781 (2012/2013).