All Articles tagged Connecticut

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2012 EDT
  INSTITUTIONAL CONSERVATISM AND ITS IMPACT ON APPELLATE DECISION-MAKING: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
  Robert J. Brenner

  This Article examines the dissenting opinions of Judges sitting on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals from August 1, 2006 to October 1, 2011.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2012 EDT
  STAYING TRUE TO THE IDEALS OF FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE DISSENTS OF JUDGE STRAUB
  Danielle L. Levine

  This Article presents an empirical study of the dissenting opinions of Judge Struab of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2012 EDT
  DECISION-MAKING AT THE SECOND CIRCUIT: JUDGES BARRINGTON D. PARKER, JR. AND ROBERT D. SACK
  Christina L. Shifton

  Empirical examination of the voting patterns of two judges, Judge Barrington D. Parker, Jr. and Judge Robert D. Sack of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

• General
  May 08, 2009 EDT
  HOW FAR IS TOO FAR?: THE SPENDING CLAUSE, THE TENTH AMENDMENT, AND THE EDUCATION STATE’S BATTLE AGAINST UNFUNDED MANDATES
  Michael J. Pendell

  This article analyzes the State of Connecticut’s decision to bring an action against the United States government for the unfunded mandates associated with NCLB.

• New York Appeals
  May 05, 2009 EDT
  THE EVOLUTION OF STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN CONNECTICUT
  Flemming L. Norcott Jr.

  These remarks include an overview of Connecticut's developing constitutional law through the lens of two difficult cases.