All Articles tagged Elections
State Constitutional Commentary
December 24, 2024 EDT This Panel examined historical and current judicial selection methods of state supreme courts around the nation, noting the importance state high courts play in upholding democratic ideals.
State Constitutional Commentary
December 24, 2024 EDT This Essay examines redistricting lawsuits before state high courts, focusing on partisan gerrymandering cases, an area that has fallen to state courts to police since the 2019 Rucho SCOTUS decision.
State Constitutional Commentary
June 13, 2024 EDT This Article shows that ideological competition over selection methods continues in several states, which ostensibly provide supreme court elections, but in practice nearly always appoint their justices.
State Constitutional Commentary
January 12, 2023 EDT This Article aims to dive into the "free and equal" elections clause, with particular focus on its authorship and potential uses in the future over the battle of partisan gerrymandering.
State Constitutional Commentary
March 10, 2021 EDT In this article, the authors review attempts to treat redistricting as a process not requiring the signature of the governor and cases involving past attempts to exclude opposing parties.
New York Appeals
September 13, 2019 EDT Two 2018 appellate division decisions that rejected potential candidacies on technical grounds demonstrate that more remains to be done to achieve the promise of equitable ballot access in New York.
General
April 15, 2018 EDT This article concludes that the Founders’ failure to clearly develop a universal framework for resolving disputed elections was a significant oversight.
State Constitutional Commentary
January 05, 2015 EDT Judge Ciparick's lecture.
General
May 08, 2009 EDT This article argues in favor of a constitutional amendment in New York instituting a local merit-based appointment system for state supreme court justices.
New York Appeals
May 05, 2009 EDT This article concludes that judicial selection systems within New York State need major reform.
New York Appeals
May 05, 2009 EDT This essay describes how Judicial Performance Evaluation programs work, and explains how both the citizens and judges of New York would benefit from an official, comprehensive JPE program.
State Constitutional Commentary
May 05, 2007 EDT This high court study considers the effect the election of Justice Eakin and the resulting Republican majority had on the percentage of criminal appeals decided in favor of the prosecution.
General
January 01, 2006 EDT This essay discusses the historical development of the Colorado Constitution.