All Articles tagged Housing

• Justice Commentaries
  September 27, 2020 EDT
  PERCEPTIONS OF EXONEREES: A REVIEW OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
  Lakia FaisonLaura Smalarz

  This article reviews psychological research on the reintegration challenges faced by exonerees with a particular emphasis on social perceptions of exonerated individuals.

• General
  January 01, 2018 EDT
  AN ANALYSIS OF HOME WARRANTY CONTRACTS
  Chad G. Marzen

  This article comprehensively examines the contractual provisions of the standard contracts of several different home warranty companies to compare and contrast contractual provisions.

• General
  May 01, 2017 EDT
  TWIQBAL, INC.: FINDING DISPARATE-IMPACT CLAIMS COGNIZABLE UNDER THE FAIR HOUSING ACT AND RAISING SERIOUS CONCERNS IN THE PROCESS
  Steven Cummings

  Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. ICP amounts to the Court making a new pleading requirement for a specific claim, which conflicts with the Rules Enabling Act.

• Justice Commentaries
  October 16, 2014 EDT
  FROM THE ASYLUM TO SOLITARY: TRANSINSTITUTIONALIZATION
  Sol WachtlerKeri Bagala

  This article posits that once a seriously mentally ill prisoner is put in solitary confinement, a new tragedy unfolds.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2013 EDT
  UNSETTLED TIMES MAKEWELL-SETTLED LAW: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NEW YORK STATE‘S RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE STATUTES AND CASE LAW
  Mark C. Dillon

  This article summarizes the state of residential foreclosure law in New York, focusing on the homeowner protection statutes passed after the 2008 housing crisis.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION: SUPPORT FOR COMPENSATION AND APOLOGIES
  Kimberly A. ClowIsabella M. BlandisiRose RicciardelliRegina A. Schuller

  To investigate public perception of compensation, face-to-face interviews were conducted with fifteen community members. Findings suggest that all interviewees believed that individuals who have been wrongly convicted should receive compensation.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  “NOW I SEE IT FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS”: THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN AN INNOCENCE PROJECT PRACTICUM ON CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS
  Rose RicciardelliKimberly A. ClowJames G. Bell

  This study investigated the experiences of criminology students who participated in an innocence project practicum at a Canadian university.

• New York Appeals
  May 05, 2010 EDT
  LINE IN THE SAND: PROGRESSIVE LAWYERING, “MASTER COMMUNITIES,” AND A BATTLE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN NEW YORK CITY
  Raymond H. Brescia

  This article provides the context for the landlords’ campaign to deregulate Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village.

• General
  January 08, 2009 EDT
  JUDICIAL ACTIVISM IN THE SERVICE OF PRIVILEGE: NEW YORK’S FIRST DEPARTMENT MAKES SPECIAL RULES FOR SPECIAL DEFENDANTS
  Craig Gurian

  This article demonstrates that Pelton’s application of the business judgment rule was unwarranted and unsupportable and that Pelton ignored the plain language of the City Human Rights Law.