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• New York Appeals
  September 14, 2022 EDT
  Declining Dispositions of the Court of Appeals
  Thomas R. NewmanJames Edward Pelzer

  Recounting the development and refinement of the jurisdiction of the Court and review of the comprehensive statistical record of its work, compiled in the Annual Reports of its Clerk.

• New York Appeals
  September 02, 2022 EDT
  Are Women Getting An Equal Chance to Argue at the New York Court of Appeals? Ten Years of Argument Data Paint a Troubling Picture
  Robert S. Rosborough IV

  This article explores the representation of women as advocates before the NY Court of Appeals and their ability to influence the views of the judges who shape New York law.

• General
  January 17, 2020 EDT
  UNJUST TIMING LIMITATIONS IN GENETIC MALPRACTICE CASES
  Gary MarchantBonnie LeRoyLauren ClatchEllen Wright Clayton

  There is a growing tension between an injured plaintiff’s right to seek legal recourse against a providers’ interest in preventing open-ended liability based on evidence that may be stale.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 28, 2019 EDT
  WHEN A PLEA IS NO BARGAIN AT ALL: COMPARING SENTENCING OUTCOMES FOR MASSACHUSETTS DEFENDANTS IN NON-SEXUAL AND SEXUAL CRIMES
  Annabelle Frazier

  This study addresses gaps in research relating to sexual and violent crime prosecution by following up on Abrams’s conclusion that plea-bargaining does not result in sentence reductions for defendants.

• New York Appeals
  October 12, 2018 EDT
  THE MAYHEM OF WRONGFUL LIBERTY: DOCUMENTING THE CRIMES OF TRUE PERPETRATORS IN CASES OF WRONGFUL INCARCERATION
  Frank R. BaumgartnerAmanda GriggRachelle RamírezJ. Sawyer Lucy

  This paper presents an account of wrongful liberty and a first-of-its-kind documentation of all known crimes of wrongful liberty in a single state, North Carolina.

• Justice Commentaries
  July 17, 2018 EDT
  FINGERPRINTS AND MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE: “OTHER” TYPES OF ERROR AND A POST-CONVICTION RIGHT TO DATABASE SEARCHING
  Simon A. ColeBarry C. Scheck

  This article examines the various fact patterns through which latent fingerprint evidence can play a role in wrongful convictions.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  ME AND MR. JONES: A SYSTEMS-BASED ANALYSIS OF A CATASTROPHIC DEFENSE OUTCOME
  Pamela R. Metzger

  This article explains how data collection and analysis can improve public defender practice.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  ME AND MR. JONES: A SYSTEMS-BASED ANALYSIS OF A CATASTROPHIC DEFENSE OUTCOME
  Pamela R. Metzger

  This article explains how data collection and analysis can improve public defender practice.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  August 08, 2010 EDT
  STATE SUPREME COURTS, STATE CONSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL LITIGATION
  Paul BraceBrent D. Boyea

  This study argues that state constitutional content—the basic rules of the game—influences the business of state supreme courts when it comes to civil appeals.