All Articles tagged dissents

• New York Appeals
  January 27, 2023 EDT
  SPLITS IN DECISION-MAKING: COMPARING THE LEADERSHIP STYLES OF CHIEF JUDGE KAYE AND CHIEF JUDGE LIPPMAN
  Deana DiBenedetto

  This Note analyzes the judicial leadership styles of Chief Judge Kaye and Chief Judge Lippman in further detail to determine the benefits and detriments that each leadership style yielded.

• New York Appeals
  October 12, 2018 EDT
  JUDGE ROWAN D. WILSON: AN ADVOCATE ON THE COURT OF APPEALS
  Sarah A. Besson

  Although Judge Wilson brings commercial litigation experience to the bench, we can expect that his most significant contributions will likely be advocating for reform in the criminal justice system.

• New York Appeals
  April 18, 2017 EDT
  A CASE STUDY ON COURT OF APPEALS FINALITY
  Michael Nolan

  This article follows the Tauber case as it wove its way through the appellate courts, illustrating the concept of finality by putting it into a practical perspective.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2011 EDT
  DISSENTING: WHY DO IT?
  Robert S. Smith

  This essay outlines the reasons to dissent in a case.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2011 EDT
  DISSENT & VINDICATION IN THE DEPARTMENTS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY
  Caitlain Devereaux Lewis

  Introduction to court studies.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2011 EDT
  QUALITY IN NUMBERS? THE DYNAMICS OF DECISION-MAKING IN THE SECOND DEPARTMENT
  Kristopher Ostrander

  This study examines the the divided decision of the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, over the ten-year period beginning January 1, 2000 and ending October 1, 2010.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2011 EDT
  AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF DISSENT AT THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, THIRD DEPARTMENT
  Christopher J. Stevens

  This study takes an empirical look at the divided opinions of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, over the last ten years.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2011 EDT
  AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE VINDICATED DISSENTS OF NEW YORK APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT, FROM 2000 TO 2010
  Daniel Gross

  This study presents an empirical point of view with respect to the voting behavior of the justices of the Fourth Department.