All Articles tagged governor

• State Constitutional Commentary
  January 11, 2024 EDT
  GOVERNORS’ EMERGENCY POWERS IN LIGHT OF COVID-19
  Robert F. WilliamsMax Sevor

  This article examines the nature of increased emergency powers granted to governors during the COVID-19 pandemic in a state-by-state analysis.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  March 10, 2021 EDT
  UP BY THEIR OWN BOOTSTRAPS: WILL A NEW SUPREME COURT LET LEGISLATURES BYPASS GOVERNORS OVER REDISTRICTING?
  Richard F. Ober Jr.Samuel S.-H. WangAaron Barden

  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
  February 13, 2015 EDT
  WHAT “TOUGH ON CRIME” LOOKS LIKE: HOW GEORGE PATAKI TRANSFORMED THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS
  Benjamin Pomerance

  This article considers Governor Pataki's appointments for the New York Court of Appeals and how the selections related to Pataki's vision of being tough on crime.

• New York Appeals
  February 13, 2015 EDT
  DEDICATION
  Matthew BovaChristopher LacovaraJonathan Waisnor

  Dedication to Judge Robert S. Smith.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  September 23, 2013 EDT
  AUTOMATIC LIEUTENANT GUBERNATORIAL SUCCESSION: PREVENTING LEGISLATIVE GRIDLOCK WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE ELECTIVE PRINCIPLE
  Patrick A. Woods

  This article is an attempt to find a solution to the problem of lieutenant gubernatorial succession in New York.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2013 EDT
  ALBANY‘S DECADE OF CORRUPTION: PUBLIC INTEGRITY ENFORCEMENT AFTER SKILLING V. UNITED STATES, NEW YORK‘S DORMANT HONEST SERVICES FRAUD STATUTE, AND REMEDIAL CRIMINAL LAW REFORM
  Andrew M. Stengel

  After the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling v. United States and the prevalence of corruption in New York state government, Penal Law section 200.25 should be vigorously enforced.

• New York Appeals
  May 05, 2010 EDT
  SKELOS V. PATERSON: THE SURPRISINGLY STRONG CASE FOR THE GOVERNOR’S SURPRISING POWER TO APPOINT A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
  Richard Briffault

  This article explains why the Court of Appeals in Skelos v. Paterson was right to conclude that the governor had statutory and constitutional authority for his action.

• New York Appeals
  May 05, 2010 EDT
  JUDGE VICTORIA A. GRAFFEO: COMMITTED, CONSERVATIVE, COLLEGIAL
  Jeremy A. Cooney

  This article explores Judge Graffeo's judicial themes that have emerged in order to afford the reader a better understanding of who she is as a judge on the state’s highest...

• General
  March 03, 2010 EDT
  “EATING YOUR SEED CORN”: A NOTE ON NEW YORK STATE’S FISCAL POLICY FROM LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RAVITCH
  Richard Ravitch

  This essay provides an outlook on New York State's fiscal condition.

• General
  January 01, 2006 EDT
  GOVERNEMENT REFORM FROM AN EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE
  Richard Platkin

  This article considers how the executive branch may undertake reform efforts.

• General
  January 01, 2005 EDT
  THE GOVERNOR FROM FIGUREHEAD TO PRIME MINISTER: A HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION AND THE SHIFT OF BASIC POWER TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
  John T. Buckley

  This article traces the evolution of the NYS government from a legislatively dominated constitutional structure to a more executive dominated one.