All Articles tagged legislation

• General
  May 27, 2016 EDT
  WHAT “YES MEANS YES” MEANS FOR NEW YORK SCHOOLS: THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF NEW YORK’S EFFORTS TO COMBAT CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT
  Chandler Delamater

  This comment focuses on New York’s state-wide adoption of an affirmative consent standard in its colleges, and its potential effectiveness for combating the epidemic of sexual violence against women.

• General
  April 08, 2016 EDT
  WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: A GLOBAL COMPARISON ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE MEANS NECESSARY TO COMBAT IT
  Caitlin Mahserjian

  This note discusses the differing roles that governments play in perpetuating domestic violence.

• New York Appeals
  January 01, 2014 EDT
  COURT OF APPEALS EMPHATICALLY REAFFIRMS NEW YORK‘S AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT DOCTRINE
  Jyotin HamidChristine Ford

  This article examines the development of the at-will employment doctrine in New York, including the Court of Appeals decision in Sullivan v. Harnisch.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  September 23, 2013 EDT
  “IT AIN‘T NECESSARILY SO”: THE GOVERNOR‘S “MESSAGE OF NECESSITY” AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN NEW YORK
  Peter J. GalieChristopher Bopst

  This article examines the New York State Constitution‘s bill aging and message of necessity provisions.

• General
  January 01, 2012 EDT
  CRITICIZING THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FRANCHISE ENCROACHMENT LAW
  Uri Benoliel

  Encroachment practices are often used by franchisors to cause their respective franchisees‘ businesses to fail, thereby allowing franchisors to evade a contractual or statutory obligation to pay damages.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  August 08, 2010 EDT
  RESENTENCING AFTER THE FALL OF ROCKEFELLER: THE FAILURE OF THE DRUG LAW REFORM ACTS OF 2004 AND 2005 TO REMEDY THE INJUSTICES OF NEW YORK‘S ROCKEFELLER DRUG LAWS AND THE COMPROMISE OF 2009
  Peter A. Mancuso

  This comment describes the legislative compromise that resulted in the DLRA of 2009 and assesses the likely effects of the recent revisions.

• General
  May 08, 2009 EDT
  JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION: A STEP TOWARDS DECREASING HATE ATTACKS
  Kathleen A. Bantley

  This Article focuses on the impact that judicial decisions and legislative acts increasing the rights of gays and lesbians have on “hate crimes.”

• General
  January 08, 2009 EDT
  CRITICIZING THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FRANCHISE ENCROACHMENT LAW
  Uri Benoliel

  This article proposes that encroachment practices are often used by franchisors to cause their franchisees‘ businesses to fail, allowing franchisors to evade a contractual obligation to pay damages.