All Articles tagged representation

• New York Appeals
  January 18, 2023 EDT
  HE WHO REPRESENTS HIMSELF HAS A FOOL FOR A CLIENT: THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL AND THE RIGHT TO SELF-REPRESENTATION IN NEW YORK
  Colleen D. DuffyMelany Gray

  This Article reviews the current state of the law in New York as to what constitutes a valid waiver of a defendant’s right to counsel at trial.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  January 12, 2023 EDT
  “FREE AND EQUAL”: JAMES WILSON’S ELECTIONS CLAUSE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR FIGHTING PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING IN STATE COURTS
  Brett Graham

  This Article aims to dive into the "free and equal" elections clause, with particular focus on its authorship and potential uses in the future over the battle of partisan gerrymandering.

• 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.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  March 18, 2020 EDT
  CHIEF STATE SUPREME COURTS JUSTICES, FROM JUDICIAL ELECTIONS TO DECISION MAKING: WOMEN’S ISSUES IN THE TRUMP ERA
  Cynthia Boyer

  This article aims to tackle the issue of women as chief justices in State Supreme Court in the Trump era.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE MEASURE OF GOOD LAWYERING: EVALUATING HOLISTIC DEFENSE IN PRACTICE
  Cynthia G. LeeBrian J. OstromMatthew Kleiman

  This article seeks to reconcile the competing definitions of holistic defense and to develop a unified framework for empirically evaluating holistic defense.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE TRIALS OF INDIGENT DEFENSE: TYPE OF COUNSEL AND CASE OUTCOMES IN FELONY JURY TRIALS
  Erin York Cornwell

  This article outlines how disparities in resources and differences in courtroom roles may put public defenders at a distinct disadvantage in cases adjudicated through trial.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE MEASURE OF GOOD LAWYERING: EVALUATING HOLISTIC DEFENSE IN PRACTICE
  Cynthia G. LeeBrian J. OstromMatthew Kleiman

  This article seeks to reconcile the competing definitions of holistic defense and to develop a unified framework for empirically evaluating holistic defense.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE TRIALS OF INDIGENT DEFENSE: TYPE OF COUNSEL AND CASE OUTCOMES IN FELONY JURY TRIALS
  Erin York Cornwell

  This article outlines how disparities in resources and differences in courtroom roles may put public defenders at a distinct disadvantage in cases adjudicated through trial.

• General
  May 13, 2014 EDT
  AVOIDING CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY TO BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO HAVE USED PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS: CAN WE KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK?
  Bryan Gottlieb

  This paper identifies the availability and relative strengths and weaknesses of various legal safeguards that MLB teams and sponsors of players have for avoiding contractual liability to athletes who have...

• New York Appeals
  January 01, 2014 EDT
  THE EXPANSION OF NEW YORK STATE POST-CONVICTION RELIEF: PEOPLE V. SEEBER AND THE EXTENSION OF CPL 440.10(1)(B) BEYOND BRADY
  Karin S. Portlock

  The Third Department‘s decision in People v. Seeber is a seminal opinion on the purpose, meaning, and scope of New York State Criminal Procedure Law (CPL) section 440.10(1)(b).

• State Constitutional Commentary
  August 08, 2010 EDT
  WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS THEN AND NOW: LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
  James R. Acker

  Professor Acker's symposium remarks.