Vol. 72, Issue 3, 2009

New York Appeals

NEW YORK APPEALS: A NEW TRADITION

Matthew J. LarochePeter M. McCormack

Foreword to inaugural issue of New York Appeals.

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SYMPOSIUM: STATE HIGH COURT JUDGES ON MAKING THEIR HARDEST DECISIONS

Maureen McKenna Goldberg

These symposium remarks tracks some of the difficult decisions of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

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BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS: THE GOODRIDGE DECISION AND MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS
John M. Greaney
These symposium remarks discuss the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's decision in Goodridge v. Dep't of Public Health.
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THE EVOLUTION OF STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN CONNECTICUT
Flemming L. Norcott Jr.
These remarks include an overview of Connecticut's developing constitutional law through the lens of two difficult cases.
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MY PERSPECTIVE ON THE RECENT NEW YORK DEATH PENALTY CASES
Robert S. Smith
These remarks discuss People v. Taylor, a New York death penalty case.
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ADVANCING THE RULE OF LAW THROUGH JUDICIAL SELECTION REFORM: IS THE NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS JUDICIAL SELECTION PROCESS THE LEAST OF OUR CONCERNS IN NEW YORK?
Norman L. Greene
This article concludes that judicial selection systems within New York State need major reform.

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A STRATEGY FOR JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IN NEW YORK

Rebecca Love KourlisJordan M. Singer

This essay describes how Judicial Performance Evaluation programs work, and explains how both the citizens and judges of New York would benefit from an official, comprehensive JPE program.

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SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON: THE VOTING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IN NON-UNANIMOUS CRIMINAL CASES FROM 2001–2008

Kevin Blackwell

This study demonstrates trends in how the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided non-unanimous or divided criminal cases over an eight-year period.

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IS THE NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS STILL “FRIENDLESS?” AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF AMICUS CURIAE PARTICIPATION

Matthew Laroche

This author conducted an empirical study of amicus curiae participation in the Court of Appeals over the last twenty years.

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THE NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER AS SOLE TRUSTEE OF THE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND: A CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEE?
Andria L. Bentley
This comment discusses the history of the New York State Constitution’s nonimpairment clause and addresses whether it dictates the State Comptroller’s role as sole trustee of the CRF.
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THE CONVENIENCE OF THE EMPLOYER TEST: WHY WE SHOULD RECONSIDER THE CRITIQUE OF NEW YORK’S TAX APPORTIONMENT SCHEME
Brian C. Borie
In this article, the author addresses and dispels the most common criticisms of the convenience of the employer test related to the taxation of telecommuters.
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TO HARM, TO VICTIMIZE, AND TO DESTROY: THE UGLY REASON WHY THE CHAMBERS MAJORITY OPINION WAS SO RIGHT
Matthew J. Skinner
This comment critically confronts the analysis used in the court’s majority opinion in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health.

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