This Note discusses the rise of drag bans and ways that the legal system is misused to marginalize members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Chief Judge Rowan Wilson and former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman engage in a panel discussion on what it means to oversee New York State's Court of Appeals and court system.
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State Constitutional Commentary This Panel examined historical and current judicial selection methods of state supreme courts around the nation, noting the importance state high courts play in upholding democratic ideals.
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State Constitutional Commentary This Essay explores state courts as rights expositors/ protectors and democratic agents/representatives and seeks to reconcile the tension, concluding they are in fact harmonious manifestations of Brennanian and Brandeisian ideals.
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State Constitutional Commentary This Essay examines redistricting lawsuits before state high courts, focusing on partisan gerrymandering cases, an area that has fallen to state courts to police since the 2019 Rucho SCOTUS decision.
This student Comment reviews the historical treatment of people with disabilities, the current IEP process that disadvantages parents/guardians, and proposes an amendment to the IDEA ensuring legal representation for parents/guardians.
This Essay explores how the law identifies climate-displaced people and states’ obligations to protect them, aruging that guaranteeing substantial support for the Loss and Damage Fund is the first step.
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New York Appeals This Article explores the limits of Article V, Section 4 of the NYS constitution, under which governors appoint heads of most departments and all boards and commissions with senate approval.
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State Constitutional Commentary This Article examines the 1821 New York Constitution, the first to bring race into its fabric, and Martin Van Buren's role in the state's colonial background and constitutional tradition.
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Justice Commentaries This Article offers a working definition of the "humanitarian stowaway," and provides recommendations for the American government to modernize enforcement and practice of immigration laws to protect the humanitarian stowaway.
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New York Appeals Springboarding off of recent redistricting in New York, this student Comment explains why special masters are the appropriate remedy for ill-apportioned redistricting maps drawn by state legislatures to avoid litigation.