All Articles tagged Rowan Wilson

• State Constitutional Commentary
  January 04, 2025 EDT
  14th ANNUAL CHIEF JUDGE LAWRENCE H. COOKE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY SYMPOSIUM: THE EMINENCE AND EXPERIENCE—AND EXHAUSTION—OF BEING NEW YORK’S CHIEF JUDGE
  Hon. Rowan WilsonHon. Jonathan LippmanVincent BonventreKanika Johar

  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.

• New York Appeals
  November 15, 2024 EDT
  A CASE FOR A HAPPIER ELEPHANT: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, RIGHT HOLDERS, AND NONHUMAN ANIMAL PERSONHOOD
  Ashley DeGennaro

  This Student Note examines NY's famous "Happy, the Elephant" case, arguing that legal personhood is a malleable construct and should be expanded to appreciate and protect rights of nonhuman animals.