Vol. 80, Issue 4, 2017

Vincent Martin Bonventre

Foreword

Jay C. Carlisle IIAnthony DiPietro

Tribute to the late Chief Judge of New York, Lawrence H. Cooke.

New York Appeals
WHOSE SEAT ON THE NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALS DO YOU HAVE?
Alan J. Pierce
This article traces each of the seven seats on the New York Court of Apepals back to 1870.
New York Appeals
FOUND AND LOST: RECLAIMING THE PRESS PRIVILEGE FOR NONCONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
David McCraw
This article argues that only with a higher articulated threshold for criticality and necessity can the protection intended by the Shield Law and O’Neill be consistently realized.
New York Appeals
THE LEGISLATURE’S POWER TO CORRECT THE ANOMALY OF BENEFITTING FROM A FAILURE TO PRESERVE AN ARGUMENT FOR APPELLATE REVIEW
Brian J. Shoot
This article examines the rule that allows a party to benefit from his or her failure to properly preserve the winning claim or argument for appellate review.
New York Appeals
LABOR LAW ARTICLE 6: A MISUNDERSTOOD LAW THAT FULLY PROTECTS ALL EMPLOYEES’ WAGES
Scott A. Lucas
The idea that Article 6 does not give all employees the right to recover unpaid wages is irreconcilably inconsistent with Article 6’s text and purpose.

Gerald Benjamin

This articles considers issues faced by Chassidic-run local governments in New York State.

Di MaBryan Gottlieb

This article argues that changes to the Article I, section 9, prohibitions on gambling are necessary in light of today’s gambling environment.

Calvin H. Johnson

This article traces New York ratifying the federal Constitution.

State Constitutional Commentary
A CASE AGAINST A CONVENTION OF THE STATES
Kevin M. Smith
This article considers how the federal Constitution has endured for so many years.
State Constitutional Commentary
LINDE’S LEGACY: THE TRIUMPH OF OREGON STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, 1970-2000
Richard S. Price
Instead of building a new, independent state constitutional law, state supreme courts still rely primarily on federal doctrine with only occasional state decisions offered on an ad hoc basis.