This Essay recounts letters written by Supreme Court Justice Cardozo to New York's Chief Judge Pound that discuss topics ranging from pending cases for certiorari to the judges' friendship.
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- New York AppealsThis Article seeks to understand the confusion surrounding CPL 470.15(1), aka the LaFontaine rule and its Garrett exception, and proposes limiting Garrett to the distinguishing characteristics of its Brady ruling.
- New York AppealsThis Article examines increases in pain and suffering awards in burn, brain damage, and asbestos cases and the inconsistency with which the "deviates materially" standard is applied under CPLR 5501(c).
- New York AppealsThis Article analyzes the development of whistleblower protections under Section 740 in New York and the factors determining whether the 2021 Amendment is retroactive, considering the amendment's intent and purpose.
- New York AppealsThis 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.
- New York AppealsThis Comment evaluates approaches that fourteen news outlets took in breaking the news of the NY Court of Appeals overturning Harvey Weinstein's conviction based on the Molineux rule.
- New York AppealsThis 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.
- New York AppealsSpringboarding 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.