The history of the New York Court of Appeals, 1932-2003 /
From 1932 to 2003, the New York Court of Appeals-the highest court in the state- decided crucial cases pertaining to the social and legal issues of the day. The judges' rulings affected laws regarding motion picture censorship; obscenity, indecency, and immorality; religion; capital punishment;...
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| Idioma: | inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press
©2006.
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| Acceso en liña: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/meye13632 |
Table of Contents:
- A brief overview of the court of appeals
- Jurisdiction of the court of appeals
- Interrelation of the court of appeals, the legislature, and the executive
- Common law and the court of appeals
- Statutory interpretation
- Form of opinions and reports
- The great depression
- New judicial federalism
- Motion picture censorship
- Obscenity, indecency, and immorality
- Religion
- Real property
- Contracts
- Torts
- Corporations
- Arbitration
- Criminal law
- Evidence
- Conflict of laws
- Procedure
- Education
- Abortion, right to control own medical care, and some related matters
- Family law
- Election law
- Antitrust and restraints on competition
- Picketing and labor relations
- The chief judges' contributions : state of the judiciary.