The History of the New York Court of Appeals : : 1932-2003 /

The History of the New York Court of Appeals : : 1932-2003 / / Bernard Meyer, Seth Agata, Burton Agata, Francis Bergan.

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Meyer, Bernard,
Agata, Burton,
Bergan, Francis,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (864 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. A Brief Overview of the Court of Appeals
  • 2. Jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals
  • 3. Interrelation of the Court of Appeals, the Legislature, and the Executive
  • 4. Common Law and the Court of Appeals
  • 5. Statutory Interpretation
  • 6. Form of Opinions and Reports
  • 7. The Great Depression
  • 8. New Judicial Federalism
  • 9. Motion Picture Censorship
  • 10. Obscenity, Indecency, and Immorality
  • 11. Religion
  • 12. Real Property
  • 13. Contracts
  • 14. Torts
  • 15. Corporations
  • 16. Arbitration
  • 17. Criminal Law
  • 18. Evidence
  • 19. Conflict of Laws
  • 20. Procedure
  • 21. Education
  • 22. Abortion, Right to Control Own Medical Care, and Some Related Matters
  • 23. Family Law
  • 24. Election Law
  • 25. Antitrust and Restraints on Competition
  • 26. Picketing and Labor Relations
  • 27. The Chief Judges' Contributions: State of the Judiciary
  • Notes
  • Subject Index
  • Table of Statutes
  • Table of Cases

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