The history of the New York Court of Appeals, 1932-2003 / Bernard S. Meyer, Burton C. Agata, and Seth H. Agata.

Author/creator Meyer, Bernard S.
Other author Agata, Burton C., 1928-
Other author Agata, Seth H.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press,
Descriptionx, 837 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
New York (State). Court of Appeals--History.
Courts of last resort--New York (State). --History.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005030092
ISBN0231136323 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231509901 (electronic)
ISBN9780231136327