The history of the New York Court of Appeals
Subtitle: 1932-2003
By: Bernard S. Meyer, Burton C. Agata, and Seth H. Agata.
Contributors: Agata, Burton C., 1928-; Agata, Seth H.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 837
Subjects: New York (State). Court of Appeals -- History; Courts of last resort -- New York (State) -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A brief overview of the court of appeals; title: Jurisdiction of the court of appeals; title: Interrelation of the court of appeals, the legislature, and the executive; title: Common law and the court of appeals; title: Statutory interpretation; title: Form of opinions and reports; title: The great depression; title: New judicial federalism; title: Motion picture censorship; title: Obscenity, indecency, and immorality; title: Religion; title: Real property; title: Contracts; title: Torts; title: Corporations; title: Arbitration; title: Criminal law; title: Evidence; title: Conflict of laws; title: Procedure; title: Education; title: Abortion, right to control own medical care, and some related matters; title: Family law; title: Election law; title: Antitrust and restraints on competition; title: Picketing and labor relations; title: The chief judge's contributions: state of the judiciary.