Dissents, both opinions and votes, are particularly revealing. As I’ve explained numerous times on New York Court Watcher [See e.g., NYCOA: Criminal Appeals (Part 3)–Voting & Decisional Patterns (Mar. 13, 2019)] and elsewhere [See e.g., Great Dissents: ‘Matters of High Principle’ at the Court of Appeals, 94 N.Y. ST. B.J. at 23 (Nov./Dec. 2022)]–and as judicial scholars
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Part 5, More on Caseload and on Criminal Appeals–NYCOA: The Wilson Uptick
The Court of Appeals remains the focus for now. Yes, dramatic developments at the Supreme Court should and will be addressed. Meanwhile, remember that for New Yorkers, our lives under the law are much more directly and regularly affected by the rulings of our highest court–just as they are for residents of other states and…
Part 4, Update and More on Criminal Appeals–NYCOA: The Wilson Uptick
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at the first 4 months of Rowan Wilson’s tenure as New York’s Chief Judge and saw a 45% increase in total appeals calendared over the corresponding period the previous year. In Part 2, we saw that the number of criminal appeals calendared had actually doubled. In Part 3, we saw…
Being Chief Judge with Rowan Wilson and Jonathan Lippman
The Eminence and Experience–and Exhaustion–of Being New York’s Chief JudgeThe 14th Annual Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke SymposiumAlbany Law School, April 25, 2024
Part 3, More on Criminal Appeals–NYCOA: The Wilson Uptick
In Part 1 of this series, we saw that the number of cases calendared for a hearing at the Court of Appeals in the first 4 months since Rowan Wilson became New York’s Chief Judge increased significantly. A 45% increase over the same 4 months the previous year. In Part 2, we saw that the…
Being Chief Judge with Rowan Wilson and Jonathan Lippman, April 25
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NYCOA: Takeaways from the New Redistricting Decision
This past week, New York’s highest court, in a 4-3 decision in Matter of Hoffman v. NYS Independent Redistricting Commission, ordered the state’s bipartisan Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) to reconvene and to redraw the state’s congressional districts. There’s much to be said about that decision, both legally and politically.(click to enlarge for a better view)Presumably,…
Part 2, Criminal Appeals–NYCOA: The Wilson Uptick
We previously looked at the increase in cases being heard at New York’s highest court since Rowan Wilson was elevated to Chief Judge this past April and, more specifically, since he began producing the Court’s calendars starting with this September’s. We saw that the increase has already been half-again what it was previously. That is…
Why I Loved Sandra Day O’Connor
Source: Annenberg Public Policy CenterWe learned last week that she had passed away. We knew it was coming. We knew she was quite ill and that the Justice O’Connor we knew had already left us. But we are, nevertheless, newly aggrieved that she is gone.I didn’t know Justice O’Connor well on a personal or social level.…
NYCOA: The Wilson Uptick
Yikes! It’s been a few months. First, it was severe neck trauma that kept me totally out of commission for a while, and since then it’s been zealously catching up on delayed deadlines and postponed commitments. Now, for better or worse, I’m back!There’s lots to address about both the Supreme Court and New York’s high…