NYCOA Judge Abdus-Salaam: Opinion Patterns [presentations]

Here are two mini-presentations prepared by students in the Court of Appeals Intensive Seminar. One looks at voting patterns in Judge Abdus-Salaam's majority opinions, and the other in her dissents.
It should be noted that, in a decision last week, In Re Brooke S.B., Judge Abdus-Salaam authored a magnificent opinion for the Court on the rights of de facto parents, vindicating a similarly magnificent dissent by then-Judge Judith Kaye in Alison D. (1991), and explicitly overruling that decision which was rendered in one of those shamefully superficial unsigned majority opinions.

Stacy Mazzara

To view Stacy Mazzara's mini-presentation on Judge Abdus-Salaam's majority opinions, click HERE.

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Sarah Baker

To view Sarah Baker's mini-presentation on Judge Abdus-Salaam's dissenting opinions, click HERE.

NYCOA Judge Abdus-Salaam: Patterns from Majority Opinions (presentation)

By Stacy Mazzara

Stacy Mazzara graduated with highest honors from Albany Law School in 2016. She received her a B.A. in Communication Studies and Spanish from the State University of New York at New Paltz in 2013. During law school, she served as an Associate Editor of the Albany Law Review, interned at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, and completed a field placement with the Honorable Mae A. D’Agostino of the Northern District of New York. She will begin her career at the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office this fall.
This presentation was prepared by Stacy for Professor Bonventre's Court of Appeals Intensive Seminar. It focuses on Judge Abdus-Salaam's ten most recently authored majority opinions (at the time) to discern any patterns.

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NYCOA Judge Abdus-Salaam: Patterns from Dissenting Opinions (presentation)

By Sarah H. Baker

Sarah Baker graduated from Albany Law School this past spring. She did her undergraduate work at SUNY Geneseo, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. During law school, Sarah was an Executive Editor for Notes and Comments for Volume 79 of the Albany Law Review. She served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Mae A. D’Agostino in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. She also had the opportunity to intern for the Claims Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office, as well as serving as a research assistant at Albany Law.
This presentation was prepared for Professor Bonventre’s Court of Appeals Intensive Seminar. It reflects Sarah's research on Judge Abdus-Salaam, focusing on her ten most recently authored dissenting opinions (at the time) to discern any patterns. 

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