The Treatment of Criminal Cases by the High Courts of Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey

A Presentation on Preliminary Observations of the Patterns Emerging  from the Data, 2005-2010

By Roslyn Fuller

In this PowerPoint presentation, Roslyn Fuller, a third-year student at Albany Law School, a Senior Editor of the Law Review, and Co-Executive Director of the Center, compares the treatment of criminal cases by the high courts of Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey.  Among other things, the presentation looks at the members of the three tribunals, with particular attention to the experience of each of them with criminal law. Ultimately, the presentation examines data based on more than 200 divided criminal decisions over six years, 2005 through 2010, and offers initial observations based on the decisional and voting patterns within the three state supreme courts.

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Chief Justice Margaret Marshall of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

A Presentation on the Life and Judicial Record of One of the Nation's Most Highly Regarded Jurists

By Jessie R. Cardinale.

In this power point presentation, Jessie Cardinale, a third-year student at Albany Law School and Senior Editor of the Center, profiles Margaret Marshall, the first female Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court--America's oldest appellate court and one of its most historically influential. Off the bench, Marshall has had a fascinating and inspiring life. On the bench, she has authored several landmark opinions, including Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, which legalized same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.  This presentation outlines Marshall's background, relationship with associate justices, and voting patterns during her tenure as Chief Justice. Marshall recently retired to spend more time with her husband, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anthony Lewis.

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