{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-new-bernard-meyer-9780231136327","title":"The History of the New York Court of Appeals, 1932-2003","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1932 to 2003, the New York Court of Appeals-the highest court in the state- decided crucial cases pertaining to the social and legal issues of the day. The judges' rulings affected laws regarding motion picture censorship; obscenity, indecency, and immorality; religion; capital punishment; torts; the right to control personal medical care; and abortion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis comprehensive history completes a two volume series that began with \u003ci\u003eThe History of the New York Court of Appeals, 1847-1932\u003c\/i\u003e. Each case is richly recounted and analyzed, detailing the decisions and dissenting opinions. Short biographies are provided for the judges who served during this period, and changes in the selection of judges, as well as the court's jurisdiction, are thoroughly explained. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParticular to this volume, the authors provide the legal, social, and political contexts for these cases, showing how the law has evolved over time. They examine the court's view concerning its constitutional power to respond to an economic emergency during the Great Depression; they outline cases in which the judges ruled on the government's role in legislating morals and morality; and they focus on the evolution of the court's opinions regarding statutory interpretation, judicial federalism, censorship, constitutional reform, criminal law and capital punishment, rules of evidence, education, family law, and antitrust and labor law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Meyer, Francis Bergan, Burton Agata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231136323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231136327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.38w x 2.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 220","brand":"Bernard Meyer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056686002431,"sku":"9780231136327","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6688022a-42ec-4cc0-b8c7-b7249417a152.jpg?v=1685042699","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-the-new-bernard-meyer-9780231136327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}