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Sheltering Counsel: Towards A Right To A Lawyer In Eviction Proceedings, Raymond H. Brescia
Sheltering Counsel: Towards A Right To A Lawyer In Eviction Proceedings, Raymond H. Brescia
Touro Law Review
This Article provides an overview of the current arguments presented by advocates who seek to establish a right to counsel for indigent tenants in eviction proceedings and assesses the strength of those arguments in the current political, social, and economic milieu. It is beyond question that the overwhelming majority of low-income tenants are unrepresented in proceedings in which their homes are in jeopardy and having counsel in such proceedings often prevents eviction and homelessness. Preventing those evictions reduces the human cost of homelessness, saves government substantial money by not having to provide shelter to the homeless, and preserves the stock …
The Confrontation Of The Legislative And Executive Branches: An Examination Of The Constitutional Balance Of Powers And The Role Of The Attorney General, Robert E. Palmer
The Confrontation Of The Legislative And Executive Branches: An Examination Of The Constitutional Balance Of Powers And The Role Of The Attorney General, Robert E. Palmer
Pepperdine Law Review
The United States Constitution created an internally dependent tripartite governing scheme which relied upon a carefully drafted system of checks and balances as a means of self-regulation. Recent years have seen increased conflicts between the separate branches, the most recent of which is the occasion for this article. The article traces the rise and fall of the power exercised by the various branches and then focuses on the recent confrontation between Congress and the executive branch concerning the actions of the Environmental Protection Agency and the subsequent resignation of Anne McGill Burford. Of particular interest to this inquiry is the …
Change The Rules And You Change The Game: At’S Why Charter Revisions Matter In New York City, John Avlon
Change The Rules And You Change The Game: At’S Why Charter Revisions Matter In New York City, John Avlon
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Working Toward A Better-Functioning Government: Re Ections On The 2010 Charter Revision Commission, Matthew Goldstein
Working Toward A Better-Functioning Government: Re Ections On The 2010 Charter Revision Commission, Matthew Goldstein
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Learning From Washington: A New Approach To Analyzing The Structure Of New York City’S Government, David S. Yassky
Learning From Washington: A New Approach To Analyzing The Structure Of New York City’S Government, David S. Yassky
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Case For And Against The Borough President In Twenty-First Century New York City, Gregory Perrotta
A Case For And Against The Borough President In Twenty-First Century New York City, Gregory Perrotta
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Promoting An E Ective And Responsive City Government By Retaining And Strengthening The Office Of The Public Advocate, Lucas Anderson
Promoting An E Ective And Responsive City Government By Retaining And Strengthening The Office Of The Public Advocate, Lucas Anderson
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Discussion On New York City And Its Future: A Conversation With New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Christine C, Quinn
A Discussion On New York City And Its Future: A Conversation With New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Christine C, Quinn
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Reflections On The 1989 Charter Revisions, Michael A. Cardozo
Reflections On The 1989 Charter Revisions, Michael A. Cardozo
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Twenty-Five Years Later: Re Ections On New York City’S 1989 Charter Revision Commission And On Charter Commissions In General, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr.
Twenty-Five Years Later: Re Ections On New York City’S 1989 Charter Revision Commission And On Charter Commissions In General, Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr.
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Twenty-Five Years Of The Council-Mayor Governance Of New York City: A History Of The Council’S Powers, The Separation Of Powers, And Issues For Future Resolution, Elizabeth Fine, James Caras
Twenty-Five Years Of The Council-Mayor Governance Of New York City: A History Of The Council’S Powers, The Separation Of Powers, And Issues For Future Resolution, Elizabeth Fine, James Caras
NYLS Law Review
No abstract provided.
Can Government Work?, Edward Skyler