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Case Notes
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Constitutional Law- Freedom of Speech- Dismissal of Public School Teacher for Symbolic Expression of Political Opinion in the Classroom Held Unconstitutional. This case note discusses the first amendment issue in James v. Board of Education, 461 F.2d 566 (2d Cir. 1972), and the extent to which schools may limit a teacher's freedom of expression in the classroom. The note reviews the various tests used to analyze freedom of expression in general and then analyzes case law in the school context to infer that a court may permit state or local governments to control classroom expression when a teacher uses his …
Book Reviews, Judith T. Younger, Joseph R. Crowley
Book Reviews, Judith T. Younger, Joseph R. Crowley
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Urban Planning and Land Development Control Law. By Donald Hagman. This book seeks to "distill, summarize and state textually the wisdom on planning and development control law collected" and serves as a supplement to Mr. Hagman's casebook. The reviewer criticizes the book for not more fully addressing zoning issues and the related problem of population concentration and dispersion as evidenced in the Golden v. Planning Board case. Public Workers and Public Unions. Edited by Sam Zagoria. This book brings together divergent views on on the growth of unions and other employee organizations, the impacts ad legal issues presented by collective …
Tenant Remedies For A Denial Of Essential Services And For Harassment -The New York Approach
Tenant Remedies For A Denial Of Essential Services And For Harassment -The New York Approach
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The New York Legislature has enacted a series of statutory remedies intended to afford tenants protection when a landlord fails to provide adequate services. The Legislature has been faced, however, with the problem of finding a proper balance between the property rights of the landlord and the human rights of the tenant. As a result, each of these remedies has severe shortcomings which render its operation difficult and at times virtually impossible.
Comment: The Constitutionality Of Local Anti-Pollution Ordinances
Comment: The Constitutionality Of Local Anti-Pollution Ordinances
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Local governments have recently expanded their efforts to abate pollution problems. The constitutionality of such local ordinances under both federal and state law, however, has not yet been adequately determined. In order to clarify the constitutional limits of local environmental laws, it is necessary to examine the relevant questions raised by both the United States Constitution and the various state constitutions. Part I of this comment will deal with the federal-local conflicts and Part II will discuss the state-local conflicts. In each of the two sections, relevant legislation in the environmental field will be discussed. Finally, a model statute will …
Jamaica Bay: An Urban Marshland In Transition, Louis J. Lefkowitz
Jamaica Bay: An Urban Marshland In Transition, Louis J. Lefkowitz
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article will briefly examine the environmental problems that affect the lives of the hundreds of thousands of people who live adjacent to Jamaica Bay, and the extraordinary opportunities for recreation and enjoyment for which the Bay, freed of sewage, air pollution and aircraft noise, could be employed.
Taming The Technological Tygerthe Regulation Of The Environmental Effects Of Nuclear Power Plants -A Survey Of Some Controversial Issues--Part One, Joyce P. Davis
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article reviews the significance placed on environmental factors in nuclear plant licensing during -the 1960s, first considering the effect of recent legislation and the status of current controversies, and then briefly discussing proposals for legislation and developments that can be expected in the near future.
Comment: An Analysis Of The Fair Credit Reporting Act
Comment: An Analysis Of The Fair Credit Reporting Act
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This comment will examine the Fair Credit Reporting Act and discuss the significance of the more important provisions.
Book Review: Water Wasteland, Angus Macbeth
Book Review: Water Wasteland, Angus Macbeth
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Water Wasteland, reviews federal water pollution control programs of the last fifteen years and provides a useful insight into the decline and fall of American rivers.
Case Notes
Fordham Urban Law Journal
A look at the decisions in Langevin v. Chenango Court, Inc., 447 F.2d 296 (2d Cir. 1971); Vasquez v. Superior Court of San Joaquin County. 4 Cal. 3d 800, 484 P.2d 964, 94 Cal. Rptr. 796 (1971); and Dickens v. Ernesto, 30 N.Y.2d 61, 281 N.E.2d 153, 330 N.Y.S.2d 346, appeal dismissed, 40 U.S.L.W. 3596 (1972).
Residential Densities: A Patchwork Placebo, Stephen Sussna
Residential Densities: A Patchwork Placebo, Stephen Sussna
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article examines the importance of residential density planning in today's society and the misapplications of this concept which have led to serious inequities in the population distribution of major American urban areas. The article will also discuss one of the great obstacles to the achievement of a rational population distribution, namely, exclusionary zoning ordinances. Finally, it will evaluate the future of density planning, specifically examining "ideal densities" and "efficient design for new communities" as well as the judicial implications of the problem. Several recommendations will also be made which, if implemented, would alleviate some of the difficulties that permeate …
Taming The Technological Tygerthe Regulation Of The Environmental Effects Of Nuclear Power Plants -A Survey Of Some Controversial Issues--Part Two, Joyce P. Davis
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article reviews the significance placed on environmental factors in nuclear plant licensing during -the 1960s, first considering the effect of recent legislation and the status of current controversies, and then briefly discussing proposals for legislation and developments that can be expected in the near future.
Comment: Consumerism’S Forgotten Man
Comment: Consumerism’S Forgotten Man
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This comment will analyze the Home Solicitation Sales Act in terms of the special needs of the low income consumer and will suggest an additional statutory approach to protect consumers of lower economic strata.
Books Reviewed, Stephen M. David, John P. Curley, Mark H. Tuohey
Books Reviewed, Stephen M. David, John P. Curley, Mark H. Tuohey
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Reviews of Why Men Rebel, The Mugging and The police and the Public
Case Notes
Fordham Urban Law Journal
A look at the recent decisions in Chance v. Board of Examiners, 458 F.2d 1167 (2d Cir. 1972); Bullock v. Carter, 405 U.S. 134 (1972); Dunn v. Blumstein, 405 U.S. 330 (1972); Lamb v. Brown, 456 F.2d 18 (10th Cir. 1972); Perez v. United States, 402 U.S. 146 (1971); Oliver v. Postel, 30 N.Y.2d 171, 282 N.E.2d 306, 331 N.Y.S.2d 407 (1972); and Jefferson v. Hackney, 406 U.S. 535 (1972).