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Of Arms And The Militia: Gun Regulation By Defining “Ordinary Military Equipment”, Edward J. Curtis Jan 2021

Of Arms And The Militia: Gun Regulation By Defining “Ordinary Military Equipment”, Edward J. Curtis

Touro Law Review

Recent mass shootings have placed pressure on Congress and state legislatures to regulate semi-automatic rifles and handguns in the interest of public safety. However, the Second Amendment provides that, “[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. There is no obvious public safety exception.

Semi-automatic rifles, handguns, and other kinds of arms can be regulated more effectively by defining the “ordinary military equipment” militia members are expected to provide. This may be accomplished using the rationale employed by the United States …


Due Process Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department Jul 2019

Due Process Supreme Court Appellate Division Third Department

Touro Law Review

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Free Appropriate Public Education After Endrew F. V. Douglas County School District (2017), Terrye Conroy, Mitchell L. Yell Jan 2019

Free Appropriate Public Education After Endrew F. V. Douglas County School District (2017), Terrye Conroy, Mitchell L. Yell

Touro Law Review

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The Effect Of Buckhannon On The Awarding Of Attorney Fees, Leon Friedman Apr 2015

The Effect Of Buckhannon On The Awarding Of Attorney Fees, Leon Friedman

Touro Law Review

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City Court, City Of Rochester, People V. Griswold, James Dougherty May 2014

City Court, City Of Rochester, People V. Griswold, James Dougherty

Touro Law Review

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Criminal Procedure Decisions From The October 2006 Term, Susan N. Herman May 2014

Criminal Procedure Decisions From The October 2006 Term, Susan N. Herman

Touro Law Review

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Municipal Liability And Liability Of Supervisors: Litigation Significance Of Recent Trends And Developments, Karen Blum, Celeste Koeleveld, Joel B. Rudin, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 2012

Municipal Liability And Liability Of Supervisors: Litigation Significance Of Recent Trends And Developments, Karen Blum, Celeste Koeleveld, Joel B. Rudin, Martin A. Schwartz

Touro Law Review

"The purpose of this presentation is to examine two recent Supreme Court decisions, Connick v. Thompson and Ashcroft v. Iqbal with an eye to their impact on how lower federal courts will assess such claims in the wake of new constraints imposed by these cases. The focus of the discussion will be on developments in single-incident liability cases after Connick and supervisory liability claims after Iqbal."


Ascertaining The Burden Of Proof For An Award For Punitive Damages In New York? Consult Your Local Appellate Division, Leon D. Lazer, John R. Higgitt Jan 2009

Ascertaining The Burden Of Proof For An Award For Punitive Damages In New York? Consult Your Local Appellate Division, Leon D. Lazer, John R. Higgitt

Touro Law Review

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U.S. Supreme Court’S 2004 Term Includes Significant Land Use Decisions With A Trilogy Of Takings Cases, Patricia E. Salkin Oct 2005

U.S. Supreme Court’S 2004 Term Includes Significant Land Use Decisions With A Trilogy Of Takings Cases, Patricia E. Salkin

Scholarly Works

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Community Redevelopment, Public Use, And Eminent Domain, Patricia E. Salkin, Lora A. Lucero Jan 2005

Community Redevelopment, Public Use, And Eminent Domain, Patricia E. Salkin, Lora A. Lucero

Scholarly Works

Published just weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court handed down their controversial decision on Kelo v. City of New London in 2005, this article, in correctly predicting the outcome of the Supreme Court opinion, explores in Section I how the concept of what constitutes a public use has evolved over the decades from traditionally accepted uses such as public roads, buildings (e.g., government buildings and schools), and utilities to urban redevelopment. It explains how the broad concepts of community redevelopment have been stretched to encompass needed economic development projects that promise jobs, tax revenue, and other public benefits similar to …


Irresponsible Legislating: Reeling In The Aftermath Of Kelo, Patricia E. Salkin Jan 2005

Irresponsible Legislating: Reeling In The Aftermath Of Kelo, Patricia E. Salkin

Scholarly Works

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Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: People V. King Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: People V. King

Touro Law Review

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Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Queens County: People V. Brewer Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Queens County: People V. Brewer

Touro Law Review

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Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: In Re Gladys H. Jan 1998

Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: In Re Gladys H.

Touro Law Review

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Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Suffolk County: People V. Shulman Jan 1998

Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Suffolk County: People V. Shulman

Touro Law Review

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Separation Of Powers, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: Dorst V. Pataki Jan 1998

Separation Of Powers, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: Dorst V. Pataki

Touro Law Review

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Ex Post Facto Laws, Supreme Court, Dutchess County: Doe V. Division Of Probation And Correction Alternatives Jan 1998

Ex Post Facto Laws, Supreme Court, Dutchess County: Doe V. Division Of Probation And Correction Alternatives

Touro Law Review

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Free Speech, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: Macfarlane V. Village Of Scotia Jan 1998

Free Speech, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: Macfarlane V. Village Of Scotia

Touro Law Review

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Free Speech, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: Urbach V. Farrell Jan 1998

Free Speech, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: Urbach V. Farrell

Touro Law Review

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Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: People V. Leslie Jan 1998

Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: People V. Leslie

Touro Law Review

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Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: People V. Gabriel Jan 1998

Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: People V. Gabriel

Touro Law Review

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Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: People V. Himko Jan 1998

Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department: People V. Himko

Touro Law Review

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Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Queens County: People V. Bell Jan 1998

Right To Counsel, Supreme Court, Queens County: People V. Bell

Touro Law Review

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Right To Jury Trial, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: Hynes V. Tomei Court Jan 1998

Right To Jury Trial, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: Hynes V. Tomei Court

Touro Law Review

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Right To A Speedy Trial, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: People V. Coplin Jan 1998

Right To A Speedy Trial, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department: People V. Coplin

Touro Law Review

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Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Bronx County: People V. Johnson Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, Bronx County: People V. Johnson

Touro Law Review

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Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, New York County: People V. Rodgers Jan 1998

Search And Seizure, Supreme Court, New York County: People V. Rodgers

Touro Law Review

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Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: Prudential Securities Incorporated V. Brigianos Jan 1998

Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department: Prudential Securities Incorporated V. Brigianos

Touro Law Review

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Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department: People V. Hall Jan 1998

Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department: People V. Hall

Touro Law Review

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Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Bronx County: Seabrook V. Johnson Jan 1998

Self-Incrimination, Supreme Court, Bronx County: Seabrook V. Johnson

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.