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Book Review- Police Corruption: A Sociological Perspective, Peter J. O'Connor

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The author reviews the book Police Corruption: A Sociological Perspective, edited by Lawrence W. Sherman. He concludes that Mr. Sherman's book affords a welcome insight into a persistent problem. Too often lawyers treat problems which are sociological in nature as legal problems only. For that reason, the reviewer highly recommends the book to all lawyers.

Bilingual Notice--The Rights Of Non-English Speaking Welfare Recipients, Judith R. Macdonald

Fordham Law Review

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Case Notes

Fordham Law Review

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The Phenomenon Of Implied Private Actions Under Federal Statutes: Judicial Insight, Legislative Oversight Or Legislation By The Judiciary?, Jamie Sylvester Smith

Fordham Law Review

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The Discharge Permit Program Under The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Of 1972 - Improvement Of Water Quality Through The Regulation Of Discharges From Industrial Facilities, Joyce P. Davis, Robert J. Glasser

Fordham Urban Law Journal

There has been a significant growth of legislation designed to improve the quality of life in American by regulating the way industrial facilities interact with their environments. The new laws created by this legislation has given the federal government significant responsibilities in many areas formerly regulated by the individual states. This change in regulation is apt to impose stress on the modern industrialized society of America as a result of the impossibility to predict the overall effects of particular actions on the total system. Examining the nature of the actions and the probable direct interactions with the system, one may …

The Juvenile Offender - Where Can We Send Him?

Fordham Urban Law Journal

There is an increased problem in American society regarding juvenile delinquents. Persons less than 16 years of age cannot be adjudicated criminals and nearly 80% of persons convicted of serious crimes a adults were previous convicted of a lesser offense. However, these criminals were only previously considered juvenile delinquents and not adjudicated criminals. Rehabilitation has been the main focus when dealing with juvenile delinquency and juvenile courts have operated under the theory of 'best interests of the child' and 'parens patriae'. Unfortunately, family court hearings used to determine juvenile delinquency now contain the stigma of criminal proceedings rendering the theory …

The Infirmities Of Affirmative Action: The New York City Plan

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The regulations announced by Mayor John Lindsay that propose new contract bid regulations designed to eliminate discrimination in employment in New York City were implemented and are the basics of the city's present program. New York City's present affirmative action attempts to increase the number of minorities employed in city-financed construction projects. But, how viable are these programs in light of the expected attacks based on the federal preemption doctrine? Questions of due process and equal protection must be examined when affirmative action programs require contractors to make good faith efforts to meet these goals. Affirmative action programs are part …

A Public Citizens’S Action Manual , Lisa H. Blitman

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The book proposes that court action should only be used as a last result and offers alternatives. It encourages the citizen to know the truth about various systems in our government and society and offers the reader information that can be used by the action oriented citizen to improve quality of life. Ross urges citizens to fight and become public interest advocates to seek change. Ralph Nader writes the introduction and explains that institutions of government and business are too large and distinct and that with a little help and interest from citizen-activists, government and businesses can be made ot …

Constitutional Law-Equal Protection-Relatives' Responsibility Statutes Do Not Create A "Suspect" Classification Based On Wealth

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This note discusses Swoap v. Superior Court - a case brought by two recipients of aid to the aged and their adult children who challenged the constitutionality of two state statutes. One imposed a general duty of support on the children of parents unable to support themselves. The other gave county officials a cause of action against the children to compel contribution to the public assistance given by the state to the needy parents. The plaintiffs argued this was discrimination based on wealth class. The court concluded that it wasn't discrimination based on wealth but on percentage but why discrimination …

Comment: Arbitration -- A Viable Alternative?, K. E.C. Hull, Einar M. Rod

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Private arbitration as an alternative to litigation has been viewed by many authorities as an important method of improving judicial administration. This Comment, in evaluating courts' attitudes toward arbitration, will analyze the standards used by courts in deciding whether issues are appropriate subjects for arbitration. Because arbitration can have no legal effect unless courts are willing to support the arbitrator's award, the standards used to determine whether an issue is arbitrable are critical to the future of arbitration. The Comment examines four areas law that illustrate a variety of judicial attitudes toward arbitrability: labor-management relations, domestic relations, will probation and …

Comment: Security Deposits In New York: How Safe Is Your Money?, Stevens Ingraham, Paul J. Yesawich, Iii

Fordham Urban Law Journal

In New York, there has never been a general landlord's statutory or common law lien, the growth of the cities and consequent legal development of the landlord-tenant relationship has enhanced the importance of the leasehold agreement. Most landlords, seeking protection beyond tenants' personal assurances that the lease will be honored, require a provision for a security deposit in the lease. The purpose of the deposit is to assure the tenant's compliance with the covenants of the lease. Confusion over the landlord-tenant relationship with regard to the security deposit has left room for abuse of the deposit for the landlord's gain. …

Haunting Shadows From The Rubble Of Roe’S Right Of Privacy, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley

Faculty Scholarship

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The Constitutionality Of The New York State Comprehensive Automobile Insurance Reparations Act, Edward J. Hart

Fordham Law Review

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Reply And Retraction In Actions Against The Press For Defamation: The Effect Of Tornillo And Gertz, William J. Speranza

Fordham Law Review

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In Banc Procedures In The United States Courts Of Appeals, Peter Michael Madden

Fordham Law Review

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Abolition Of Federal Offices As An Infringement On The President's Power To Remove Federal Executive Officers: A Reassessment Of Constitutional Doctrines, Richard A. Cirillo

Fordham Law Review

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Case Notes

Fordham Law Review

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Making The Class Determination In Rule 23(B)(3) Class Actions, John J. Madden, Denise G. Paully

Fordham Law Review

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The Evolving Right Of Due Process At Prison Disciplinary Hearings, Stuart M. Bernstein

Fordham Law Review

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The New York Freedom Of Information Law, Hon. Ralph J. Marino

Fordham Law Review

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The Shareholder-Managed Close Corporation Under The New York Business Corporation Law, Robert A. Kessler

Fordham Law Review

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Private Attorney General Fees Emerge From The Wilderness, Timothy R. Graham

Fordham Law Review

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Duty To Read--A Changing Concept, John D. Calamari

Fordham Law Review

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Case Notes

Fordham Law Review

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The Advocate, The Advocate, Fordham Law School

The Advocate

On Minorities; Minorities: Will the Zeroes Change?; Women: Fordham Behind NYU, Columbia

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Special Skills Of Advocacy, Warren E. Burger

Lectures

Lecture by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of United States Supreme Court (1969-1986) regarding the legal training and the successes of the English legal system. This document is a bound copy of the lecture.

John F. Sonnett Memorial Lecture Series: The Special Skills Of Advocacy, Warren E. Burger

Lectures

Lecture by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger of United States Supreme Court (1969-1986) regarding the legal training and the successes of the English legal system. Includes speaker introduction, as well as handwritten notes.

Hearings Before The Committee On Rules And Administration United States Senate, Committee On Rules And Administration. Senate. United States.

Watergate Era

Hearings before the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on the nomination of Gerald Ford to be the 40th Vice President of the United States. The committee held four hearings between November 1, 1973 and November 14, 1973. President Richard Nixon nominated Ford pursuant to Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment following Vice President Spiro Agnew’s resignation.

Law Day Handout, Black American Law Students Association, Fordham University School Of Law

Black Law Student Association

• Saturday, October 27, 1973 "Law Day" schedule of events
• BALSA History, Purpose and Activities
• "What's Going Down" by T. Q. Thompson
• Report from BALSA National Office
• Chart: Statistics on number of Black lawyers and judges, state by state
• "Are You Going to Sit on the Sidelines All Your Life"
• Excerpt from "Can a Black Man Get a Fair Trial in This Country" by Haywood Burns, New York Times Magazine 7-12-1970

The Advocate, The Advocate, Fordham Law School

The Advocate

On Prisons; Why Do We Punish Those Who Break the Law?; The Case of Ralph G.