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Art ©Aches, Richard H. Chused

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Repealing Single-Family Zoning Is Not Enough: A Proposal For Removing Existing Parallel Private Covenants For Violating Public Policy, Gerald Korngold

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The United States is currently suffering a pervasive and unsettling shortage of housing and increased housing unaffordability. Rents are at an all-time high, which has a disproportionate impact on people of color and people earning lower incomes as they are more likely to rent rather than owns their homes. Moreover, people solidly in the middle class are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase residences within their budgets.

Critics have identified “single-family zoning”—allowing only one single-family home per lot--as a major cause of housing supply and affordability problems. In response, a handful of states and cities have recently passed legislation that …

Inspectors General And The Law Of Oversight Independence, Andrew Brunsden

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President Trump's defiance of basic norms threatened the oversight institutions of American democracy. His brazen assault on the prosecutorial and investigative independence of federal law enforcement was well documented. Yet few have thoroughly scrutinized his violations of the oversight independence of internal institutions that monitor the government to promote integrity, transparency, and accountability. This Article examines the independence of Inspectors General (IGs), the internal watchdogs of the Executive Branch, and the President's attacks on the institution. President Trump breached long-standing independence norms when he fired or replaced IGs in retaliation for their legitimate exercise of oversight duties. Then, in some …

Testimony Of Alvin Bragg Regarding The Jurisdiction Of The Civilian Complaint Review Board, Alvin Bragg

Briefs, Court Filings, and Testimonies

January 13, 2021

Alvin Bragg, on behalf of the New York Law School Racial Justice Project, respectfully submits the following testimony in support of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board’s (“CCRB”) authority to investigate allegations of untruthful testimony and written statements made by members of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) as well as allegations of sexual misconduct by NYPD officers.